Bubbly.

When I was pregnant with Ella, I discovered this song by Colbie Caillat. I fell instantly in love with it. The lyrics...the meaning....everything about it made me excited about my growing baby & my soon-to-be-moment of becoming a Mother. {In fact I love this song so much, that when we we're pregnant with Ryder, I wanted to call the bub CAPRI if it was to be another girl. We had a boy! And I'm pretty sure we're done with having kids...but if by any chance another little girl enters our life....I'm still sticking with the name! Love it!}

Anyways...where was I? Once Ella was born, life got busy & different....and that song was no longer played over & over again! BUT....I then discovered another of Colbie's songs: Bubbly. And again, I fell in love with the lyrics & feel of the song. With Ella just a few weeks old, I would play it to her to settle her whenever she was fussy. {We're a very music orientated family}. It became HER song. To me, that song was all for Ella. I made a video of her first year of life in early 2009 & used it as the theme song. She was my 'bubbly'.

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A few months ago, I was streaming songs from my iPhone to the car radio as we were driving somewhere. Bubbly came on. I explained to Ella that I used to play this song to her LOTS when she was a tiny baby. I told her that it reminded me of her, because she makes me smile. She makes me feel bubbly to be her Mum. She liked that! It became her new favourite, and every time we got in the car, she would ask for "the song you used to play me when I was little."

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Yesterday afternoon, Ella asked if I would put some music on so she could dance :) At first we danced to Jason Derulo, then a song from the Tangled soundtrack, next came BUBBLY. I sat down and observed my little girl. She spun & twirled & danced with purpose. She sang with passion & moved so unco-ordinately yet so gracefully! I smiled at her. She made me feel bubbly.

I looked over at Ryder and had to pinch myself that Ella too, was that little, just a few short years ago.

Gosh time is flying by. One minute I'm stroking my first born's baby face & singing her a recent hit.....then the next minute, she's four and dancing to the very same song.

Not a baby anymore...not even a toddler....but a big, beautiful, BUBBLY, dancing girl!!!

Lounge-room dancing to Bubbly. 2012. Is there a certain song that reminds you of your kids? Does anyone else feel like time is just fanging' by way too quickly?

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[x S.K.K x]

She sure has your spirit <3

[Gab]

Each of my specials have a song :) There is something magical about choosing a song for your child. I love Colbie Callait and just before my partner passed I stumbled across her and the very last song I ever 'made' him listen too was 'Capri' that song now means more to me than ever before as I was pregnant with my little princess Ryali when he passed... That song isn't Ryali's song but a song for her pregnancy :) xx