Stump Jaxon

I've posted before about the boys' love of music. Again, I know this isn't unique to them... it seems to be a common trait in most toddlers I run into. I can't help but be fascinated by it, though! I've also posted about how they'll pick a new favorite song and want to listen to it OVER AND OVER again! Luckily, this lasts only a few days and then they're on to a new tune and we start the whole process over again.

A few weeks ago, I was listening to music with the boys when Jaxon announced he wanted to listen to a particular song. I couldn't remember which number it was on the CD, so I just started going through the album, one song at a time. After hearing only 2-3 seconds of a tune, Jaxon would shout, "No! No _______ (name of the song)!" Seriously! I was stunned. He recognized songs that I couldn't even name from such small sound samples.

After going through one CD, I thought I'd make things more interesting, so I put three CDs in the stereo and I set the machine to random. Amazingly, he did it again. After only 2-3 seconds of a song (sometimes, all it would be is a drum beat), he'd shout out the name of the song and whether or not he wanted to listen to it (usually, it was a big fat "NO!"). Of course, Dexter soon picked up on how much fun we were having, so our game of "Stump Jaxon" quickly turned into a game of "Name that tune... toddler style."

I should really give the boys minus points for occasions when a Fiona Apple CD is in the stereo. Everyone of her songs is automatically called, "The Apple Song." To their credit, however, they almost always label it correctly before she even starts singing, which means they're listening to far more than just the vocals. And, in their defense, a lot of her songs have VERY similar beats. What fun!! Now, if I could just get them to listen to what I want to listen to, when I want to listen to it, I think we'd have the perfect situation!! :)