Maddie and Me and Country Music

Maddie sleeps a lot in the swing by our TV...so I like to turn on some music in the background. In the last 6 weeks I have found the only station in the wide variety of Satellite TV Music stations that we will listen to is the Country Music station. Why? Because every other genre drastically changes the volumes during songs and from song to song. I even tried the classical music station - the crescendos would startle her so much that her swing would jerk! Don't even get me started on the Top 40, Modern Rock, or R&B Stations - those are the worst. Every 2 minutes, some shrieking woman starts belting out a song 20 dB higher than the normal volume of her background singers.

Not good when you are trying to get a baby to sleep.....for longer than 5 minutes. Where is the Dave Matthews Band Station?!?

Country Music however, seems to be at the same volume, all the time. Save for the occasional Carrie Underwood tune - but even that isn't too bad.

Therefore, Maddie and I have become Country Music fans, having a daily dance party to the likes of Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, and Lady Antebellum, just to name a few.

Try it sometime...you might go country yourself.

During our dance party today - I thought I would take a picture to show you how big she is getting. She's over 11 lbs now - doc visit tomorrow to get the official number! :-)