I love mornings! I love when the sun comes out! I love when I see my mom and dad above my bed, kissing me and wishing me good morning!
But what I love most about mornings is their faces when they first see me: they are amazed -- and sometimes even shocked -- by my new posture every morning in my bed, and they wonder how in the world I’ve managed to get there!?!?!
I never cry to call them when I am awake, I usually just patiently wait for them to remember to check on me! And then they come to wish me good morning. Can you imagine their reaction when they see me smiling at them in an impossible posture?
After some time, when they’ve calmed down from the first shock, they started to record these postures of mine, so here are some of them. Note the posture on the first photos – that is the night posture, the sleeping posture. Now, watch the postures in the morning. Amazing, isn’t it?
These are simply all the different ways I wish them a good morning, too.
I like when my mom or dad sing to me. Especially before they put me to bed. It makes me feel safe, and loved... But I also like to listen to music during the day, when I am awake.
My mom, for instance, usually sings the following songs to me: “Twinkle, twinkle…”, “I love you, you love me…”, “The wheels on the bus”, “Елко, елко”, “Авионче бело крило”, “Како ли јас да пораснам”, and the funniest song “Pempico, Pempico kad cemo u Mexico….”! She claims that she couldn’t remember any other nursery rhymes. But she also likes to play me some music from her laptop, especially some classical pieces (Debussy is my favorite so far). My dad, on the other hand, prefers hmmmmhmmhm-ing rather than singing a particular song.
Here is my advice to parents (mine and other babies): let us listen to whatever we show you that we like! Try out our favorites, or classical music (the old standby), or spice things up with Brazilian or African tunes! Anything with a good melody will do, although slow songs may work best for bedtime and fast ones for play. In the morning, play classical music (choose something pleasant and happy, such as a tinkly piano concerto from Chopin or Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons") so we’ll wake up in a light and upbeat mood.
Music helps you bond with your child, too. When it comes to playing tunes for your kids, think cheerful and simple and stay away from head-banging rock, grunge music, or rap.
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While inside my mom’s womb, my temporary name, or my ‘working title’ was Mogly, cause my parents those days felt too excited and confused to choose a real name for me. Even a temporary one. So they announced a call for name proposals and later organized a poll where friends and visitors could vote for the names in the shortlist. That is how I got my current name - Gala.
However, I had to name somehow this diary which my parents and I started to write after they found out that I am on the way! So Mogly’s Diary it is. And it will remain such.
Anyway, the name Mogly came as the first proposal from my aunt Maca (after Mogly, the main character in the ‘Jungle Book’), who then believed that I will have my dad’s hair and my mom’s eyes. It turn out she was more than right!
In the past months, my parents have mastered finding way out from the bureaucratic labyrinths of our bizarre society....
So I share here their guide (based on their experience) for all new parents in Macedonia wondering how to begin and where to look for financial help...
Download the "Bureaucratic guidelines for new parents" (in Macedonian) here.
I love mornings! I love when the sun comes out! I love when I see my mom and dad above my bed, kissing me and wishing me good morning!
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