That's what I sing to Rachel after her bath. She gets so unhappy when I hoist her out of the tub and towel her off, probably because the bathroom is so cold -- it fronts directly outside and we have no insulation.
So, I wrap her up quickly in her flower towel and then sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider verrry sloowwwly. She smiles. Then we go faster! And faster! And faster! "OK, Rachel," I say before speeding up. "We're gonna try it a little faster because I think you're old enough, OK?" Ready, set, GO!!!
She ends up giggling by the end of it.
The song brings me back to my time in Africa, in the first village I stayed in called Keetmanshoop. I taught at the "colored" school, and one of the things I did was sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to large groups of kids, hand motions and all. "OK, kids, get your spiders ready!" I'd say. Then I'd lead them all in song. There's even a picture of me doing it, in a dress and long, long hair.
And now, 18 years later, I'm singing the same song to my own wonderful daughter. I thought it would happen, someday, vaguely, but the reality is so sweet.
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you're such a good mom!
ReplyDeletelately lady gogo has a real aversion to getting dressed as well as getting her diaper changed. she has a total meltdown and tries to get away.
yeah, I've heard that girls around 2 and 3 want to be naked all the time, especially when it's warm. Wait until summer, when our girls prance around in just a diaper!:)
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