The Round and Furry Song

Despite the fact that Christmas was more than 6 weeks ago, my youngest son, Ryan still insists that I sing “Silent Night” to him every night at bedtime. I don’t mind. It is my favorite Christmas carol. So, each night after reading stories and bestowing a kiss goodnight, Ryan usually makes his request for “The Christmas Song,” his name for “Silent Night.”

So I was surprised last night when he said, “Mommy will you sing the "Round and Furry" song?”

I had NO idea what he was talking about.

“Sorry, sweetie, I don’t know that song,” I explain.

“Yes, you do. You always sing it,” he scolds.

What on earth is the "Round and Furry" song???? I quickly go through a mental list of all the children songs I know. My mind is blank!

At this point Ryan starts to get aggravated. Why on earth doesn’t his mommy know the "Round and Furry" song?

But, luckily, instead of crying, he decides to sing the "Round and Furry" song for me so that I will understand.

It goes something like this:

“Silent night. Holy night. All is calm. All is bright. Round and furry mother and child.”

OH MY GOD! 

He means “Silent Night.”

I have to hide my face in his pillow to stifle the laughs. But that doesn’t work. Soon tears of laughter are streaming down my face. My other boys and Jeff come running into Ryan’s room to see what is so funny.

Oblivious to the reason for my laughter, Ryan is quite proud of himself, for making mommy laugh and drawing the attention of the entire family – and best yet – delaying bedtime.

As I fill in the rest of the family on the reason for my laughter, Jeff wisely replies, “That’s one for the baby book.”

He’s right.

And as soon as the kids are laughed out and asleep, I pull out Ryan’s baby book, happy to be adding something to the most forgotten baby book in the house. (sorry kiddo, but by the time you arrived, the house was already in chaos).

As I rifle through the pages, I find other words Ryan has mistaken in the past.

My favorite is “Last-erday” Ryan’s word for yesterday and one that I now use because I just like it better.

And then there is Water Lemon for watermelon. I think I like that one better too.

I start to think that maybe from now on, I’m going to speak solely in Kids-Speak, because  aren’t we always being told that the key to remaining young is to continue being a kid at heart?

So tonight, just like lasterday, I am going to sing Ryan the “Round and Furry” song at bedtime.

I feel younger already!!