We Like That Baby Stuff
We like music almost as much as we like books in this household. Actually, it just depends on what we’re doing whether we would choose books over music or music over books. Sometimes we’ve got music on while we’re reading books. In the car, I prefer music as reading while moving makes me physically ill. BigBrother, however, doesn’t seem to have this problem. Yet. He can read and groove at the same time.
When it comes to television, BigBrother likes shows and/or movies that allow him to groove a little bit. That’s why That Baby DVD was a big hit with this kid. And this mom. I knew that I would like it when I was contacted by the Parent Bloggers Network to review the DVD and CD. I mean, music made popular by Joni Mitchell, The Pretenders and, oh, oh!, Fleetwood Mac?! That my child would supposedly like?! Sign me up!
But you never know how kids are going to react to certain things. He’s a butt-shaker when it comes to music. He likes songs that make him dance. I wasn’t sure that he was going to “feel” the “mellow” of these songs. But I put it in the DVD player and we sat down on the couch together to share the experience. And the kid was intrigued. Whew.
As with anything we watch on television, I talked the entire time to keep him engaged. During the first song (which I was totally digging, by the way), some trees are moving in a circular fashion. The trees are all different from one another; one has autumn leaves, another is covered with red hearts and one is a purple tree with circles. As we’re learning about shapes right now (and arguing that all colors are not, in fact, green), he really liked this particular part of the video.
One song that I expected to hate but ended up laughing at/with and loving was “Brass in my Pocket” (originally made popular by The Pretenders; you know it, trust me). I like the song. But… when it started… there were children… lip-syncing. And I cringed. I don’t like lip-syncing in normal, everyday music videos and most of those artists are trained to lip-sync properly. Kids? Well, let’s just say I was watching their mouths and dying inside. For a little bit. Until my son started laughing. And then he got off the couch and started dancing with the kids who were not only lip-syncing but dancing around in typical kid-style dance. He would look back at me, big grin on his face, and shake his little but. He even sang along at one point, informing me that, “I special!” Yes, Bubba, you’re special. And so, by the end of the song, I wasn’t horrified by lip-syncing children. (Even if that one little girl was a little over the top for me.) Instead, I was laughing with my son and shaking my own pregnant butt. On the couch.
BigBrother also really enjoyed the alphabet and numbers segments. As the parent, I was pleased to see that they went through the alphabet and the numbers slow enough that BigBrother could join in and say the next letter without being rushed but not so slow that you wondered if your DVD player had stopped functioning. It was an appropriate pause! Good job!
0Some things I really dig about That Baby DVD? The inside cover of the DVD gave some specific reasonings as to why songs were chosen and what went into making the video. Now, granted, BigBrother isn’t going to find interest in that kind of information. But as a parent and a music lover, I was thoroughly intrigued! As the liner says, there’s more information on the website. And, AND! Do you know my favorite part of the whole thing? This little quote (found on their details page) that means a million bucks to any parent:
If your discs get scratched, stepped on, dropped under the car seat, or smeared with peanut butter, we’ll replace Them, free of charge. We have kids too. We know how it is.
Okay, so not a million bucks. But $34.95 if you buy That Baby DVD and That Baby CD together. (As for the CD? Perfect (PERFECT) for car trips and includes three more songs than the video. I strongly suggest buying both.) BUT OH! WAIT! Want 20% off? (Christmas is coming. Christmas is coming.) Simply visit the site, order the video and enter the coupon code: PBN. That gets you 20% off of your purchase. Who doesn’t love a sale?
Intrigued yet? (I would be.) I’m embedding the video below. (If it doesn’t work, hit up their details page and watch it over there!) But before I do, I have to say: we’re fans. BigBrother wanted to watch the entire video, all the way through the credits. (Usually, by the time credits roll, he’s ready for something else.) That Baby CD is in the car and, yes, I’ve listened to it when my child wasn’t present. BigBrother refers to That Baby DVD as “Dancing Kid Song” and has asked for it on his own a few times since we’ve received it. I don’t have a problem letting him watch it… even with the lip-syncing.
(If you’re wondering what other Mamas and Kids are thinking, hit up the Parent Bloggers Network Campaign Launch post for That Baby DVD!)
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Thanks for the kind words and best of luck with the new baby!
Rob and Lisi Wolf
Creators of That Baby DVD and That Baby CD
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