nursery rhymes
December 16, 2013
5 months now, baby boy.
What you can do: crawl (so proud of you!), reach for any gadget (handphone, laptop, camera… anything but your own toys), eat solids (avocado, carrot, sweet potato), giggle (still only with Daddy, what’s up with that?)
What you can’t do: Type an email (how long do you need?)
Daniel’s so alert nowadays and if he’s not biting into anything you give him, he wants to watch everythingggggg. And if you don’t let him, he will push and whine until you give it. He reminds me so much of my whiny self, it’s really not attractive that part that he inherited from me.
Sometimes in the car he would cry and cry, and the only thing that can keep him quiet is either breastfeeding or getting out of the car (he loves if you can walk him around to see the outside world). We tried to calm him down in all ways possible, but nothing seemed to work. The only thing to stop the crying was…. the milk factory. But of course, I thought it would be smart to wear a maxi dress that day. Not the back zip one that you can undo the top half, but the one that you have to lift up everything from the bottom to breastfeed. I have a way to make things very funny. But well, a mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do. So yeah, we made sure not to be side by side with any car taller than ours or people would really be confused with the term “hijab”.
Anyway, one other way that seems to make him happy is when we sing to him. Well sorry, it’s Daniel, so by “happy” I mean “stares at you and does not cry”. We had such a funny time singing to him last weekend in the car.
“Ekkk…” Daniel started whining.
“Twinkle twinkle little star…”
Daniel stares at us and stops whining.
We stop singing.
“Ekkk…” Daniel starts whining again.
“Twinkle twinkle…”
“Ekk…Ekkkk…”
“LITTLE STAR HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY…”
We sang the wholeeeee time and he stopped whining.
*proud*
Sigh, we’re such good singers, Dean and I.
On another note, can someone please explain the Rock-A-Bye baby song??
Rock-a-bye baby on the treetop,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
Down will come baby, cradle and all.
How creepy is this nursery rhyme??? The baby falls from a tree! And we sing it with happy faces to our children. -___-“
hahahahha… rockaby baby does sounds creepy.. but if you watch the video, apparently the mama waits for the baby at the bottom of the tree and fetch the baby when he fell ! but then again……. not my favorite song too…
Haha yeah I think its creepy too. Although the music is soothing and all…hmmm…
my mom has exactly the sentiment about rock-a-bye baby!
**the same sentiment
hi vivy, my baby also likes to bf in the car.. until now! (21m.o).. asal masuk kete je.. nak susu.. i mean, it’s a bit frustrating. sometimes he just likes to hangin’ there if u know what i mean.. not bcos he really wants susu.. i regret that i did not ‘educate’ him while he is like, 6 months. bcos now he has a stronger willpower, it is more difficult to detach this habit. so, please always sing to daniel ok haha.. or let him calm himself down while he is still around this age.. baby’s a fast learner… later it will be harder..
vivy..tak cuba letak daniel lam baby car seat..ngan all the accesories ke..kot tu boleh melekakan dia?
Try the wheels on the bus or the La La Lu song from Lady and the Tramp..
Darling:
La la lu, La la lu
Oh, my little star sweeper
I’ll sweep the stardust for you
La la lu, La la lu
Little soft fluffy sleeper
Here comes a pink cloud for you
La la lu, La la lu
Little wandering angel
Fold up your wings close your eyes
La la lu, La la lu
And may love be your keeper
La la lu, La la lu, La la lu
Viv, try http://www.rockabyebabymusic.com/. they sell lullaby renditions of many current songs. baby D will love them.
Hahaha I never really pay attention to the lyric of rock-a-bye baby bcs the music and the tone are very soothing. but bcs you pointed it out, it really does sound creepy! xD
Sama! I was wondering the same thing too. My mom sang the Rock-a-bye song. After she finishes, I asked her “Apa punya lagu da?” Kesian baby jatuh
Hi Vivy,
I read that you should not cradle or bf your baby in moving vehicle because during impact your body will crush into the baby’s bones and it is very dangerous. experts even suggested for parents to stop the car when bf-ing babies.
please be careful.
xoxo
vivy, one more song that is creepy but I love sing it to my babies is Ring a ring a roses… a pocket full of posses.. atishooo atishooo we all fall down…. maybe the song/the lyric looks not that creepy.. but if you know why they invented this song long time a go…. well it is damn creepy man! try google… Hehehehehe…
You will only realized these things when you become a mom!
Best to stick to malay nursery rhymes jek la kot. hehe.
Jgn lupa salawat n nasyid raihan vivy, baby d wl loves it moreee….trust me ♥♥
http://listverse.com/2009/08/19/10-nursery-rhymes-and-their-origins/
The origins of nursery rhymes
V! finally a nude (colour) Sofina! please don’t be expensive this time! hehehe i hope there’ll be a gray Sofina too.
Lots of the nursery ryhmes denotes negativity. How about Jack and Jill,
My children loves the songs from Raihan,,,,
You can try The Grand Old Duke of York and Yankee Doodle. My son’s fav. Nope, the first one’s my fav actually. Or try recite short surah from the Quran, that helps to calm the baby.
Hang in there! I used to have to sing my son Pok Amai2 (coz his tokayah dodoikan dia w that song!) all the way fm his nursery at jalan damai to our hse in ampang. In the jalan ampang jam. W other drivers staring at me like what is this crazy woman doing singing alone while clapping hands (coz they cant see my son at the backseat in his carseat!).
Never knew the song is that creepy! hahaha, should also sing asma ul husna to him and some nasyid (the older ones). good too 🙂
vivy, try this ABC song by usher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvBAQf7v8g catchy sangat!