Mimi Music

Mimi.  It's babytalk, Spanish babytalk, for sleep.  Go mimis, I tell my 18-month-old.  She puts her head down on the pillow, face down, and snores.  That's when she's not tired.  When she's tired, she demands to "go mimis," her eyes filling with tears.  At night, our house is silent and she, fortunately, sleeps right through anything that might be going on outside of her camita.  During the day, she requires music and the gentle hum of a humidifier to block everything out.

Her preferred "mimi music" is Arrullos=Lullabies in Spanish by Jose Luis Orozco.  I've heard him called the J.LO of the children's music world. (Haha!)  He certainly is famous, well, elementary school/public library famous.  He does not, however, wear short skirts or date backup dancers.  He's prolific and bilingual.  His songs are charming, mostly acoustic, usually arrangements of traditional songs.  Excellent for soothing small children.  I highly recommend it, especially considering that this one CD has kept the toddler, and her sister before her, napping happily.  A rested baby=a rested parent.