Singing and sleeping time

I am not a great singer but I can sing well (or so I thought ;)). After all, I have been part of two music ministries for more than a decade which started by being in a choir during high school. One of the best things having this talent is its use during sleeping time. I started singing MJ to sleep when she was just a newborn. With a gentle pat at her bottom, my soft lullabies would put her to sleep in minutes. I'm amazed at how fast it would work. No long back-braking dancing and rocking to sleep and no hysteria or wailing. I used this method until she was 3 years old when she has started humming herself to sleep. Also used this method to put Ysa and Sarhi to sleep. They also can easily sleep on their own.

Because they have been exposed to music while still young, singing is part of their daily activity. Okay, fine, I can't take full credit for this because Jojo is also a drummer. So you can imagine when they would start singing at the top their voices. I'm proud to say they are not "sintonado" or out of tune. There was even one time when MJ was so angry at Ysa who was playing with an out-of-tune toy organ. She said it hurts her ears hearing the toy playing. Aha, an ear for the right sound! Another great thing is that they (including the 2yo Sarhi) can easily pick up the tune of a new song they'd hear. And expect to hear it for the next few days. The only downside for this is when they'd still be singing at bedtime, can't easily put them down, can I?! ;)