Music for Baby.

When I don't want to think about words and just relax. I pop in the soundtrack from Curious George. Make sure it's the one from Jack Johnson. He has such a soothing voice and I'm sure that he will lull little Anna back to sleep.

great idea :)

I like to sing so I purchased a CD of the "Sound of Music" soundtrack (no Itunes in 1999) and sang along to it while hanging out with my daughter. We also enjoyed dancing to the music of the Candian group Great Big Sea "Rant and Roar" particularly -- they do upbeat versions of old sea shanties.
I love you layout idea and will try it -- I also think it would be fun to put together a CD as a baby gift for my cousin who is due in April. THANKS for the great ideas!

So many great ideas and new music to investigate - thank you! I also added the complete list of music on my iMix and I think I fixed the direct link as well.

great mix..there's another song that's really pretty by Loudon Wainwright called Daughters.

Ali, My daughter (now 8) loved and still loves
Teaching Peace by Red Grammer. I wouldn't say all of the songs were great for bedtime, but a nice mix of upbeat and relaxing. Many of the songs have a beautiful message. This would be a great choice for Simon as well. Here is a list of some of the song titles from the album. . .I hope you give it a try. . .you won't be disappointed! (:
Teaching Peace
I Think Your'e Wonderful
Hooray for the World
With Two Wings
See Me Beautiful
Listen
Barnyard Boogie
Peace,
Traci

yay! I'm so glad someone passed Renee and Jeremy on to you! I use their music for slideshows of our itty bitty clients. It took me a while to get through "Welcome to this world" without crying.

"Baby Don't You Cry" aka The Pie Song from the movie Waitress.
"Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon
"Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

A couple more random songs to check out
Alison Krauss's version of Baby Mine is awesome. As is Dar Williams, "The One Who Knows"

colbie calliat - she is awesome and it is just the best cd. My little girl loves listening to her. Oh and Lenka has some good soothing songs too.

LOVE IT! I never knew that about Itunes either! How absolutely cool!

Capri by Colby Caillat is one of my favorites. I listen to it all the time. The first part of the song goes
she holds her belly tight all through the night just so she knows she's sleeping softly.
Its a great baby song.

my fave song that I've shared with my daughter has been Free Falling (I like Tom Petty's version best but John Mayer's is pretty, too.) My little girl is 2 now, but we listened to this so many times (and I've sang it so many times) that she can sing most of the words by herself. Very sweet.

A third vote for Linda Ronstadt's Dedicated to the one I love---heard it playing in a toy store initially & HAD to have it! Sweet music! Here's an amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Dedicated-One-Love-Linda-Ronstadt/dp/B001CBW14Y/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238436054&sr=8-1
Love the bunny! I knit a little bunny for my 2nd baby out of angora plucked from our own angora bunny (they're bred to not have much feeling in their skin, so when pulling their shedding hair, it doesn't hurt them---they just sit in your lap, content!), then spun the angora fuzz for the yarn to knit the toy bunny! fun memories!!

(shoot - the comment above by nisa fiin was not by nisa fiin, i'm so sorry!) i forgot to sign out of our dares account. oops. you can delete it.

As far as for around the house when he was a wee bit, just whatever was on the radio - although he seemed to have a preference for the oldies station... he liked his 50's and 60's music LOL
Now anything that he can wiggle his little butt to, he likes.
But for quiet times as a newborn and even now 20 months later... he has always listened to Rockaby baby cd's- lullaby renditions of different rock bands... Nick's favorite is the Eagles, Radiohead and No Doubt
They have tons of others including Metallica, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, AC/DC, Coldplay, The Cure, Floyd, Zepplin, U2 and the Rolling Stones... there are more but I can't think of all of them.. here is a link to the complete list
http://www.rockabyebabymusic.com/ecom2/index.php/catalog/category/view/limit/all/p/1/id/3/
As soon as we turn those on, my son either climbs up on the couch to snuggle with me... or goes in his room and snuggles in his quiet area :)

What a great idea....I print out the itunes covers all the time, and it never occurred to me use one on a scrapbook page.
I have some lovely songs to recommend:
1. "I Bid You Goodnight" - Nicolette Larson from her "Sleep, Baby Sleep" album with Linda Ronstadt doing the harmony;
2. "Little Road to Bethlehem" - Shawn Colvin from the "Holiday Songs and Lullabies" album;
3. "Watching the River Run" by Loggins and Messina;
4. "Halley Came to Jackson" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (one of my all-time favorites).
My twenty year old still loves all these songs. Have fun!

Try "Itsy Bitsy Spider" by Carly Simon
it's a baby fav. in our house
you are such an awesome mom and role model for us. the little things you give us mean a lot. thanks

Ok, so I just read through every comment--LOL No one mentioned my favorite artist which is Jim Brickman. His piano playing is so wonderful and he has a Disney Hits CD that I listen to before bed. And I'm 35!

Stevie Wonder has some great songs. Isn't she lovely is prefect for hanging together, but too fast for sleeping.