6 - Musical Monday

So this month we've been to the doctor three times. One ear infection, one round of shots, and now, one mysterious flu like intestinal virus thingy, which I think means, they aren't sure whats wrong with Max.

After almost a week of being stuck in the house, I needed something upbeat for my Musical Monday and was thinking about recent events in our house. Currently Jack Johnson's Curious George soundtrack is in our changer, and just in the past week or two we finally saw the Curious George movie. Again like so many others, we like this cd because it's specifically kid friendly and we've loved Jack Johnson's mellow tunes for years

So here's your Musical Monday- Talk of the Town by Jack Johnson.


It makes me feel like I am on the beach with my toes in the sand, instead of doing loads of yucky laundry. I think I need more than just Jack Johnson to get through this week. :)

Musical Monday #5

I thought I would run out of children's music quickly but I guess I'm still going strong. Some of you may remember my stint of working part time for Pottery Barn Kids. I really did like working there, and I especially loved the Musak that they played in the store. They purposely had a great mix of music that MOM and kids would enjoy. Now that I'm a mom that's pretty important to me. I first heard songs from this cd there, and my all time favorite was Bongo Bong.

This song also reminds me of little miss Kate who used to bang on her daddy's bald head to this song. I miss you Koogs.

This version has another song remixed in but the song is still there. Max likes to bounce himself to the song. So fun. We dance together to it.

Musical Monday the Fourth

Since Adam was in high school he's liked They Might Be Giants and owns every album, so in 2002 (even before we were married) when they released a kids album he had his hands on it. We've loved it ever since and now like to listen to it with Max.

It's a fun album and there are only one or two songs that annoy me (I can't say the same for most kids albums). Our favorite song is Where do they make balloons? and here's someone's video montage for it. Enjoy

Musical Monday #3

It's Monday again :) I've been looking forward all week to this one. Continuing the theme I have with "children's songs" I decided to choose something a little more for the mommies out there.

This week it's Sara Groves' Station Wagon: Songs for Parents



It's a sweet cd filled with songs you would sing to your child but it's not of the Twinkle Twinkle variety. But she's got such a sweet voice and sweet heart and her piano playing is wonderful!

I bought this cd at a Sara Groves concert when I was pregnant. It's one of those cds that I would listen to on my way to work in the morning and would make me weep in anticipation of having Max - you know that hormonal crying, it's that same one that made you cry during diaper commercials.

It made me continue to cry for the first 6 weeks of Max's life when I kept it on continuously in our little apartment in Dallas. It was calm and mllow and helped me relax when I was panicking about being a mom, having this child, and packing to move across the country.

Tonight the lyrics to this song made me tear up. Enjoy.

Prayers For This Child
I do not know how I am to pray for this child
as a mother I don't want my baby denied
but in the waiting in the waiting
I learned

every instinct in me wants to shield him from pain
take the arrows of misery heartache and blame
but in the sorrow in the sorrow
I learned to hold on

I only have two eyes - be all seeing
I only have two hands - be everywhere
I do not know enough - to be all knowing
I give this baby up into your care

I do not know how, how to pray for this child
I want to guard her from everything wicked and wild
but in the trial in the trial
I learned to hold on
And in the trial, in the trial
I learned to hold on to the heart of God

Musical Monday 2.0

So I've decided my theme will be around the music I listen to... and at this stage in my life it revolves around Max. So last week's If You're Happy and You Know It was just the beginning.

We have a loving relationship with PBS kids in our household. We don't have cable and so this is my opportunity to shower in the morning while Clifford the Big Red Dog is on or my personal favorite, Sid the Science Kid (done by the Jim Henson Company!)- But during the commercials they quite often have Steve Songs on and Max could be totally ignoring the television but will stop what he's doing and watch Steve each time he comes on, no matter the song. This one is my personal favorite. It's so catchy I sing it for hours after it's been on.

Musical Monday... er Tuesday....

Yesterday was a "not getting out of PJs" day for us. So I didn't do anything and that includes blogging for the first Musical Monday - But here it is Tuesday and I think I should get with it. I've been trying to think of a song for the past week that would be appropriate, and I've come up with the song we sing most around here. Well one of two songs anyway....

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!

I know sort of lame, but around here we've been encouraging Max to clap clap clap and so it is repeated over and over. It means so much to me because it represents how quickly my little one is changing and growing. This time last week he didn't know how to clap and now he does! It's so amazing watching him change each day (yestrday he taught himself how to pull up on the furniture!) and even when I'm frustrated I just remind myself that this too shall pass too quickly and I try not to take any phase for granted- but that whiny frustrated sound he makes that can surely go soon right?

Oh yeah and we always sing the clap your hands verse over and over we don't stomp our feet or anything else :)