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Our Song

There are some days I wish I knew more children's songs. I remember a few lines of plenty, but can't recite too many in their entirety.

When I was pregnant with Ella, I would daydream about those days and nights I'd sing her to sleep or calm her cries. Then I would panic...I don't know that many lullabies! haha. However, I can sing the popular songs, 80's hits, classic rock, show tunes, country, anything Mariah Carey, all those boy band songs I was obsessed with as a teenager, etc. Pretty much anything except the lullabies. ;)

I stopped worrying about it and just decided I'd sing whatever my heart desired in the moment when the time came.

Most days, I was singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to my baby girl. It always worked. She'd just gaze at me intently with her beautiful blue eyes. I told Brent how I'd sing it to her and then he started playing the song for her on the piano and with his clarinet. One of my favorite memories is sitting on our balcony one night while I held a bundled Ella and Brent played "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on his clarinet for us.

A couple days ago, I had my iTunes playing and Martina McBride's version of the song came on. Ella stopped playing with her toys and stood up to hold onto the side of the couch where the computer was sitting. She had a big grin and started cooing and jabbering in a high pitched voice as though she was trying to sing along. I'd say this is our song! :)

I wonder what song will be Owen's?

  


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