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I usually spend my work day humming some kind of tune that's stuck in my head. Typically, it's something along the lines of a rock ballad (eg. Muse, Foo Fighters, and the like...with a Taylor Swift number thrown in the mix every now and again).
But today, it's "If you're happy and you know it".
Guess this is the beginning of what I've seen happen to so many other parents. Okay, well, maybe it started a while ago, when I acidentally left a NIN Rockabye Baby! lullaby CD in the car and listened to it on repeat for a week, but I'm not really going to count that.
I don't mind listening to kid songs, or even having them stuck in my head all day {although I'm not sure how my coworkers feel about this}. Actually, I'm glad that I can conjure up a song or two. When we first brought Rowan home from the hospital, I was all o'sudden strapped to think of any songs from my early childhood past that would be appropriate for playtime or sleepytime. I resorted to the only song I could think of, Sweet Baby James, by James Taylor. And I'm sorry to say that that's still pretty much the only song that I "sing" when trying to rock Rowan to sleep. But at least I've got a few others under my belt for other parts of the day.
A morning favorite is:
"It's ___day, it's ___day,
I like the shirt you've got on.
In fact, I like it so much I'm gonna put it in a song.
In a song, in a song.
In a song, in a song.
I like you and your shirt so much I'm gonna put it in a song"
A beauty, isn't it?
"Head, shoulders, knees, and toes" {or hoofd, schouders, knieën en tenen} is another winner"
"The Hokey Pokey" is our getting dressed theme song.
"Eca Moda" {sp?} is a nice little distraction, and "Baby Beluga" gets a line or two in on the way home from school.
Since my mom was a preschool teacher, you'd think I'd have more than that in my bag of tricks, but apparently I didn't retain that information. I think it's safe to say we're getting there, though...slowly.
What songs do you remember singing to your babies, or having sung to you?
Oh man, I too will be behind in this department. I think I am also going to be in trouble when comes to things like animal noises. I actually expect to get smarter after we have our baby because I will learn all of those animal names and eventually states and their capitals again! My mom used to sing a song when we were older that went something like, grab your coat and get your hat, leave your worries on the door step, just direct your feet, to the sunny side of the street... just thinking about it makes me smile!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good start, Teresa! I remember some songs that my mom sung to me as well. They're not baby/kid songs per se, but they bring back great memories :)
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