I think I've mentioned on this blog that I sang to Ava as part of her naptime routine. I was kind of embarrassed to admit it since I am deaf, sing terribly, and out of tune. Ava never seemed to mind and Darcy sure doesn't. I'm sure when they grow up and realize what good singing sounds like, they'll be embarrassed about my singing. I play with them all the time, inventing songs (which Ava now does also), singing commands, having a conversation in a singsong way, etc. I'll sing a song as close as I can to the tune I think it sounds like and then I will change up the tune in an exaggerated way, even rapping the song out.
Anyway, the song I sing during the wind-down time before naps is the "Hush, Little Baby." I have a special song that I sing (sang it with Ava) when Darcy can't settle down or her nap is disrupted and I go back in to soothe her some more. It doesn't happen often but it happened today. I hold Darcy, she lays her head on my shoulder, and I sway with her. I sing my special song low, quietly, and slowly. Not in a drawn out singing like "Go to sleeeeeeeeeeeep" but more like pauses between the lines. It's usually a variation of this:
Go to sleep (2x or 3x)
Mommy's got you in her arms
Go to sleep (1x or 2x)
Jesus is on his throne
Go to sleep
Everything is alright (1x or 2x)
Go to sleep
Mommy's got you in her arms
Jesus is on his throne
Everything is alright
Go to sleep
Sometimes I add in a couple of lines like "Jesus is watching you" (I would say "over you" but it doesn't go with my tune) and "Jesus is loving you."
Usually this does the trick. It conks Darcy out.
I wanted to mention this because as Ava got bigger, I didn't need to sing this song to her anymore. I forgot about it until Darcy was born. Eventually, I won't need to sing this to her either so I'll forget again. So, I wanted to record this song for myself. Singing that to my babies is a memory I don't want to forget, despite being embarrassed that I, a deaf girl, sing to my darlings.
"Jesus is on his throne....everything is alright...."
Ava and Darcy
That is very precious that you are deaf and sing to your babies. You were deaf and I sang to you as I rocked you to sleep. It was the lullabies that my Mom sang to me. It is a circle of love and song that goes from one generation to the next. Making memories! I love you baby girl and now you have little girls of your own. Hugs and Kisses, Mom
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