High Tech Baby

Jasper's been going into the nursery at church the past three weeks. Each week we haven't been sure how he'd do - sometimes he sleeps and sometimes he doesn't. Last weekend, we had him stacked to be pacified. Namely, we had his MP3 player in his car seat playing Jack Johnson music. I got this "sound box" as an IBM Thanks! award last year that you can plug an MP3 player into and it is a speaker (so, no we do not put earphones in his ears). We can tuck the MP3 player inside the sound box, and it zips up with a soft exterior case. It also says IBM on the front. So ... when we brought Jasper to the nursery two weeks ago he had his sound box in his car seat, and the ladies all thought it was totally cool. They referred to it as his little computer and call him the "high tech baby." Despite the fact that he sometimes sleeps and sometimes doesn't, he has been a great kid in the nursery. All the ladies say he is mellow and just a dream. He still cuddles when he's tired (and he should be napping when he's in the nursery), so if he isn't asleep and he gets picked up he'll definitely snuggle into whomever's arms. I think he's winning fans there. (This is a good thing!)

I'll take a moment here to extoll the virtues of the Jack Johnson "Curious George: Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies" album. Drew loaded this on the MP3 player, and I'm so glad he did. The songs are really fun, so mellow to listen to, and the lyrics are really great. Jasper responds to this album when we play it, or when I sing to him (he likes Michael Buble too). We listen to it almost all the time. He seems to prefer it to the Sunday school songs album I have. That one is a little more peppy, where as the Jack Johnson album does give you the feeling you are rocking in a hammock. The Sharing Song is our favorite (lyrics below).

It's always more fun to share with everyone.
It's always more fun to share with everyone.
If you have two, give one to your friend.
If you have three, give one to your friend and me.

It's always more fun to share with everyone.
It's always more fun to share with everyone.
If you've got one, here is something you can learn.
You can still share, just by taking turns.

If you've got a ball, bounce it to the gang.
If there is a new kid, invite him out to hang.
If you've got one sandwich, cut that thing in half.
If you know a secret joke, tell it and share a laugh.
If you've got two drumsticks, give one to your friend.
Make one beautiful rhythm, share a beat that never ends.
And if you're feeling lonely, share time with your mom.
Share some milk and cookies and sing the sharing song.

It's always more fun to share with everyone.
It's always more fun to share with everyone.