What a lovely week! I felt better and therefore slept much better. I got some scrapbooking done at night while watching AI. Work has been pretty comfortable both in pace and in number of hours spent in my chair. I found a dress for our baby showers. And we got to see E again!
But Tuesday night. It was the best. One of my favorite nights.
It’s concert season for Chris so he’s gone a good bit. Most weekends and a good many nights, he’s got meetings or judging commitments. Tuesday night was no different. He had a meeting but it didn’t last too long so he was able to make it home in time to watch hour two of AI with me. He thought this would be the perfect time to let E start listening to some Mozart, which Chris says will make her smarter.
There is some research out there saying that at the very least, the baby can hear Mozart and Beethoven pretty well since their music is full of melodies that more closely resemble human speech. She can hear us talking too but it’s like listening to someone underwater. She hears the tone of our voices and the inflection but likely does not hear distinctive words. The music is the same. She hears the tones and inflections of the melodies.
Music and math are closely related. If you’re good at one, you’re likely good at the other. Which would completely explain why I am not one bit musically inclined.
Math and I have never been friends. We’re not even frien-emeies. I just flat out don’t care for him and he not so much for me.
Hopefully, some quality time listening to the music will help make both the math and the music come much easier to her. Check back in with us in about 5 years to see if that comes true.
So Chris got the headphones and put them on either side of my belly. Neither one of us had a single clue how loud to turn it up so we guestimated. Since she’s hearing this through lots of “stuff”, I didn’t figure it could hurt her ears. That happens when she comes into the world and hears all these people and machines all at once.
E is pretty sensitive to light and temperature changes. At least I’m guessing based on her behavior. She can be doing cartwheels in there but the moment I pull the blanket back to watch, she goes completely still. So we kept her covered up with the headphones on and then Chris kept his hand there to hopefully feel her kick around while we watched AI.
There we were. A family of three. Snuggled up together on the couch.
It felt like one of those moments I’d dreamt about years ago. I’d stopped dreaming as a defense mechanism, I guess. And yet, there it was. Just such a miracle.
Thank you Lord for the miracle of our family. Thank you for the love Chris and I share as a couple and the love we have for our little girl. Thank you for loving us enough to send your Son.
But Tuesday night. It was the best. One of my favorite nights.
It’s concert season for Chris so he’s gone a good bit. Most weekends and a good many nights, he’s got meetings or judging commitments. Tuesday night was no different. He had a meeting but it didn’t last too long so he was able to make it home in time to watch hour two of AI with me. He thought this would be the perfect time to let E start listening to some Mozart, which Chris says will make her smarter.
There is some research out there saying that at the very least, the baby can hear Mozart and Beethoven pretty well since their music is full of melodies that more closely resemble human speech. She can hear us talking too but it’s like listening to someone underwater. She hears the tone of our voices and the inflection but likely does not hear distinctive words. The music is the same. She hears the tones and inflections of the melodies.
Music and math are closely related. If you’re good at one, you’re likely good at the other. Which would completely explain why I am not one bit musically inclined.
Math and I have never been friends. We’re not even frien-emeies. I just flat out don’t care for him and he not so much for me.
Hopefully, some quality time listening to the music will help make both the math and the music come much easier to her. Check back in with us in about 5 years to see if that comes true.
So Chris got the headphones and put them on either side of my belly. Neither one of us had a single clue how loud to turn it up so we guestimated. Since she’s hearing this through lots of “stuff”, I didn’t figure it could hurt her ears. That happens when she comes into the world and hears all these people and machines all at once.
E is pretty sensitive to light and temperature changes. At least I’m guessing based on her behavior. She can be doing cartwheels in there but the moment I pull the blanket back to watch, she goes completely still. So we kept her covered up with the headphones on and then Chris kept his hand there to hopefully feel her kick around while we watched AI.
There we were. A family of three. Snuggled up together on the couch.
It felt like one of those moments I’d dreamt about years ago. I’d stopped dreaming as a defense mechanism, I guess. And yet, there it was. Just such a miracle.
Thank you Lord for the miracle of our family. Thank you for the love Chris and I share as a couple and the love we have for our little girl. Thank you for loving us enough to send your Son.
That is so beautiful and so special! What a sweet, sweet memory you have made to cherish forever:) She will be here before you know it, and the happy memories will just keep on coming. God bless your beautiful family!!
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