I thought it would be fun choose a song to describe the lives of each member of our family at this moment in time. So here ‘ya go!
MAKENZIE
Hot and Cold by Katy Perry
Why? Makenzie has a little friend at My Gym named Caden. They always gravitate toward each other during free play and have a lot of fun together. One week, Caden decided to give Kenzie a goodbye hug. She refused to hug him back and screamed, “I don’t want to hug you!” I was a bit embarrassed. The next week when she saw him she excitedly yelled, “Mom, look, there’s Caden!” Then she ran up to him and gave him a HUGE hug. That same day when it was time to go, Caden tried to give her another hug and she turned her back and walked away. At the tender age of 3½ Makenzie has already learned to play the boys hot and cold!
BRAYDEN
Troublemaker by Weezer
Yes, I know we aren’t supposed to label our kids. I always tell Brayden that he is a good kid who sometimes makes bad choices and encourage him to make better choices. But while griping to my hubby in the privacy of my own home or to you on the oh-so-intimate internet, I’m allowed to call him a troublemaker. Right? It’s not enough that moves the stepstool over to pee in the tub instead of the toilet or bullies his twin sister. I am pretty sure that he also hid my wedding ring and lied about it. I searched for it for two entire days. Finally, I found it. . .IN THE HEATING VENT! At first I believed him when he said he didn’t hide it and thought Lexi had swiped it off the dresser and accidentally dropped it there. But a few days later, Makenzie came crying to me because Brayden had taken her tiny little Jessie doll from Toy Story and hidden it. . .IN THE HEATING VENT! Coincidence? I think not. Troublemaker? I think so.
ALEXIS
I Would Walk 500 Miles by The Proclaimers
This little girl is already on the move! She took her first steps on November 2 and hasn’t slowed down since! All she wants to do is walk. She almost runs to the door when she hears Andy come home. It is very cute!
MELINDA
Hum Hallelujah By Fall Out Boy
I chose this song for one specific line:
The road outside my house is paved with good intentions. Hired a construction crew ‘cuz it’s hell on the engine. That pretty much sums up how I feel right now. I have so many projects that I have every intention of getting done, but something happens and I never have the time. I feel like I’m spinning my wheels and I’m exhausted. Of course, the fact that Lexi has been waking up anywhere from four to eight times a night for the past two months hasn’t helped my productivity. (The ear tubes only brought us two nights of sleep and then she was back to her old ways.) Which brings me to Andy’s choice for a song. . .
ANDY
Silent Night by Joseph Mohr and Franz Xavier Gruber
I’m almost afraid to type this for fear I might jinx it. But the last two nights Lexi finally slept for nine and eight hours straight, respectively. And a silent night is DEFINITELY a holy night. Andy (and everyone else in the house) is rejoicing in the fact that our holy infant is not waking up hourly, standing up in the crib, throwing her binky across the room and screaming at the top of her lungs. Here’s to hoping for ten hours tonight! Sleep in heavenly peace.
Now it’s your turn. I want to hear from EVERYONE! Which song describes your life right now?
