April 2nd, 2009
When I found out I was pregnant, of course I just assumed there was one baby. Because, really, who just has two babies on her own, with no medical assistance. So at 10 weeks, my OB performed an ultrasound. I’ve seen pictures of other girlfriends’ ultrasounds before, and I knew that the “black hole” was the baby. Looking at my ultrasound, I saw two black holes, but really, I didn’t think anything of it, until my doctor said I was having twins.
Two babies.
You must be joking, I thought. Actually I did ask her if she was sure. Then I asked her to look around and see if she found anything ELSE!
So as the days and weeks went along, the shock wore off. At 19 weeks I had another ultrasound and we found out we were having two boys. This was quite amusing to me, as I’m a girly girl. I took ballet for 13 years, I don’t play sports, and I like pink. Boys, what was I going to do with them? God was showing me His sense of humor here, I was certain.
In two months, those little boys will be three years old. I can’t believe I just typed that. THREE!!! God has blessed me with two sweet, very loving boys. He has also given me much grace to get me through the hairy times that come from two children the same age. One of the great things about this age, is they have very good memories. My boys pick up a song or can memorize a story very quickly. It just fills my heart with joy to hear them walking around the house singing “Jesus Loves Me” or “Go Go Joshua,” or “The B-I-B-L-E”, or any of the other praise songs they have learned. They LOVE music! We have a CD player in their room, and instead of playing “Wheels on the Bus” or “Ba Ba Black Sheep” (which they really do love), they usually request “their” music, which is just fun children’s praise music.
I didn’t have the Praise Baby CD when my boys were infants, so I don’t know how an infant reacts to it. But I can tell you that when I am at my wits end, and facing a dirty house that needs to be whipped into shape, I pop that into the CD player as I scrub the kitchen floor, and instantly I’m in a better mood.
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April 1st, 2009
Music is such an important part of our family’s life. I’ve been a singer for many years and my husband is our church organist. I always say that it’s awesome having a built-in accompanist!
From the time our daughter was born, we have sung to her and played music. When she was a tiny little thing, she could scream at the top of her lungs for a long time…we hope she was getting her lungs warmed up for being a singer later on! We would sing little made up songs to her and play lots of Christian radio and classical music to calm her down, and often it worked. (When it didn’t work, it gave us something to focus on while she screamed!)
Now that she’s a bit older, she is showing a definite love of music, something that thrills her father and me. She’s learned the sign for “music”, but even when she doesn’t do the sign, she makes her desire for music very clear – as she points emphatically to the CD player! And the dancing! Oh does she love to dance! She seems to have a sense of when to bounce to a quick song and when to sway to a slow song.
We still play a wide variety of music for her. (Classical seems to be best when she’s tired and fussy.) We picked up a Praise Baby CD on a whim at our local Christian bookstore a few months ago and were hooked. The quality of the music is great and the songs are some of our favorites from the radio and church.
There is nothing like watching our sweet little girl dance to praise and worship music like what is on the Praise Baby CDs. It is a true joy to see and to know that the words of these songs are being planted deep in her heart. Music is so powerful and its memory is so lasting. It is a special thing to be able to worship our Lord together as a family through Praise Baby music.
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March 30th, 2009
I remember rocking my daughter in the NICU when she was three days old. We had just learned that she had a heart defect, and I was singing to her,
February 16th, 2009
Want some brutal honesty?
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was determined to avoid Praise Baby products for the entirety of my child-rearing years.
I didn
