July 21, 2008
my morning jacob
since the end of seminary, i've been taking jake to school nearly daily
whereas L and I used to try to split the taking and picking him up around 50/50. i have a few extra hours in my workday now that i'm not having to squeeze in classes so i've been getting up and at'em just a bit later and getting to work right around 8 am. lately, jake will wake up on his own while i'm fixing a bite of breakfast and i'll tell him to go to the bathroom and try to get himself dressed and ready and he's able to do it pretty well! some days he picks quite the combo of clothes (i had to say no to the red pants and brown/orange shirt combo), but it amazes me that he's able to put it all together.
we hop in the car (making sure not to forget his 'poptart' (cereal bar) and milk), roll the windows down, and look for some tunes. jake's favorite of all is still 'curious george music' - aka jack johnson - so whenever i see him on the xm dial, i flip it over there for him. whether he knows it or not, jake is growing up with a pretty good music education. be it can't miss classics (aerosmith, skynyrd, or led zep) or the best of today's modern alternative rock (death cab, coldplay, wilco, or the raconteurs), jake is learning lots (and yes, it's not too loud).
Posted by smc at July 21, 2008 09:57 AMthey are just amazing and are absolutely wonderful :)
Posted by: KG at July 23, 2008 11:14 AMI think it's fantastic that you're educating him in the ways of good music now. I’ve loved music for as long as I can remember. I distinctly recall that when I was 4 my brother used to complain “we want to hear Michael Jackson singing, not you” when I would sing over the radio. I owe my parents a serious debt of gratitude for their playing of classic rock and classical, respectively (and not the ‘respectively’ you’re probably thinking – my dad was the classical buff), all through my childhood. These genres are dear to my heart even now. Keep up the good work, and it warms my heart to hear he’s enjoying it. :)
I was alerted to the existence of the "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions" albums the other day and thought of this post. I am morbidly curious as to what the Radiohead one in particular sounds like.
