SING, SING, SING!!!

I stopped breastfeeding Chloe before bed at 13 months.  In place of our sweet, cuddle time I started rocking her before she fell asleep, and - to my great surprise - I began singing her songs.  I was really embarrassed when I first started singing to Chloe, partly because I couldn't believe I was just now starting to sing her songs after a whole year for crying out loud, and partly because I'm just a terrible singer.  Honestly, even my humming voice is cracky and bad. 

But there we were... just me and Chloe, and one day I just started singing.  I couldn't even think of what to sing, but once I started I found it difficult to stop.  All of these childhood songs came rushing back to me.  I'm going to write down some of the songs I sing in case my kids are reading this some day trying to remember the songs Mommy used to sing.

1. How Much is that Doggy in the Window (for which I also made up a second verse for the kitty in the window)
2. Do Your Ears Hang Low
3. Down by the Bay
4. You are My Sunshine
5. The Wheels on the Bus
6. This Old Man (which is "Grammy's Song")
7. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
8. Away in a Manger
9. ABC's
10. Apples and Bananas
11. Old MacDonald
12. BINGO
13. Humpty Dumpty
14. Bimbo, Bimbo
15. I'm Not Perfect

And about a million other songs I just make up whenever Chloe asks me to.  Like, Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog, Walking Down the Street RUFF!  I just sing and sing and sing, and seriously, I find it hard to stop, because when we are singing my kids are SO happy.  I'll sing all the way through Costco just to keep them entertained.  I'll sing at the checkout, stop to pay, and proceed singing.  When we get back to the car I blast "Toddler Radio" on Pandora through the speakers, and we just SING!  Wiggles, Mickey Mouse, Berkner... baby, I know ALL the lyrics!!!

I seriously think back to that day I made the decision to start singing to Chloe.  I remember when I was done singing to her that first night I sat there quietly for a moment just kind of blushing.  I laughed a little, shook my head, and thought... holy shit, I'm a MOM.  You bet your ass I am.