My Baby Likes Britney

My baby likes Britney.

I have heard from many people and have read in books that some of the sounds that baby can hear while in the womb can be used to comfort him when he's in the outside world. This is why they recommend that the father talks to the baby and the mom is told to read to her baby out loud. I've read stories where a woman would watch the same soap opera every afternoon. When her baby was born, she would find that as soon as the theme song came on to her favorite show, the baby was pacified and went to sleep.

All of these studies are well and good and I believe that they do have some weight. I just wonder if I'm doing any damage? I have read it's good to talk to the baby, and to laugh.. But I haven't really read that you should boogey down.

You see, I have a bad habit of having my own mini "concerts" in the car whenever I'm driving. I just got a hold of the new Britney Spears cd called "Circus". This is by no means an intellectual compilation full of thoughts and great ideas. This is a Pop album. It's so pop you could call it Bubblegum. But I can't stop listening to it! I love it! I'm addicted. I listen to it on my way to work and on my way home. I can't seem to find anything on the radio (coincidentally) and end up listening to it again, and again. I need therapy.

There is this one particular song that I really like the beat of. I turn it up pretty loud and put on my concert. Hey, at least when I have a Britney Spears concert I'm really singing. She's famous for lip syncing!! So anyway.. I have discovered that baby loves this particular song that I'm digging. It's called "Phonography". Sounds pretty innocent, right? Wrong.

Here are some of the lyrics:

"Let's talk about biology
Make believe you're next to me
Phonography, phonography
Talk that sexy talk to me
Better make sure that the line is green
Keep it confidential, you and me
Phonography, phonography
Dirty talk and call it phonography (Hey!)"

That sounds pretty raunchy, huh? It's definitely not the worst song I've ever sung to our boy... But it has such a great beat to it, it really seem to get him jamming. Especially first thing in the morning on the way to work!! He really gets into it! I can feel him swimming or punching or kicking, or jumping jacks.. Whatever he's doing in there. Kyle compared feeling him to what he imagines a bag of squirming worms would feel like. Ha!! I find that funnny, cuz it really does kind of feel like a soft bag of squiggly worms!

I know I can change the music I'm exposing my fetus to... But I don't want to. Like I said, I'm addicted to the cd. I wonder if I'll have to play the cd for his lullaby music? That would push it too far, wouldn't it? Time for lamo songs like "Mary Had a Little Lamb" or this little lamb won't be sleeping without pulsating beats of "dirty talking phonography"!!