Ants go marching
Does your little one have a favorite song or lullaby that helps them fall asleep or do you have one from your childhood. I don’t know how it started, but my husband and I started singing the Ants Go Marching Song for Gabby and it seems to really put her to sleep when she is really fussy.
The ants go marching 1 by 1 – Hurray Hurray, The ants go marching 1 by 1 – Hurray Hurray.
The ants go marching 1 by 1 the little one stops to suck his thumb and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
The ants go marching 1 by 1 the little one stops to suck his thumb and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
The ants go marching 2 by 2 – Hurray Hurray, The ants go marching 2 by 2 – Hurray Hurray.
The ants go marching 2 by 2 the little one stops to tie his shoe and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
The ants go marching 2 by 2 the little one stops to tie his shoe and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
Whenever I am trying to get her to sleep or even in the car this song always seems to help her out. I rub her back and sing the song in a soft tone (or louder if she is crying) and it calms her down pretty quick. It’s amazing what one song can do.
My favorite one is 7:
The ants go marching 7 by 7 – Hurray Hurray, The ants go marching 7 by 7 – Hurray Hurray.
The ants go marching 7 by 7 the little one stops to say hello to Great-Grandma and Grandpa’s in heaven and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
The ants go marching 7 by 7 – Hurray Hurray, The ants go marching 7 by 7 – Hurray Hurray.
The ants go marching 7 by 7 the little one stops to say hello to Great-Grandma and Grandpa’s in heaven and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.
Hopefully she will remember this when she gets older.
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2 comments:
Keep singing to her! I remember one day when I sang 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' to S. for the umpteenth time, she began to do the spider motions! And just the other night, I was singing 'I'm a Little Teapot' and she put her hands on her hips for the handle! We think it's just going in one ear and out the other, but they are learning something. :-)
How funny...the ant song is the same one that always put our first son to sleep! I think it was the rhythm that got him. We also choose a lullaby for each of our children. We are still trying to pick one for Baby #3.
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