Isaac received his first piece of mail the other day - from Dolly Parton. That's right, he is an official enrollee in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. I had never heard of this before becoming a parent, and it is such a cool program. Every child registered in the program receives one free book in the mail for the first five years of life. Evidently the first book is always The Little Engine That Could, and then from there it's a surprise every month.
Who knows, maybe all these books we read him will put him on the path to reading voraciously like his papa!
Another great program we are a part of is "Parents As Teachers." Again, I had never heard of this before entering parenthood, and I am loving it! It is a free home-visit parent support program from birth to three years old. Our rep is Taleah, who has background and training in child development and every three weeks she comes to our house and performs assessments, educates us about where Isaac is developmentally and how we can engage him in the best ways (games, playing, toys, etc), and is just there to be a soundboard for Brian and me as we move through this whole parenthood thing.
She is lovely and has been a huge help to us! We are so thankful for this form of support.
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