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Saturday
Jan222011

Sunshine

 

You are My Sunshine is a special anthem of love in our family.

G's Grandpa Lee has sung it to generations of Lee family babies (and grown ups, too). Probably we're not alone there. 

It's a good song.

Maybe that's why this did such a great job of warming the cockles of our snow-day, stuck inside hearts:

Oh my goodness. 

I can see why programs like Roots of Empathy have come up with the innovative idea of inviting babies and their mothers in the classroom to help prevent/reduce bullying and encourage empathy and kindness. Just softens the heart right up. 

p.s. I love studying babies but, help me Rhonda, sometimes it makes my uterus ache a little.

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Reader Comments (8)

i could watch that video one million times and not tire of it. i do not want another baby, but when i see that video, i think maybe, for five minutes, i do.

01.22.2011 | Unregistered Commenterandrea

Between this and the newborn I shot today, WOWZA. It is a good thing that my husband is not home, or I might be a begging for a little reversal and another one of those things. Man, they sure do make you smile, don't they? No matter what kind of day you're having.

01.22.2011 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

Oh my goodness. I wish someone would invent a remote control that would let us rewind and visit our babies for a few minutes a day. And then fast forward through potty-training...

01.22.2011 | Unregistered CommenterGabi

Oh, my. Such a sweet baby. Whenever I see videos like this I wonder why I didn't turn the camera on and record my babies all day long. Sigh. My mom sings a special song to each set of grandchildren every time she talks to them. Our song is "You Are My Sunshine."

01.23.2011 | Unregistered CommenterLinsey

Yep, thats what I sang to my kids every night too. Its definately a family fav. I love that sign and that beautiful baby!!! Sweet, sweet, sweet!

01.23.2011 | Unregistered CommenterLiz

My husband doesn't sing. DOESN'T. But this was his anthem to all of our babies. And so it's extra special to me, too.

01.23.2011 | Unregistered CommenterJenny

Thanks so much for sharing this! It made me smile and filled me with longing for my babies! Sigh.

01.23.2011 | Unregistered Commenterrobin

That video is one of the reasons why I am still changing diapers and not going to grad school. Six kids later and my uterus is still aching. Does it ever stop? I just love babies SO much!

01.29.2011 | Unregistered CommenterSusie

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