As any mom can attest, when your baby is crying, you’ll do just about anything to make him stop…regardless of how silly you look.  For me, that definitely includes singing and dancing around the house while bouncing Maxwell on my shoulder.  His favorite song?  Rockin’ Robin.  I have no idea why I started singing it but one day I was desperate to quiet him down and it just popped in my head.  Now, whenever he starts to get fussy, I can start singing Rockin’ Robin and bouncing him around to the beat and he’ll stop crying.  It’s actually pretty funny how it works almost every time.  I guess you could say it’s “our song.”  Maybe Maxwell finds my lovely singing voice soothing…or maybe he just likes the way I say “Tweet Tweet!”.   🙂

Rockin’ Robin

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin’ their wings singing go bird go

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
Yeah yeah

Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand
Told them how to do the bob and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriol

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

In other news, look who Maxwell got to meet yesterday!  His Aunt Jenny!  He loved getting to snuggle with her.

Maxwell, Robert and I are all sending a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to you today, Jenny!!