I have showered and put on clean clothes

It is eleven in the morning and Noah is taking a nap, it is rainy and cold outside and I am waiting for the second and third loads of laundry to be done. Monday is Laundry day. Am I doing something productive while I wait? No. I am staring at the TV watching a show geared towards stay at home moms and trying to get some tips on blogging. I have showered and put on clean clothes.
We have an extremely busy week this week with a going away party, Marti Gras gathering, Church service, and a pot-luck. Why am I telling you this? Well I have nothing else to write about, the TV show I was watching said the bloggers they interviewed posted daily, some at the same time each day, I became inspired. I am also hoping that as I type some clever line will come to me that will make you laugh, So far it is not looking good. Until that line comes to me here are five ways to keep your child and yourself entertained:

1. While eating make noises like Cookie Monster
2. Dance and/or sing for him
3. Fly him around the house like superman
4. Give them a new toy to play with
5. Take that new toy and play with it yourself

Tune in next week when I will tell you how much fun it is to take care of a four month old while fasting.

Silly Make Them Up As you Go Songs

Generally when I have house work to do I put Noah in his little chair and sit him where he can watch me and we can “talk”. This normally works out well and he is sufficiently entertained. Sometimes however he finds watching me attend to these mundane tasks less than interesting and I often have to sing/rhyme and dance to keep him from crying. Though this is a horribly inefficient way to get chores done it is amusing.

We have neglected the kitchen for the last few days. This happens when we do not put the clean dishes from the dish washer away as soon as it is done. Of all house work, I hate cleaning the kitchen the most; on the flip side it drives me batty when the kitchen is not clean. Though not batty enough to get off my duff to clean it right away. Today I reached my batty peak so after breakfast I began to cleaning. Noah found this less than a desirable way to spend a half-hour, so I found myself dancing and singing/rhyming silly make them up as you go songs while shelving clean dishes and stacking the dirty ones in the dishwasher. I began to feel as if I were channeling the Marx Brother's brand of silliness.



The dancing and singing/rhyming do not just happen during chores. They also happen at random times for a multitude of different reason but mainly because I like to make up silly songs and Noah likes to see me “dance.” I encourage this kind of behavior from all Dads. It not only entertains your child but it also reminds you not to take life so seriously. Below is one of my greatest hits, feel free to use it at the next diaper change.

You have stinky pants
So I will do the poopy dance
Lift up your left and lift up your right

(these are your legs as you hop back and forth)
What’s in that diaper will give me a fright

Repeat all lines as many times as you see fit.