First Time Mamacita: Our (Hopefully) Musical Daughter

I know I said I would blog about the cool baby stuff we were given at the shower but I'm too lazy to take photos right now... that being said, I did have three particular items on the registry that I really wanted and I received all three:

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions
Thanks to Jessica for Queen, Elaine for Journey and Henry for Weezer!

I found these albums on Amazon and thought my kid has to have these. Not only are they my favorite bands but they are kid friendly! I really do hope that my kid loves Queen, Journey and Weezer as much as I do. In fact, I hope she is very much interested in music as her dad is. I sing to her when I'm driving alone or in the shower and she seems to be dancing in utero when Johnny plays jazz saxophone...

We've recently been talking about our musical influences were growing up and how it's shaped us today. As for me, I remember my dad jamming out to Queen, The Beach Boys and other classic rock bands every time we were in the car. My mom would blast Vicente Fernandez, Ana Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Juan Gabriel, Selena, Gloria Trevi and mariachi classics every Saturday morning while cleaning the house. All of Johnny's siblings have know how to play one or more instruments and Johnny himself has 11 different instruments at home. Johnny really wants Emilia to play the violin or classical guitar. I, on the other hand, want her to play electric guitar or piano. I guess when the time comes, she'll favor her own instrument and want to play it on her terms.

In the mean time, I was thinking about some songs I hope she grows up with. I would really like to make her a mix tape in the future for her to actually listen to the lyrics. I'm sure I'll keep adding to the list, but the following songs have always brought a smile to my face and made me reflect about my life and how I've gotten to where I am now. I thought I would share it and if you have any you think I should add, leave a comment!

The Middle – Jimmy Eat World