The Wheels on the Bus

We all know that classic song, The Wheels on the Bus. Some of the lyrics are standard:

The wheels on the bus go round and round

The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish

The driver on the bus goes move on back

The doors on the bus go open and shut

The money on the bus goes clink clink clink

(Personally, I think this should be changed, but to what? Tap tap tap in Boston, zing zing zing in New York City?)

The children on the bus go up and down

The baby on the bus goes wah wah wah 

There are some variations. The mommy on the bus might go shh shh shh. 

One musician I know says the mommy on the bus goes I love you, the daddy goes shh shh shh, and the nanny goes sit back down. I like that one.

The other night at a neighborhood sing-a-long I heard one that I'd never heard before. My former boss, the sweetest woman you will ever meet, busted out:

The parents on the bus go that's okay, that's okay, that's okay.

The mom sitting next to me and I looked at each other and I whispered, "That's not what I would say!" We had a good chuckle, then continued singing.

To each his own. It's a fun song, no matter who's riding the bus.

The Brother

Ah, The Brother. We don't call him The Brother anymore. He has all sorts of nicknames, the current favorite being Grayson. Grayson is Theo's alter ego; the one who is awake when he's supposed to be sleeping. The one who bats the spoon away when he's supposed to be eating. The one who bites shoulders. I don't use Grayson so much--somewhere along the line, I started calling him Bup. Bup is naughty and cute at the same time. Theo should be sleeping for 2 hours, but wakes up after 45 minutes-Bup! Buppa! He's so cute, you just can't stay mad.

Little Bup is 8 months old now. Where has the time gone?

Great Idea?

Check out this cool bathroom stall--it was in an airport somewhere. California? In any case, seems like it could be a great thing for moms. Do they have them in the men's bathroom? Hopefully the baby wouldn't get freaked out (or splashed) by the automatic flusher. Hmm, maybe it's not such a good idea. Thoughts?

Nanny Ambivalence

Aurora wants to tell me how she feels, but she lets me down easy. "Alex, I like Mary Poppins and Maria (from The Sound of Music) better than...the nannies in our real lives."