Lullabies

The current sanity-maintaining method of sleep-inducing is a loooooooong nurse followed by a looooooong rock, accompanied by lullabies.  I tell myself I'm not going anywhere for at least a half hour, so that I'm not tempted to try and put him down before he's in a deep enough sleep, only to be disappointed by the "waaa-aaaa-aAAAAH" when he hits the mattress.  I sit down, and close my eyes (eye contact leads to giggling, which does NOT lead to sleeping), and I sing, and sing, and sing, and after awhile, I tell myself I'll peak when I'm done the next song, and usually he's asleep.

This process has reminded me that there are some great lullabies out there.  Or great songs, at least, that are very conducive to lulling.  Here are some of my favourites:

I think this is one of my favouritist ones ever...oh Ernie

I had a hard time choosing between classic Kermit the Frog, this one by Jason Mraz, and a Sarah McLachlan rendition that was also beautiful.

This one was sung to me by many camp counselors over the years :)


Unfortunately I can't find ANYWHERE (so much for this wonderful internet invention) the one that I have chosen to be "our" song for our kids.  We sang it as a choir in highschool, and I just love the sentiment.  Here are the lyrics:

Roots and Wings

Roots and wings are precious things
They're all I have; they're all you need.
Someday you'll fly, and say goodbye - 
I give you roots and wings.


A place to grow, safe and strong
Where love will always be.
And when it's time, to spread your wings
I will set you free.

Roots and wings are precious things

They're all I have; they're all you need.

Someday you'll fly, and say goodbye - 

I give you roots and wings.