Up,Up,Up

Jacob loves music. Jacob loves to dance.

He currently has two favorite songs that he can let us know he would like to listen to.  First, a Justin Bieber song , Pray.  I'm convinced Jacob likes this song because we have the music video on iTunes. He will climb up in the office chair and sit in front of the computer screen for 3.5 minutes and watch Just Bieber sing and the pictures and video flash across the screen.  Occasionally he'll sway back and forth.  When ever Jacob wants to watch the video he asks for "be-be". Sounds a little bit like baby - but we know what he's trying to say. 

I used this opportunity to teach Jacob how we pray. By holding our hands together and closing our eyes. He still can't do both at the same time... but it's cute to watch him try.   Nothing like using main stream music to teach, right?

And then... there's Katy Perry's Firework. 

Jacob LOVES this song!

There are hand motions involved for fireworks and the line make them go 'oh,oh oh' as you shoot across the sky {Jacob has decided that up, up, up works instead of oh, oh, oh} He opens and closes his fists to indicate fireworks, and then raises his hands above his head, and holds them there for a while.

Jacob can't say firework yet, so he stretches his hands high above his head and repeats "up, up, up" until we put on Katy Perry. We can be at home, in the car or in a doctor's office waiting room and Jacob will decide he wants to dance to this song. There is jumping involved, a little skipping, waving hands, swinging hips, bouncing, clapping hands, a head nod or two and occasionally an attempt at singing - all with a big smile.

This morning I went into Jacob's room when he woke up, and he was standing in his crib, hands above his head telling me up, up, up.  :)  I asked our house guest if she cared for some music this morning.  After the confirmation that music would be good energy we turned iTunes on and turned up the speakers.  Jacob was bouncing in his crib, running around and doing his firework hand motions all at the same time.

Wish I had this kids energy when my eyes open in the morning.