I'm not gonna sit
here and tell you my kid is a genius. Kid beats the
shit out of whatever is in front of her and she
happened to hit 6 notes in a row that I could
actually turn into a song...
...but that is
pretty fun. And of course if she does end up being a
piano player (or musical at all) this will be a very
cool first video for her.
As you can imagine
as Vienna approaches 7 months she is becoming far more
adventurous and learning by the second. It has taken
all of my restraint to not post entry after entry of
her doing what every baby does in their first year of
life (and I do mean every). Doesn't mean my
harddrives aren't filled with that footage, but I'm
trying to keep The Journey as varied as possible. This
is actually a great month for that and even this video
of Vienna is quite different than what most parents
post.
Man, why do
I keep defending this shit. LOL.
Seriously,
everytime I show a video of Vienna I write this
long boring paragraph. Hmmmm. I know what it is.
Imagine a guy holding 35 cardboard boxes he's
determined not to drop. He drops one here and there,
but explains that he's actually delivering those. Why?
Because he told people he wouldn't drop them. I told
all you wankers I wouldn't make The Journey a
BABY SITE EXTRAVAGANZA so I pick and choose
carefully and deliver what I think is actually
interesting.
However the real
reason it's so difficult? I'm basically a stay-at-home
father right now. So since The Journey has
always been documenting my life... that
actually IS my life. I freaking ADORE each day
I have. It's a spectacular gift to be able to
share these moments with Vienna as they are as
fleeting as every parent says. So yeah. Back to the
song...
Catch shit right?
Her little 6 note part was frighteningly accurate for
a "kid song".
<Baa-baa-baa...
ba-ba-ba!>
It's like she
ripped it right from a kid song. I mean,
I know it's a total coincidence and I know I
changed the speed to get the rhythm right but, shit,
maybe my kid is a genius! HAAAAAAAAAA. But we do spend
quite a bit of time in front of the piano and she
loves whacking at those keys. I'm surprised how hard
she's able to hit them without hurting
herself.
But finally, know
this: I won't push these things on her in the least.
It's our job as parents to introduce her to everything
I possibly can and support what sticks. That's
how she'll gain the confidence in her abilities: by
finding them in her own time. In that respect?
I was very lucky as a kid. This pic was taken in
late spring 1979 when I was 3 at
pre-school:
I found very
quickly that I could hear a song, and figure it out on
the piano...and then I did. A bunch. And when
I found out I could do other things?
I did. A bunch. At no time did I feel like
I had to do one or the other, I followed my
heart. You'd be amazed at how many children
DON'T get this opportunity. Your kids tell you
who they are over and over if you simply
listen...
Vienna, today
I listened to you make a song. I can't wait
to see what you'll do tomorrow,
