Who's the baby with the brand new tooth? Emaleigh's the baby with the brand new tooth! Everybody now. Our house has been filled with quite a bit of singing here lately.
First of all there is just the fundamental amount of singing that has been present pretty much since Kevin and I became parents. We primarily sing Laurie Berkner as that was the music we like on Noggin's "Move to the Music" segment.
First of all there is just the fundamental amount of singing that has been present pretty much since Kevin and I became parents. We primarily sing Laurie Berkner as that was the music we like on Noggin's "Move to the Music" segment.
She taught us songs like "Victor Vito" and "Song in my Tummy". Everyone who was present for our wedding might remember the Victor Vito song. When Addie was really little it always made her smile so we used it during wedding photos and everyone learned it. Addie was used to hearing mommy and daddy sing the song but the wedding was the occasion she got a chorus singing,"Hey Victor, Hey Freddy, let's eat some spaghetti!" Well that song is still commonplace and we quickly bought three Laurie CDs and added about 50 others to the regular rotation. And we've been singing all of these for four years now.
Also with the addition of Sirius radio in the van we now have a pre-set to Kids Stuff sirius 116. So we also regularly sing Trout Fishing in America, Dan Zanes, The Wiggles, Uncle Rock and Debbie Derryberry among others. So that’s all about singing kids music.
Then there’s the American Idol phenomenon. I tried to not get hooked on this show, but it crept it. And now the kids like watching it too. This year we started a new game. I can not take credit for the American Idol game but I love it. The kids totally made it up during the early weeks of season 8. Addie steps up in front on the rest of the family and sings her head off. It is usually a song made up by her. She displays her range and her falsetto with the best of them. You know the song has ended only when she opens her eyes and stops singing, grins ear to ear, puts her hands by her side and waits for the judge’s feedback. Kevin, Lucas and I always give feedback similar to what we hear from Randy, Paula, Simon and Kara. “I think you have a good tone, you’re the total commercial package”, “We got a hot one here”, “ You have a great range”. And then we tell her if she’s going to Hollywood or not. Usually yes! Everyone gets a turn to sing. We almost always end up with a road trip to Hollywood.
And lastly there’s our new GREAT babysitter, Nelly! She has taught the kids to not be afraid of flushing the toilet. When the toilet flushes it is like it is singing because it is so happy for you going in the potty like a big kid. So dance along and sing, “Shake your booty to the toilet dance”. The fist time I heard, FLUSH, then Shake your booty, I laughed so hard I cried. Nelly has taught them many songs. The first one that really alarmed Addie Belle was “Emaleigh,Emaleigh don’t you cry, cuz if you do I’ll poke you in the eye”. Addie didn’t understand that is was just a rhyming word and not really a threat. It sure was catchy. We all sang it thru Valentines day. Well the current Nelly song is “Who’s the baby with the brand new tooth, Emaleigh’s the baby with the brand new tooth” The kids sing and dance along and Emaleigh claps her hands and grins as if she’s proud to have finally pushed that irritant through her gums.
Yeah, aside from all this singing we do have teeth news to share. I will try to post a baby grin photo. later. This one can keep the place in the meantime.
Also with the addition of Sirius radio in the van we now have a pre-set to Kids Stuff sirius 116. So we also regularly sing Trout Fishing in America, Dan Zanes, The Wiggles, Uncle Rock and Debbie Derryberry among others. So that’s all about singing kids music.
Then there’s the American Idol phenomenon. I tried to not get hooked on this show, but it crept it. And now the kids like watching it too. This year we started a new game. I can not take credit for the American Idol game but I love it. The kids totally made it up during the early weeks of season 8. Addie steps up in front on the rest of the family and sings her head off. It is usually a song made up by her. She displays her range and her falsetto with the best of them. You know the song has ended only when she opens her eyes and stops singing, grins ear to ear, puts her hands by her side and waits for the judge’s feedback. Kevin, Lucas and I always give feedback similar to what we hear from Randy, Paula, Simon and Kara. “I think you have a good tone, you’re the total commercial package”, “We got a hot one here”, “ You have a great range”. And then we tell her if she’s going to Hollywood or not. Usually yes! Everyone gets a turn to sing. We almost always end up with a road trip to Hollywood.
And lastly there’s our new GREAT babysitter, Nelly! She has taught the kids to not be afraid of flushing the toilet. When the toilet flushes it is like it is singing because it is so happy for you going in the potty like a big kid. So dance along and sing, “Shake your booty to the toilet dance”. The fist time I heard, FLUSH, then Shake your booty, I laughed so hard I cried. Nelly has taught them many songs. The first one that really alarmed Addie Belle was “Emaleigh,Emaleigh don’t you cry, cuz if you do I’ll poke you in the eye”. Addie didn’t understand that is was just a rhyming word and not really a threat. It sure was catchy. We all sang it thru Valentines day. Well the current Nelly song is “Who’s the baby with the brand new tooth, Emaleigh’s the baby with the brand new tooth” The kids sing and dance along and Emaleigh claps her hands and grins as if she’s proud to have finally pushed that irritant through her gums.
Yeah, aside from all this singing we do have teeth news to share. I will try to post a baby grin photo. later. This one can keep the place in the meantime.
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