I find myself humming the songs from Stella's lullaby cds all of the time. Of course I want her to love music as much as the rest of our family, so I keep the tunes pumping in the house. My personal favorite is the 80s lullaby cd that Aunt Sis bought for her. It has "These Dreams" on it by Heart. Need I say more?! She also has a really great Disney lullaby cd. That one I haven't quite figured out because several of the songs I do not recall hearing on any Disney movie. But, it's great just the same. Sometimes if I think really hard about the lyrics, I get rather teary while rocking Stella. I guess it's a Mom thing, but who could possibly listen to "Baby Mine" and not choke up thinking about how much little Dumbo's mom loved him? I have a version of that song by Alison Krauss that is just wonderful. The Disney cd also includes "What A Wonderful World." After I sang it around the house for the whole afternoon I started thinking about it's words more as well. It's such a simple but beautiful song. All a baby needs in life is to be clean, fed, clothed, and loved to be happy. Isn't that all any of us need if we really think about it? Maybe I am just especially mushy tonight, but I love that Stella has taught me to appreciate the smallest of things in just a few short weeks. I may have thought that Stephen and I would be the ones teaching her everything about life, but I have a feeling it's kind of the other way around. I hear her cry, I watch her grow. . .
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
*SNIFF*
There's somethin' out there...I can't re-sist!
ReplyDeleteOh good grief. Could we get a warning on these posts or something??? :) I love you sis. And Stella. And Ste. And Layla Sue.
ReplyDeleteThat song is one of my very favorite secular songs. I could almost hear your sweet voice singing it to sweet baby Stella. Glad nobody is here now, since I'm sure not pretty when I cry.........:-). I love you Holly and love what being a Mommy is doing to you. It's precious. I just thank God all through the day for sending that little angel down to us. What a blessing.
ReplyDeleteI love you most,
Mom
That's Steve's favorite song.
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