I am currently 21 weeks and 3 days along! Pregnancy has been a little rough on me. At first, it was all physical ailments and issues that
were worse than in my 1st pregnancy.
They were all typical ailments for pregnancy, but still enough of a nuisance
to put me down and out for most activities.
Secondly, I’ve been dealing with a “bout” of depression that’s wearing
on me pretty badly. That’s for another
post, though. I won’t waste anyone’s
time going over the complaints specifically, because no one wants to listen to
(or read) someone bitching about what’s wrong with them all the time! Ha! So
I’ll move on to the much happier and fun topic that I wanted to share with you
today! MUSIC! I am a singer and musician, so obviously,
music is a huge part of my being in general.
I’d be lost without music. This
is something that I am so passionate about, that my kids will, at the very least,
have a great appreciation for music, even if they don’t end up interested in
doing music or are even musically inclined.
My husband is in no way musically inclined, so the possibility that our
children also won’t be can’t be ruled out!
But you just never know! Anyway…
So one of my latest fun little hobbies has been putting
together a playlist for my stinker butt #2, who is still in the womb
developing! I did the same for my 4 ½ year
old son (AKA… stinker butt #1) when I was pregnant with him. Now, I’m not one for traditional lullabies by
any means, so I had to spice it up and make it fun, while still keeping it
mellow and “easy listening”, if you will!
So I went with a lot of 70’s light rock type stuff (it’s all listed
below) and then added in a little bit of 90’s alternative for variety, as well
as just a touch of 2000’s light rock! The
list is fairly short. I’m still adding
to it all the time, but here’s a rundown of my current list, in case anyone
needs some inspiration for fun music for their baby! Some songs may have meanings behind them that
not everyone agrees with, but there’s nothing that’s blatantly inappropriate on
this list. Here goes:
Stairway to Heaven- Heart (cover of Led Zeppelin- the
version is live at the Kennedy Center)
Another Day in Paradise- Phil Collins
True Colors- Phil Collins
Africa- Toto
Summer Breeze- Seals and Crofts
Imagine- John Lennon
Mexico- Incubus (I had to throw in some obscure stuff that I
love! Incubus is one of my favorite
bands!)
11am- Incubus
Bella Luna- Jason Mraz
Space Oddity- David Bowie
Lights- Journey (stinker butt #1’s favorite song of all
time)
Message in a bottle- The Police
Hotel California- The Eagles
Fantasy- Earth Wind & Fire
Island in the sun- Weezer
Follow Through- Gavin DeGraw
I place large headphones on my belly (or one earphone that
detaches from my headphones since mine are too big for my belly at the moment),
lean back and wait for all the kicks!
Today he danced on my bladder quite a bit, which wasn’t fun, but I still
enjoy feeling him move and groove in there! Hehe! I also like to put on the other earphone myself
and listen with him and sing along. I
get lots of kicks when I sing along with the songs that are playing! He could be saying, “sing it, mommy!” and actually
really like it. Or he could be saying, “you’re
messing up my song, mommy! Stop it!” If only I knew! Hahaha!
Most of these songs are pretty well known! There are a few obscure deep album tracks
from familiar artists, but that’s all in my taste and adds an interesting flare
that’s custom to my personality. All in
all, I find my list pretty darn fun!
Hopefully it can inspire someone else to make a fun song list for their
little one!
P.S. Here's a pic of my belly with my headphones as well as a few of my favorite album covers!!
