We have a baby in our house sometimes. His mother comes round as she gets settled before heading back to work in the coming weeks. He'll have his home to go to, but he is always welcome here as well.
The other day, he was fussing quite a bit--nothing very serious--he was fed and changed. I remember my father taking charge when my oldest daughter had exhausted everyone in our house at the time--he could sit with the screaming child and just laugh and smile while we got a little shut eye. So I asked to take our new guest for a while. I walked around the house -- here and there. The boy loves to see the changes in the room and seems to respond with interest to the light. His interest would last a few minutes and then he needed to move on.
I know he is a big Bing Crosby fan because a few days earlier when the boy's mom and his granny were out shopping, I had played Bing's Christmas CD and he enjoyed it very much although it is a bit out of season. So I took him up to my "office" and put on You Tube and Bing's "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral." You can't rock in an office chair, so I just swung the chair back and forth--Bing and I sung a duet--Bing thought I was a little pitchy at times, but the baby didn't seem to mind. The baby fell asleep, but not until he listened to the entire recording. Just as he went to sleep, I got a business call and his mom took him away to his crib. Bing was pleased.
The other day, he was fussing quite a bit--nothing very serious--he was fed and changed. I remember my father taking charge when my oldest daughter had exhausted everyone in our house at the time--he could sit with the screaming child and just laugh and smile while we got a little shut eye. So I asked to take our new guest for a while. I walked around the house -- here and there. The boy loves to see the changes in the room and seems to respond with interest to the light. His interest would last a few minutes and then he needed to move on.
I know he is a big Bing Crosby fan because a few days earlier when the boy's mom and his granny were out shopping, I had played Bing's Christmas CD and he enjoyed it very much although it is a bit out of season. So I took him up to my "office" and put on You Tube and Bing's "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral." You can't rock in an office chair, so I just swung the chair back and forth--Bing and I sung a duet--Bing thought I was a little pitchy at times, but the baby didn't seem to mind. The baby fell asleep, but not until he listened to the entire recording. Just as he went to sleep, I got a business call and his mom took him away to his crib. Bing was pleased.
