Music. It does a body good. Even the little bodies.

So as we join the ranks of the parent club in dealing with a crying baby we are finally starting to figure out what works best for Maya and what doesn't work at all. She's our little princess. See. It says so on her shirt.

I swear the kid is smart and figures us out. If something works for a few times she thinks we are playin her and fights any attempt to be soothed. Sadly I'm reminded of Maiden's "Aces High" / Churchill's speech: "We will never surrender!"

One of the things that seems to work consistently well is music. This little piece of electronic wizardry was the best Christmas present we ever got. To think it was part of a $10 or under gift exchange Mommy's family did last year.

White noise? Covered. Airplane noise? (Maya and Daddy's favorite) Covered. Better yet, I can access my entire rdio collection. Win.

The other day Maya was on a 2+ hour crying fit. She wasn't having anything calm her. Finally, Daddy at his Whit's end, put's her in her crib, put's on some Sigur Ros and turns it up to 11. Stopped crying in under 20 seconds. Fell asleep in under 10 minutes. Calm the entire time. The kid has good taste.

Hvarf-Heim is by far her favorite album. We listen to it in its entirety at least once a night.

 

For awhile there my wireless network was acting up so I had limited music options from that device. Luckily she was ok with the caramel, soothing voice of Jeff Martin and his Tea Party. It kept her satisfied.

I am disappointed to say that I now know someone who gets angry listening to the Indigo Girls. Not cool Maya. Not cool.

Another night we were having even more exaggerated fits and our beloved Sigur Ros wasn't doing the trick. Desperately I put on The Sword, Age Of Winters, more as an attempt to keep my sanity than to calm Maya. As we moshed around the room, Maya barely made it to Freya the third track. I've never seen a baby sleep so sound. \m/ \m/ Metal Rules.

We'll see how long the Sigur Ros wins last. Thank goodness they have a new album coming out this May. We might try introductions to Floyd and Radiohead this week. I wonder what she'll think of those...