A Song for My Baby

I love music, and so does my baby girl. I've felt her kicking around in my belly for a long time and she especially likes to move when I get some tunes going or when I sing to her myself.

I don't have the best voice but I sing to her anyway and I think she likes it. I mostly sing a lot of church primary songs to her. I'm working on some labor playlists as well as a "Just Meeting" playlist. So far there's only 17 songs on that one but by far my favorite one is probably "Capri" by Colbie Caillat. One of my best friends played it for me once and said she listened to it when she was pregnant with her little girl and I went home and got it!

It's about a mother's love for her growing baby in her belly. I love singing this song to her and I hope she'll remember be singing this to her when she's out on the other side.

Here's the song, and the beautiful lyrics. For now, although my little girl's name isn't Capri, this song is a song for my baby girl, Lil' J.

She’s got a baby inside
And holds her belly tight
All through the night
Just so she knows
She’s sleeping so
Safely to keep
Her growing
And oh when she'll open her eyes
There'll be no surprise
That she'll grow to be
So beautifully
Just like her mother
That’s carrying
Oh Capri
She’s beauty
Baby inside she’s loving
Oh Capri
She’s beauty
There is and angel growin’ peacefully
Oh Capri
Sweet baby
And things will be hard at times
But I've learned to try
Just listening
Patiently, oh Capri
Sweet baby
Oh Capri
She’s beauty
Baby inside she’s loving
Oh Capri
Your beauty
Just like your mother
That’s carrying...Oh Capri

It's June! We'll be meeting soon!

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The Song

I'm a little reluctant to post this because I'm afraid it may hurt someone's feelings. But truthfully, it's nothing personal, I just can't stand the song.

Music can have a good or bad impact on a blog. I'm not sure how long I'll keep the music on mine. I'll try to be good about changing it out every now and then, and try to have as much easy listening as I can so I won't cause the same problem I'm about to complain about.

First, let me give some history. The first time I heard this song I'm sitting in my kitchen. My grandmother is in town and she's working at the table not far from where I am. I'm browsing through some of my favorite blogs, occasionally adjusting the volume when I get to a blog with music. As I'm making my way through my blog list, with my speakers turned up my computer stars blasting a country tune. I manage to turn it down a little but not enough to miss the beginning of the song which made for an uncomfortable moment: "Since the day they got married, they'd been praying for a little baby... boooooooy."

I met my grandmother's eyes at that moment and all I could think to say was "that was weird." "Yea," she said. Can you saw AWKWARD? The song I speak of is Carrie Underwood's "All American Girl."

I swear, for awhile about half the blogs I read had that song on the playlist. It was kind of cute at first but now I hate it. I purposely mute my computer when I think there's a possibly I'll hear it. It's not your blog... It's the song. I'm not sure if it's the country sound, or just the bad first experience that ruined it for me.

On a happier note... If you want to put Carrie Underwood's "Ever Ever After" on... I could listen to that forever.