babysitter music

Been a long time.... but had my hands full with the arrival of a new human being in our lives. It's striking just how much getting used to the simple business of being alive seems to take - that's leaving aside the mechanics of eating, sleeping and everything in between. Shouldn't be surprising, but of course if everything in the world is new you're going to be a little overwhelmed. I get overwhelmed when the sun comes out.

Anyway, just thought it was worth mentioning that one thing that seems to help smooth the existentially ruffled feathers of the wee ex-embryo is music. Most sound of any kind is better than nothing (especially for getting to sleep to) but we are slowly figuring out exactly what music floats his little boat. So far John Cage (preferably in live performance, however ropy, by his dad) and Youssou N'Dour (Egypt) seem to soothe the savage breast.