Sunshine On My Shoulders Makes Me Happy

I'm really happy that  the sun is out and we have been able to get out of the house more with Clover.  She hasn't gotten out very much because of the flu going around or the weather and now we are ready for some fun.  This weekend we got out to a park in town and had a quick lunch and a stroll.  It was down by the river and a little windy, so we had to get going.  Today it is in the 70's and we got out for a bit.   We went and checked out a nursery for childcare for when I go back to work.  The daycare was nice and had such a peaceful enviroment for infants.  The other babies there were so cute and well developed.  I think Clover will benefit from me going back to work so she can have the kind of interaction that she needs full time.

This last week, Clover has really stepped up her babbling.  She is making lots of new sounds with her mouth and has been very curious about different noises. When she hears a door open  in another room, she looks to see who is coming.  She is really loving her books and will look at them on her own for a good while.  She holds the back of the book up with her feet sometimes. Clover has been sleeping for 10-11 hours a night, eating rice cereal and a little fruit and vegetables every day. She loves bananas the most, but eats everything she has tried.  Johnny brought me some books on making baby food from scratch and I am going to start that this week. She is sitting up really good now in her bumbo chair.

She is also outgrowing a lot of her baby gear.  She is getting too big for her swing and her bouncy seat.  I guess that means it is time for more new stuff.  I decided I am getting her a v-tech laptop for Easter.  I'm still looking for a good toy cell phone for her age.  I haven't found anything that I really like, but she needs one soon because she is so interested in mine.

Clover had a few visits this last week. Uncle Sean, Auntie Lisa and Grandma King all came.  We went to visit Uncle Michael and cousin Olivia...we left with a jogging stroller.  We also ran into a few friends when we were out and about for lunch. Clover loves to visit with everybody. 

When I was 4 years old I got my first music album.  It was Poems, Prayers and Promises from John Denver.  Sunshine on my Shoulders has been on 20 other albums since then.  This was one of the songs I loved over 36 years ago.

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a day that I could give you
I’d give to you a day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I’d sing a song to make you feel this way

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a tale that I could tell you
I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high