Books
I had grand plans to read a bunch of books during my maternity leave. But it turns out that books and caring for a newborn don’t mix, at least for me. I read one book - White Noise, by Don Delilo, and have gotten part way through another novel, The Loser, by Thomas Bernhard. I’ve also read chunks of various baby-related books. That is about it. I need books that are good for my newly shortened attention span; books that I can read in fits and starts. I found a good one at the bookstore the other day. It’s also going to help me appreciate baseball better. It’s called Watching Baseball Smarter. I just started it, and already it’s cleared up a lot of confusion. My goal is to be able to listen to baseball on the radio and really be able to imagine the game. Nina will likely have no trouble with this once she’s older. Today, she played on the bed with John while they listened to a Mets-Reds game on the radio together.