Reading, playing, and learning

As a follow-up to my "favorite things" post from August, I wanted to write up a list of some of Molly's favorite toys and books at 7 months. But I'm realizing that it's kind of hard to pick favorites because Molly seems to love anything we put in front of her. In general she is a huge fan of anything that makes a noise -- musical instruments, rattles, electronic toys, her fake phone -- those are all winners.

Molly loves her tambourine

"Come on board the animal train!" Yes, this train plays a song

She also loves "touch and feel" books. That's Not My Dragon always makes her smile. Other favorites include:

• Five Little Monkeys
• The Monster at the End of this Book
• I Love You Through and Through
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
• The Going to Bed Book
• Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
• There's a Wocket In My Pocket!

Board books are fun, but I can't wait until she's old enough/patient enough for me to start reading Winnie-The-Pooh, The Little House books, and the Harry Potter series!