Sweet Sound in my Ear

Since birth, we've exposed Reese to music. It's just one of those things that he really does love. And his love has gone in stages for sure. For example, when he was between 3 and 8 months he went through a period where he hated being in the car. But, I could turn on Michael Buble and his world was right. His tastes have changed over the 2 years he's been around, and we are very much in the "Kiddie" music phase.

We have the Praise Baby CD's (and they are AMAZING - if you don't have them, GET THEM!) They are praise and worship songs slowed down to a lullaby and they are so calming. The can make one of Reese's fits disappear immediately.

Veggie Tales is right up on the top of his list. We have a few CD's and he has four favorite songs. We even have to sing all four before he goes to bed. The unlucky part is that two of the songs are on one CD and two of the songs are on the other CD. I have one in my car, Garrett has one in his truck - it keeps the peace.

So, we have a DVR and we have some episode of Veggie Tales recorded from Saturday mornings. On one of the episodes, there is a commercial for those music Cd's they will continue to send to your house even if you just want one. Anyways, it has clips of several of the songs on the CD's.

As the commercial plays, Reese will scream at the TV "Name! Name! Name"......What he is wanting is the song "Blessed Be the Name"......

He can't catch on to many words, but he can catch on to a few.......and this morning as he and I snuggled in the bed, he sang more of it than I've ever heard him sing.....It went something like this....

"Bess Name Ward,

Bess Name.

Momma - more Name! more Name!"

(usually he can only get name and Lord).

When the commercial went off he got right in my face and said "Sing Ebryday" (This is another Veggie Tales song in which he sang more with me than he ever has before).

***His words will be in quotes, the rest will be me as I sing it to him***

I thank "Dawd" for this day

For the sun in the "sky"

For my mom and my "dayyie"

And my reasons not to cry

For the love that He "shayes"

As he listens to my "pwayer"

That's why I say Thanks "Ebryday"

Because a thankful "hawt"

Is a happy "ee hawt"

I'm glad for what I have

That's an easy was to "stawt"

For the love that He "shayes"

As He listens to my "pwayers"

That's why I say Thanks "Ebryday".

He then stands up and claps and says "Yeah Ebryday".

He blesses my life more than I ever thought he could. He teaches me more about life and love than I could ever teach him. And that's why Garrett and I say thanks "ebryday".