Tooth and Lullabies

Tiny penguin toothbrush!

Julia has cut her first tooth!  We felt it for the first time last Sunday at mass.  It's really hard to see it because if we can manage to get a look in her mouth, her tongue is almost invariably over her bottom gums, and if you try to move her tongue, she resists by wiggling it and closing her mouth. The good news is that the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree -  Julia loves to brush her teeth tooth!  I'm delighted ;-)  My good friends know that dental hygiene is a passion of mine.  It became more of an obsession during college when my dorm room or apartment and, hence, my toothbrush, was always just a short walk away.  I would sometimes swing by my apartment just to brush my teeth.  I think it's a good thing that my toothbrush and floss are no longer as easily accessible throughout the day; I might not have gums by now if I were still living on a small college campus. 

Julia didn't want the fun to end...

So, she waves her arms and legs excitedly to indicate she wants to brush again!

Julia had recently fallen into some nighttime habits that we're trying to change.  We've lately been trying to encourage her to fall asleep in her own crib, instead of falling asleep while feeding.  So, we've been doing a lot of singing and back rubbing.  Aaron whips out Latin hymns a lot, but he also modified Hush, Little Baby.  I started laughing when he was singing it to Julia, which probably didn't help her sleep!

Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

And if that mockingbird won't sing, Daddy's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

And if that diamond ring turns brass, Daddy's gonna buy you a looking glass.

And if that looking glass starts to fade, Daddy's gonna buy you a Gatorade.

And if that Gatorade is blue, Daddy's gonna take it away from you. 

I think I'd just keep the brass diamond ring if I were Julia, because it's all downhill from there!  She could always get the stone reset on a different band - haha!  

No blue Gatorade for you, baby!

Honestly, some popular lullabies have horrible messages!  Who wrote them?!  Hush, Little Baby is all about buying your baby the latest and greatest if any little thing goes wrong with the present you've already bought her.  Seems like a sure way to raise a child like Veruca Salt.   Rockabye Baby is about a cradle being suspended from a branch, the bough breaking, and "down will come baby, cradle and all."  Terrifying!  Haha!  I think we'll stick to singing hymns!