Tuesday, May 17, 2011
My favorite memory from Mother's Day
My favorite memory on mother's day was not the card (though adorable) or the dinner with gMom and Grandpa (though.... interesting.... I guess I don't like German food, but the atmosphere was fun) but the feeling I got when I woke up early on the morning of Mother's Day. I looked at KickyBaby's lovely face and felt something in my heart affirm, "you are a mom" and the warmest, tenderest feeling came over me. I wanted to capture that feeling forever - to stay snuggled there in bed with my daughter. Nothing that anyone did or said could match the gift of actually being a mom on that day. (The recognition was just a perk!) As I realize the sweetness of motherhood, I am amazed over and over again that I was someone else's baby in the way that my daughter is my baby. So Happy Mother's Day gMom! How sweet it is.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Music Juliet loves
Music Juliet loves
Rachel, do you have any lullabies or songs that you sing to Juliet? It doesn't even have to be a lullaby; she loves music and hearing your voice at this age, and will probably enjoy any music you expose her to. This week in your journal write down any type of music or specific songs that Juliet really seems to enjoy. Write down her reaction when you dance around or sing to her. Write now.
When Juliet was very little, I would put her in the bathroom with me while I showered. I would sing some songs and talk to her from the other side of the curtain to keep her occupied, but her favorite part of that routine involved a song I sang to her once I got out of the shower. I would sing Itsy Bitsy Spider while I dried off my hair, like so:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout (finger gesture)
Down came the rain (flip towel and hair over baby)
and washed the spider out (dry hair)
up came the sun and dried up all the rain (pick up head and towel)
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again (finger gesture).
Repeat until reasonably dry.
These days she doesn't want to sit in the bathroom with me while I shower (I think she knows that I am on the other side of the curtain and she doesn't like it!) but she still gets quiet and alert when I sing this song. I think she remembers it from her infancy. =)
Rachel, do you have any lullabies or songs that you sing to Juliet? It doesn't even have to be a lullaby; she loves music and hearing your voice at this age, and will probably enjoy any music you expose her to. This week in your journal write down any type of music or specific songs that Juliet really seems to enjoy. Write down her reaction when you dance around or sing to her. Write now.
When Juliet was very little, I would put her in the bathroom with me while I showered. I would sing some songs and talk to her from the other side of the curtain to keep her occupied, but her favorite part of that routine involved a song I sang to her once I got out of the shower. I would sing Itsy Bitsy Spider while I dried off my hair, like so:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout (finger gesture)
Down came the rain (flip towel and hair over baby)
and washed the spider out (dry hair)
up came the sun and dried up all the rain (pick up head and towel)
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again (finger gesture).
Repeat until reasonably dry.
These days she doesn't want to sit in the bathroom with me while I shower (I think she knows that I am on the other side of the curtain and she doesn't like it!) but she still gets quiet and alert when I sing this song. I think she remembers it from her infancy. =)
Who are you? A letter at 7 months.
Hello KickyBaby!
I think everyone is inclined to think that what their baby does is what every baby does. It is only recently that I've realized that some of these things may be character traits, giving us glimpses in to the person that you are becoming.
You have been a great sport coming out to all of my breastfeeding events. You've made appearances at the NMAC (http://nursingmoms.net/) Breastfeeding 101 talks at BabiesRUS and 2 weeks ago you came with me to my breastfeeding counseling training class. People told us afterward that you were so good, better then their kids would have been. And I got to wondering, is this true? You have been an incredibly social little girl. You love smiling at people and interacting with them. You have always been happiest "in arms" so to speak and I thought it was just because you were a baby. But maybe it is also because you are you! You seem happiest in groups of people, watching them and listening to them. (Especially other children!) I rarely need toys when we are in a room of chatter and bustling; You seem perfectly content to soak in the interactions. It makes outings very easy. (On the flip side, it can be tough being the only one spending time with you because you are not necessarily content to play on your own!)
Also, you love the wind in your hair! I wonder what this will mean in the future. I first noticed this when the weather got warmer and we rolled our windows down in the car. You seemed to love the air whipping through the car, blowing everything around. On Saturday I brought you to the park to walk with the Dresher Parents group and you got your first taste of the swings. You kept smiling, swinging back and forth. I think some kids would be startled, but you seemed nothing short of delighted.
I love to witness that delight, to get to be a part of some of your firsts. Thank you for being my little pal in life, for coming with me and capturing all these smiles and hearts. Thanks for being my wonderful little girl.
Your mom,
Rachel
I think everyone is inclined to think that what their baby does is what every baby does. It is only recently that I've realized that some of these things may be character traits, giving us glimpses in to the person that you are becoming.
You have been a great sport coming out to all of my breastfeeding events. You've made appearances at the NMAC (http://nursingmoms.net/) Breastfeeding 101 talks at BabiesRUS and 2 weeks ago you came with me to my breastfeeding counseling training class. People told us afterward that you were so good, better then their kids would have been. And I got to wondering, is this true? You have been an incredibly social little girl. You love smiling at people and interacting with them. You have always been happiest "in arms" so to speak and I thought it was just because you were a baby. But maybe it is also because you are you! You seem happiest in groups of people, watching them and listening to them. (Especially other children!) I rarely need toys when we are in a room of chatter and bustling; You seem perfectly content to soak in the interactions. It makes outings very easy. (On the flip side, it can be tough being the only one spending time with you because you are not necessarily content to play on your own!)
Also, you love the wind in your hair! I wonder what this will mean in the future. I first noticed this when the weather got warmer and we rolled our windows down in the car. You seemed to love the air whipping through the car, blowing everything around. On Saturday I brought you to the park to walk with the Dresher Parents group and you got your first taste of the swings. You kept smiling, swinging back and forth. I think some kids would be startled, but you seemed nothing short of delighted.
I love to witness that delight, to get to be a part of some of your firsts. Thank you for being my little pal in life, for coming with me and capturing all these smiles and hearts. Thanks for being my wonderful little girl.
Your mom,
Rachel
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