{"id":13137,"date":"2015-11-23T07:55:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=13137"},"modified":"2023-08-17T21:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T02:32:37","slug":"malibag-songs-babies-and-a-reason-to-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/11\/23\/malibag-songs-babies-and-a-reason-to-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mailbag: Songs, Babies, and a Reason to Celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I&#8217;ve been using Mondays to clean out my mailbox. Today&#8217;s post is all about babies, songs, and reasons to celebrate!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mailbag-Mondays.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mailbag-Mondays.png?resize=900%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mailbag Mondays - Our answers to readers&#039; questions\" width=\"900\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mailbag-Mondays.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mailbag-Mondays.png?resize=300%2C107&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mailbag-Mondays.png?resize=250%2C89&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question: Lyrics for your baby song?<\/h2>\n<p>Hi, Jennifer.<\/p>\n<p>I was looking up <strong>parodies to Disney\u2019s Snowman song<\/strong> today and came across your baby one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SZBw869ErM0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s my favorite by far. Very well done! <strong>Any chance you will share the lyrics?<\/strong> My husband and I have been married for a little over a year now and are ready to start attempting to create our own brood.<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t looked at your website in depth yet, but it looks to me like you homeschool. <strong>We were both homeschooled and plan to homeschool as well. <\/strong>\ud83d\ude42 I can\u2019t wait to see what I can learn about parenting from your website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a blessed Thanksgiving!<\/strong><br \/>\nAlisha<\/p>\n<h2>Answer: I&#8217;m happy to share! <\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m so glad you found us, Alisha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve posted the lyrics to that song on my other website<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lovinglifeathome.com\/2014\/03\/22\/do-you-wanna-have-a-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loving Life at Home<\/a>. Just follow <a href=\"http:\/\/lovinglifeathome.com\/2014\/03\/22\/do-you-wanna-have-a-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a> to find them.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also uploaded a printable version, per the request of a reader who wanted to <strong>sing the song at a baby shower<\/strong> she was hostessing. If you&#8217;d like to download that PDF, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinglifeathome.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/do-you-wanna-have-a-baby.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am really missing the baby days at our house!<\/strong> Our youngest (Abby) turned five in April. Isn&#8217;t she looking grown up?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_8480-e1448285429277.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Abigail - 2015\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I already have six grandbabies &#8212; all boys! <strong>The newest was born just a few weeks ago<\/strong>. His name is Noah. Isn&#8217;t he a sweetheart?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?resize=1080%2C810&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Noah - 2015\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12244457_915751341811451_2238428203536886247_o.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As long as we are on the topic of babies, I want to give everybody a heads-up about a new series we&#8217;ll be starting on the blog after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Keeping-Christ-in-Christmas.png?resize=900%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Keeping Christ in Christmas - A blog series to help us focus our hearts on the real reason we celebrate.\" width=\"900\" height=\"297\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Keeping-Christ-in-Christmas.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Keeping-Christ-in-Christmas.png?resize=300%2C99&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Keeping-Christ-in-Christmas.png?resize=250%2C83&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we deal with all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I don&#8217;t want us to lose sight of that Babe in the manger. 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