Testing, testing … 1, 2, 3 …

Posted on December 23, 2009 by heatherlauraclarke

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

16 weeks, 3 days pregnant

Now that I’m in my 17th week, there is a chance — according to the all-powerful, all-knowing internet — that Little Baby can hea r.

Aughh! The pressure is on! All of those books I’ve been buying since, oh, months before I was knocked up, now need to be read. Nightly!

And music! While Darling Husband and I have a large collection of iPod earbuds, we don’t have any old-fashioned headphones.

What are you supposed to play for a yet-to-be-born baby? Classical sounds good, but I only have five or six classical songs on my iPod. It’s more along the lines of … *cough* Miley Cyrus.

If Little Baby is a girl, she will quite enjoy rocking out to Miley … and Avril … and Hilary. Yes, I know I’m 13. But if Little Baby is a boy, I think he will be righteously pissed off.

Things to do:

Download “cool” baby music of which Darling Husband will approve (i.e. Rockabye Baby Metallica)
Create baby-appropriate playlist in iTunes
Buy headphones that will fit around my stomach
Begin reading books to the baby
Begin singing to the baby (when NO ONE is around to hear!)
Watch the cursing

Category: Milestones, Second trimester, Week 17

2 Comments on “Testing, testing … 1, 2, 3 …”

lindsey
December 23, 2009

You should get the Curious George soundtrack by Jack Johnson.

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Laptops to Lullabies
December 23, 2009

Great idea! I have one of those songs on my iPod now, and it's perfect for a baby.

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

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