Jonah is a pretty chill kid but he obviously has his moments... like every single time I have to change his diaper. The only thing that seems to work is to sing to him. It's crazy how quickly his mood changes if anyone sings to him. He has a few favorite kid songs but so many are songs that Joel and I love ourselves. I knew that I never wanted to get stuck having to play an elmo sing a long or Farmer in the Dell ON REPEAT while driving back and forth to visit our families... seriously shoot me now if that ever happens. The girl I used to nanny LOVED "Yellow Submarine" so I started singing that song for Jonah when he was a teeny baby and now he loves it too!
Joel and I have gotten stuck singing that song on repeat very often but at least it's better than Farmer in the Dell (no offense to the farmer especially since I've been guilty of singing that song on a few occasions but it just irks me). Now that Jonah doesn't really nap in the car I needed something to keep him from going stir crazy in his car seat on trips to visit my family. I put together a driving mix just for him (just a shorter version of his 1st birthday party mix). This CD was so awesome when it was just Jbear and I in the car and he was just over every book I kept passing back to him. The second the 1st song begins it's like he is in a trance. This mix is on our checklist of things never to forget when we go on a trip.
blue stars- J's favorites and the songs I sing the most to him
green stars- the ones that get his little body moving (which is really just swaying side to side)
pink stars- my favorites to pick him up and dance to (not in the car obviously)
A lot of Beatles and Beach Boys but the kid knows what he likes!
