Just Having A Little Sing Song!
Oh man, I am dealing with a fussy baby today. Looks like he’s going through a growth spurt and could possibly be in the very early stages of teething. He’s been drooling all over himself which is a sign of teething. He is also trying to put EVERYTHING, including his whole fists in his mouth. In addition to the growth spurt and potential teeth sprouting, he also appears to be gassy. Poor kid.
Of course, the only thing that calms him down besides the gas drops which can only do so much, is daddy making a complete ass of himself. I’m a husband, a father and now I am officially a Song & Dance man. I’ve been dancing and singing all day which, if you know me, is REALLY out of character but I’ll do anything for my lil’ buddy.
First, since we’ve been watching “Sesame Street” on the reg, I am used to some of their songs. So, I’ve been singing the “Elmo’s World theme” ad nauseum. I swear, if we go to Sesame Place while on a visit to Pennsylvania or just happen to run into a guy in an Elmo suit in some kid’s entertainment establishment…I’m going to hit him harder than any kid ever has right in the bollocks (as the Brits say).
Another song which is also featured on another PBS Kids program, “The Cat In The Hat”, seems to do the trick. I don’t know what this song is called but I know the words and I know them all too well. I’ll just call it “The Adventure Song”. “We’re gonna GO, GO, GO, GO on an adventure! The thingamajigger is up and away!” I swear those lyrics are accurate. I also clap along with each “GO”.
Lastly and oddly enough, “Every Sperm Is Sacred” from Monty Python’s “The Meaning Of Life” always cheers him up, he even cracks up. This makes me happy, I expect him to be able to recite full Python dialogues/monologues for Show & Tell (teachers are going to LOVE me).
Uh oh. Looks like he’s starting back up. It’s like an alarm system or a siren at times. If he was a girl I would call him Siren or Banshee (in a totally loveable kind of way). So, that’s my cue to jump back on the stage, don my top hat and cane, and start dancing up a storm like good ol’ Fred Astaire. I’ll do ANYTHING to get this kid to laugh and smile.
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