Wednesday, May 23, 2007

I love that Evelyn has a natural affinity of music. She likes to hear it, she likes to make it and she likes to dance to it. I often play cd's in the car, look at the rear-view mirror and see her bopping her head to a song. Sometimes it sounds like she's yelling in the backseat and I realize she's just boisterously singing along. She has been drawn to it since as long as I've known her. Before Evelyn was born she heard the muffled noises of a Pixies and Wilco concert. I sang to her the same few songs every day while she was growing in my tummy and after she was born it was obvious that she was familiar with those songs. She'd quiet down and listen intently when I sang them to her. There have been countless times when the only thing that could soothe her was a lullaby. She's been to concerts and festivals out of the womb, too. When listening to albums she claps her hands between tracks and often says, "that was really good song" or "i wanna hear song again, mommy". Listening to music is her last request before falling asleep at night. During the day there are often too many other choices that occupy her time and busyness, but when we do sit down and listen to something I can see it in her face that it touches her soul in much the same way it does mine. I am so proud to have a little music lover.
3 Month-old Evelyn taking a milk break at Red Rocks to see Wilco.
She fell asleep half way through the show.


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