I did it! I slept through the night! On Tuesday night, I managed to stay quiet for almost 6 hours, sleeping from around 11pm to just before 5am. Mommy was so surprised at my accomplishment; she had assumed that daddy changed me earlier in the night and she hadn't woken up. I slept another 5 consecutive hours last night- not bad for seven weeks old.
Mommy and daddy have developed a bedtime ritual that works pretty well. Just before or just after a long, wonderful, soothing meal from mommy's breast, daddy gives me a warm bath. I love the bath! I always giggle when I first get in the water. I can't help it- it just tickles! Then, we turn down the lights so only the nightlight is on. My sisters gather at our feet to start snoozing with me. Mommy or daddy then rocks me in our Limbert 1904 antique rocker. If daddy is there, he plays 1960's folk songs and sings along to me. I like "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", but my favorite song by far is "The City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie. It's foolproof- I am always snoozing by the end of the song. Come to think of it, I have never heard the last chorus of that song! I wonder how it goes. . . Aunt Ada- can you help me?
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Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central, Monday mornin' rail
15 cars & 15 restless riders
Three conductors, 25 sacks of mail
All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee
Rolls along past houses, farms & fields
Passin' graves that have no name, freight yards full of old black men
And the graveyards of rusted automobiles
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done
Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels rumblin' neath the floor
And the sons of Pullman porters & the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers' magic carpets made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep, rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans.
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
Night time on the City of New Orleans
Changin' cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Halfway home, we'll be there by mornin'
Thru the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea
But all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rail still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his songs again
"The passengers will please refrain:
This train got the disappea rin' railroad blues
Good night America, how are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans.
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
YAY Sophie, I like the routine too-It sounds similar to mine sometimes...soft light, night time snack, puppy dogs, and oldies folk music on my iPod (you will have one im sure soon!)-amazing!I cannot wait to see you and hang out soon!! We have so much to talk about!
Dear Elphie,
I am sure you have heard Elphie was your name before it become Sophie- they are both good names but Sophie seems to be the real you. I congratulate you on your sleepng skills, your cousin Harper is a natrual- long hours from the start but cousin Laura still has challenges staying rested.
I am impressed with Ada's love for lyrics- she is full of words of all sorts!
Love Gran
Hi Sophie,
You have got those breast-fed cheeks!!! Love them!
Here is another 60's folk song by P,P &M:
The Marvelous Toy
When I was just a wee little lad,
Full of health and joy,
My father homeward came one night
And gave to me a toy.
A wonder to behold it was
With many colors bright
And the moment I laid eyes on it,
It became my hearts delight.
Refrain:
It went zip when it moved and pop when it stopped,
Whirrr when it stood still
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.
The first time that I picked it up
I had a big surprise
Cause right on the bottom were two big buttons
That looked like big green eyes
I first pushed one and then the other,
Then I twisted its lid
And when I set it down again, here is what it did:
(refrain)
It first marched left, and then marched right
And then marched under a chair
And when I looked where it had gone
It wasnt even there
I started to cry, but my daddy laughed
cause he knew that I would find,
When I turned around my marvelous toy
Would be chugging from behind.
(refrain)
The years have gone by too quickly it seems,
I have my own little boy
And yesterday I gave to him
My marvelous little toy:
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head
And he gave a squeal of glee!
Neither one of us knows just what it is
But he loves it just like me!
It still goes... (refrain)
Love Boppy
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