Jenne's Silly Songs

Those who frequently call me on my cell phone get to hear what I mean by Jenne's silly songs. I do not write my own melodies typically but I will use well known melodies from a variety of sources: popular children's music, traditional children's music, religious hymns, popular music, etc.

Some examples:

Come follow Me, your mama says.
Its time to sleep in your bed.
Come lay down with your blanket.
Close your eyes and fall to sleep.
(to the tune of Come Follow Me, Hymn 116, LDS Hymnal)

(Or to the tune of Once There was a Snowman from the LDS Children's Songbook)
Once there was a Willem, Willem, Willem.
Once there was a Willem, small small small.
With proper nutrition, 'trition, 'trition.
With proper nutrition, he grew tall.

2nd verse
One there was a Willem, Willem, Willem.
Once there was a Willem, small small small.
With the mama milk, milk milk milk milk milk milk
With the mama milk milk, he grew tall.

And my current cell phone message:
You have called a Jenne a Jenne a Jenne
You have called a Jenne, on her phone.
Please leave her a message, message, message.
Please leave her a message, after the tone.

A previous cell phone message:
Hello, hello! Hello, hello!
You've called to me this day.
Hello, hello! Hello, hello!
I'm glad you've called my way.
To share with me a conversation.
Calling you back is my idea of fun.
Hello, hello! Hello, hello!
Please leave a message now.
(to the tune of Hello, Hello, LDS Children's Songbook)

And to the tune of Laurie Berkner's Song in My Tummy:
I've got a baby in my tummy and it wants to come out.
I've got a baby in my tummy.
I've got a baby in my tummy and it wants to come out.
I've got a baby in my tummy.
I've got a baby in my tummy and it wants to come out.
And when it does, I'm going to sing and shout! La la la!
I've got a baby in my tummy!

I've got some love in my heart and it wants to come out.
I've got some love in my heart.
I've got some love in my heart and it wants to come.
I've got some love in my heart.
I've got some love in my heart and it wants to come out.
And when it does, I'm going to sing and shout! La la la!
I've got some love in my heart!

To the Venga Boys "We Like to Party"
We like the boobies!
We like, we like the boobies!
we like the boobies.
We like, we like the boobies!
(what babies say about the preferred food source)

If any one really wants to hear my renditions of these tunes, let me know and I'll post some video for your viewing pleasure.

Myspace is at it again

Breastfeeding in public is legal in all 50 states, and therefore exempt from public indecency and nudity laws.

Why then does Myspace think that images of breastfeeding is pornographic? And why are they censoring photos of mothers nursing their infants and toddlers?

What about images of birthing? Especially in light of the multitude of content on Myspace depicting nudity and videos depicting the act of sex?

My baby was born early 2007 and the first roundof Breastfeeding censorship by Myspace was big news at that time. I'm surprised that they are back at it again. An online petition was circulated. Currently there are over 10,000 signatures. And according to Birth Without Boundaries, the ACLU is now on board.

So here I am, recirculating the petition and getting it going around again. Myspace needs to listen to mothers that giving babies the best nurtrition available in the world and the educational videos and images of birth are not indecent.