A few years ago, I wrote a post about my pregnancy songs that spontaneously come to my mind when I thought about each of my unborn children. I wondered whether one would come to me for Benjamin too and it did and it's a beauty, the whole thing. It called All of Me by John Legend. The lyrics are so perfect for my Benjamin, my pregnancy and the insanity of having a fourth child. Here are some of my favorite lyrics:
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you
How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you
Give me all of you
Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard
A few months after Benjamin was born, we were driving to Utah and he started crying. We had a long road trip ahead of us and I quickly tried all the things I could think of to try to soothe him. Nothing worked and Dave and I were both starting to worry about the fact that we had over ten driving hours left. Then I remembered Benjamin's song and told Dave to play it on the radio. He did and to our surprise Benjamin quieted down immediately and fell right to sleep. We were shocked and even more shocked when three other times during the same road trip the same scenario repeated itself—Benjamin getting fussy and the song calming him immediately. It seems he approves of his song as well.
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