I implemented "quiet time" this week.
She took it hard when I told her about it first, but when I explained it to her and told her why it was good to have a little bit of time alone in her bedroom, she was fine! So we set her alarm clock for half an hour and she played quietly and looked through her many books, which is something she absolutely loves doing.
By the end of the week, she was implementing her own quiet time - shouting downstairs to let me know that it was quiet time already! I love how much she enjoys looking through her books, telling the stories in her own words, and absorbing every single detail on the pages. Being read to is quite possibly her favourite thing in the whole wide world, other than the park! Truly, she hangs onto every single word and detail.
That girl is precious! Absolutely precious!
ReplyDeleteI love my quiet time too!
lea
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Lilah looks so serious reading her books! I love the quiet time idea! I am going to have to work on getting my 2 boys on board with that when we get our next son home. LOL
ReplyDeleteI LOOOVVVEE the first photo (I may have to borrow your idea!) The rest of them are beautiful too. I love her intensity!
ReplyDeleteHow funny, because we just implemented quite time about 3 weeks ago. Does Lilah ever spend time talking to Piggy, or does she read to him?
Lily loves to "teach" her stuffed animals letters, math and other important things!
She does look absolutely enthralled in those books, I bet she will be a huge reader when she learns how.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!! I love the look of concentration on her little face! Priceless!
ReplyDeleteI'm stealing that idea from you Jill....quiet time sounds great. Do you think 16 months is too young to start it though???!!! LOL Dx
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, she is just adorable!!! Love these photos and your new bloggy look!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday~
xoxo,
Lisa
We definitely need to implement quiet time at our house! All our kids think it's punishment to go to their rooms! Makes me wonder why I've filled them with nice things :) glad Lilah likes her quiet time - I do too!
ReplyDeleteI love the concentration on her face as she reads her books, she is a budding book worm!
ReplyDeleteShe is so pretty and serious! A little intellectual?
ReplyDeleteThe photos are as always breathtaking!!
... oops I'm not on the good blog! That Caro & Zoe-Sam!
ReplyDeleteI love how you can actually see her thinking in photos!! She is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures. Love the idea of quiet time!
ReplyDeleteShe is so pretty, and, again, I love the Lilah brows. She looks so studious and obviously loves her books. When naptime is given up, we'll definitely be doing the quiet time at our house, too.
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Great idea! She looks utterly absorbed in her books. That is so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOn an unrelated note, your house always looks amazing in the background! I recall you mentioning a major first floor reno last year. I take it you are done? Did I miss the "after" photos?!!!
I love that look she has while looking at her books.... she is so precious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that she likes her quiet time.
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So cute. My Kate can sit for hours pouring over every bit of her books too. Quiet time is so good for the soul.
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