I'm starting a new series on the blog titled "For the Record." These will be short, informational pieces designed to document little things as they happen...things that might be interesting to know down the road.
My adorable little Leah.... A couple of nights ago (10/17/11) was the first night we had to drive you around town to get you to calm down. So from 8 to 9:30 p.m., I drove you up and down Ventura Blvd. I think you were actually coming down with a fever.
We started listening to Brahms 2, then switched to Yo-Yo Ma playing the Prelude to Bach Cello Suite #1. This was one of the songs we played to you in the womb, hoping that once you were born, hearing it would calm you down. It seems to work (a little). I played that one over and over again. I played Rachmaninoff's Elegie also, then landed on a classical guitar CD, which worked pretty well. I came home mid-way through, but you woke up. So we picked up your mother and headed back out.
Of course, as soon as we walked in the door at 9:30, you started wailing away again.
Just for the record.
My adorable little Leah.... A couple of nights ago (10/17/11) was the first night we had to drive you around town to get you to calm down. So from 8 to 9:30 p.m., I drove you up and down Ventura Blvd. I think you were actually coming down with a fever.
We started listening to Brahms 2, then switched to Yo-Yo Ma playing the Prelude to Bach Cello Suite #1. This was one of the songs we played to you in the womb, hoping that once you were born, hearing it would calm you down. It seems to work (a little). I played that one over and over again. I played Rachmaninoff's Elegie also, then landed on a classical guitar CD, which worked pretty well. I came home mid-way through, but you woke up. So we picked up your mother and headed back out.
Of course, as soon as we walked in the door at 9:30, you started wailing away again.
Just for the record.
BA, I know exactly how you feel with the driving around late at night. When I did that with AA, the music as "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson!!
ReplyDeleteOh the things you do as a parent. These weren't the things you saw when you looked in to the future of being a parent, were they? You guys are doing a great job with that sweet little girl!!
ReplyDeleteDon't be discouraged. Remember, she is worth it, and this will all be a memory some day! Just look at that little angel! We didn't ever drive late at night with you guys that I recall. We just suffered in the house--walking around, pacing, singing, (praying you would soon stop crying), and trying to soothe. It doesn't last forever.
ReplyDeleteAh, what strong vocal chords. Maybe in 12 years or so you can look forward to her belting out whatever teen pop sensation is popular then. May not be much better, but it will probably have a melody.
ReplyDeleteAA was not happy going to sleep; I think she knew she was going to miss something, anything and missing it was not worth sleeping....my how things have changed...gma
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