We let our kids watch music videos on YouTube on our television. I'm always curious as to what music they are picking up in the world on their own. The video for "safe and sound" got some heavy rotation and led to many Menter family dance parties. This past Christmas I bought the two younger dudes a little portable cd player for the bedroom they share and I compiled a mix CD of some of their favorite songs. Both of them shook many a booty to that cd and it's opening track "safe and sound" by #capitalcities .
A little over a month ago our youngest had seizures and we took him to the hospital to find out he had encephalopathy caused by influenza. It was a very scary thirteen days we resided in Children's Hospital. For the first half of it our poor little guy was unresponsive to us and continued having seizures. We cried alot, we were rallied by our wonderful friends and families but we were pretty deep in despair. While sitting there I was trying to think of beacons to guide our little man's brain back to us so I decided to play his favorite song on my phone. He immediately began bouncing and moving his arms on my lap. We were overjoyed to see the response! He is recovering well and we cherish his little smile. While he responds to all kinds of music when he is cranky I will put on this cd and he immediately smiles and dances. I went out and bought the cd for obvious reasons and now it nestles on my wall as The Thing That Brought My Boy Back. I'm not sure it's a great album (it has grown on me after all these repeated listens) but I love it and it has become a prized centerpiece in my cd collection.
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