This is something that I say often, but I think it is good advice! :)  Reading to your baby, even just a few minutes a day, can really teach then that learning is fun.  Reading is such an important skill that even many adults do not enjoy anymore.

I do story time with Alex every night before bed, and now he is some words reading with me!  He isn't a baby anymore, which is hard for me, but he is learning to read!  Inspiring a love of reading is wonderful, but what is even better is the bonding time that you get with your baby.  For those moments that the two of you are reading together your baby knows that you stopped everything that could have taken time and focused on him/her.

As an infant they may not pick up on that, but as they get older they sure will.  What story will you be reading tonight?  I think it is going to be "Space Boy" in our house.