I sing, and he stops being fractious and sits and listens. most of the time.
When we are out for a walk he gets tired of being in the stroller for too long, so I start singing anything that pops into my head, mostly English and French Canadian folksongs. There aren't many people out walking at 1pm, and I can see them coming a mile away, so I can sing to my heart's content (yes, i realize it is mostly for me, but I get on a roll).
So I was singing "Song for the Mira" at full voice, when a man suddenly appeared right in front of me. Oh my god! Did he hear me? Quick, say something to the baby so he knows I wasn't singing to myself! Where did he come from? Was I in tune? Why is he turning around? I want to pretend this didn't happen! Oh god, he smiled at me! He so totally heard me! Argh!
I kept on walking past where the man had appeared, and realized that he was installing a pool in someone's backyard, and they were using the trail that runs behind the houses to move in some equipment.
=le sigh=
If only my super powers extended to an invisibility cloak, or at least a sound bubble.
PS I totally started singing again a block later. I mean geez, I had to finish the song!
1 comment:
Those secret weapons are so important! With Kira it was counting. She could be mid-way through a temper tantrum, but if I started counting anything (like the garbage cans we were passing) she would stop everything and count along. So, that's awesome that you've found something that works.
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