I made it into a song.
I used a random melody that begins and ends on the same note (so it makes sense to your ear) and sung the address over and over. He loved hearing it, and asked me to "sing it again, mama!! sing it again!!". Tonight as I was tucking him in for bed, out of nowhere he sang it, with the address correct.
(awesome)
I don't think he'd be able to recite the address without the melody, but that doesn't matter. What does matter (lol) is that I don't think he knows it's his "address"; as in, if someone asked him for his address, he wouldn't know to sing the song.
LOL, oh well, one thing at a time, right?
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12.05.2008
10.25.2008
How To Keep Kids Quiet While Others Are Sleeping
What? You think I know?
Hubby works shift work, and I think the poor man has given up on having a quiet house to sleep in.
The kids mean well (when they remember). Asking a four and five year old to remember something for longer than 30 seconds is like asking me to stick with a diet.
Anyway... at the moment my Dad is visiting and sleeping in our basement, the sleeping area of which is located directly below our living room. Anyone who's lived in the basement suite of a house built in the 70's knows how noisy the ceilings are when people walk overhead.
So my daughter very thoughtfully turns down the volume of her Bratz DVD player ("Grandpa is sleeping!"). They sing along to the Barney music in nice quiet voices, trying their best to be good.
The song "If You're Happy And You Know It" comes on, and they quietly demonstrate their happiness by... stomping their feet.
(sigh)
Pass the ice cream!!!
Hubby works shift work, and I think the poor man has given up on having a quiet house to sleep in.
The kids mean well (when they remember). Asking a four and five year old to remember something for longer than 30 seconds is like asking me to stick with a diet.
Anyway... at the moment my Dad is visiting and sleeping in our basement, the sleeping area of which is located directly below our living room. Anyone who's lived in the basement suite of a house built in the 70's knows how noisy the ceilings are when people walk overhead.
So my daughter very thoughtfully turns down the volume of her Bratz DVD player ("Grandpa is sleeping!"). They sing along to the Barney music in nice quiet voices, trying their best to be good.
The song "If You're Happy And You Know It" comes on, and they quietly demonstrate their happiness by... stomping their feet.
(sigh)
Pass the ice cream!!!
10.11.2008
Nicer Version Of Rock-a-bye Baby
My daughter insists that "the bough will NOT break, Mommy. They wouldn't make a song about babies falling!"
Hmmm.
Another Mom told me this version - not sure who wrote it (sorry - did a quick Google with no luck), but it's much nicer (it's now the one I use):
Rock-a-bye baby
Safe in your bed
Soft woolly sheep
You count in your head
Over the fence
They jump and they prance
Close your eyes now
And dream of their dance
Ahhhh.... that's more like it.
Hmmm.
Another Mom told me this version - not sure who wrote it (sorry - did a quick Google with no luck), but it's much nicer (it's now the one I use):
Rock-a-bye baby
Safe in your bed
Soft woolly sheep
You count in your head
Over the fence
They jump and they prance
Close your eyes now
And dream of their dance
Ahhhh.... that's more like it.
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