In honor of our new arrival, Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith, which came out yesterday, we prepared a new Before They Were Rock Stars quiz for all you rock lullaby trivia masters. This one focuses on The Bad Boys from Boston, when they were literally boys. Leave your answers in the comments and next week we’ll let you know if you were right!
TRUE or FALSE? Leave your answers in the comments:
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler was born Stephen Victor Tallarico in Boston, Mass.
He got his nickname “Demon Of Screamin’” because he cried so loud when he was a baby.
In his teens, Steven held a job in a bakery.
Guitarist Joe Perry and Steven Tyler met at an ice cream parlor where young Joe was working.
Before Aerosmith, Joe Perry was in a band with Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton called The Peanut Butter and Jam Band.
Drummer Joey Kramer joined Aerosmith while he was still a teenager.
Before he joined Aerosmith, guitarist Brad Whitford was in a band called Justin Thyme.
P.S. Listen to a sneak peek of our lullaby rendition of Dream Onhere. Did we mention that Steven Tyler wrote the liner notes for our album? Oh, maybe only a few million times? Sorry, but you’d be braggin’ too if the Demon of Screamin’ was singing your praises!
P.P.S. Try our Dream On Green Beans, a healthy baby food recipe created exclusively for Rockabye Baby! by excutive chef Jeff Parker.
It’s official, Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith lands today! You can now get your very own copy at your favorite cool baby boutique or at www.rockabyebabymusic.com. In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock and haven’t heard us yelling the news (and we wouldn’t blame you–we can fall asleep anywhere), this one is extra special because Steven Tyler wrote the liner notes!
He says:
“I have a grandson who I can’t wait to play these for. Our fans, who have been with us for years, are now parents and grandparents themselves. I know they’re going to love this album. ”
We say:
When your angel is cryin,’ try these sweet and soothing renditions of the Bad Boys from Boston’s biggest hits. We’ve made the Toxic Twins suitable for tiny ears, so yours won’t be the last child sleeping. Mama (and Dada) can finally rest through the night thanks to the familiar melodies of their favorite songs. Dream on, and on and on and on.
It’s that time again! Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith is out tomorrow, so it’s Aerosmith week on the Rockabye Baby! Blog. Check back here daily for more Aero-fun, incuding a quiz, some cool videos and more!
Are you getting ready to have our new CD playing around the clock? In honor of the release day (tomorrow!) we offer you some Aerosmith themed gear to outfit your little angel and you.
Want some Aerosmith gear for baby mama? We found this awesome maternity shirt. And since it’s on Cafe Press, you can get the same images printed on bibs, onesies, baby shirts — you name it.
Listen to a sneak peek of Dream Onhere. Did we mention that Steven Tyler wrote the liner notes for our album? Oh, maybe only a few million times? Sorry, but you’d be braggin’ too if the Demon of Screamin’ was singing your praises!
We love our cozy (read tiny) Spanish style bungalow. It was built in 1925 and still holds many of its original features, such as the exquisite Batchelder tile fireplace, which had been painted over with – count ‘em – six layers of different colored oil-based paint. Removing each one was like getting to the center of an everlasting gobstopper. There was Navajo white, robin’s egg blue, bubble gum pink, canary yellow, and Mylanta bottle green.
One of the house’s greatest selling points was the hardwood floors. They were buried under thick shag carpeting but we revealed and refinished them and they are perfect – almost. Those darn things creak – nay SCREAM – when treaded on in just the right spot, which was not a problem when we were young newlyweds. We went from either not noticing, to finding a particularly loud spot and swaying back and forth on it, coordinating the loud creaks and squeaks of the boards with our movement while reciting Robert Shaw’s monologue about a shark having “doll’s eyes” from the movie Jaws.
Now that we’ve got a baby who is just learning to be particular about what she will and will not be sleeping through, walking out of her room after gently placing her peacefully sleeping body into her crib, or returning later to check on her has come to resemble escaping a room full of laser beams after a jewelry heist. “I think if I take a wider step riiiight here then I’ll…” Cry! Reset. Begin again.
I’m on my way to go and get some glow tape. Tonight, so help me, I’ll mark my safe path in and out of that room! Or maybe I can get my handy husband to install a zip line from the ceiling to get in and out of there without a sound. Yeah. That’s what we’ll do.
We’re always trying to steer you toward great baby shower gifts. Here’s one winner and a few pitfalls.
Baby Shower Gift Don’ts:
Seasonably inappropriate clothing. Babies grow out of their clothes sometimes before they get a chance to wear them, which is sad enough, but well-meaning gift givers who select a larger size to wear later need to heed one bit of advice–consider what month it’ll be when that 6-month-old outfit comes up for review. Will that kicky little summer ensemble finally fit in the dead of winter? Or how about a thick fleece sleeper in mid-August? Something to think about.
Parenting Books. Not only will a new mommy really not have time to sit down and read anything for the foreseeable future, it’s probably best not to impose your style of parenting onto someone else.
Baby Shower Gift Do:
Instead perhaps, offer baby-care books. One that we received and LOVE was The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance. This book is hilarious (they refer to the baby as a “model” and your doctor as a “service provider,” etc.), yet immensely helpful and informative. We used it for everything from how to give a sponge bath (“no need to wash hair if your model came with hair uninstalled”) to how to take a temperature. My husband loves this book and it also helped to keep me in good humor while looking up things that were worrisome to me.
Well, in the interest of getting to know the new blogger, here is the tale of the night my daughter Julia was born. I still can’t believe how calm I appear for being a gal whose water just broke 35 weeks in. I’ve seen it a hundred times, but it still chokes me up at the end.
We’ve updated our poll at the Rockabye Baby! online store. Go check it out and vote for your favorite candidate to be lullabied. If your choice isn’t on the poll, leave it here in the comments. Your pick may make it onto future ballots.
Some of you may wonder why we haven’t released lullaby renditions of all the great rock bands on the poll yet. It takes months and even up to a year to make a perfect lullaby album. We work really closely with the producers, draft after draft, to get the instruments sounding as soft and sweet as possible. We hope the work pays off in the sound of silence coming from your nursery!
So what are we up to now? Lullaby Renditions of Queen is still rocking the cradle and Aerosmith is coming out Sept. 15, with liner notes by Steven Tyler! We’re hard at work on our lullaby renditions of Guns N’ Roses and it’s so fabulous we can’t stand it. That will be followed up by Kanye West. Oh, yes, you heard us right! Our first Rap-a-bye Baby! It’s going to be super swell.
Not only that, but this fall we have a way cool gift edition coming out — it’s a download card good for any Rockabye Baby! digital album, housed in an adorable eco-friendly package with a baby food recipe, temporary tattoos, paper dolls, and more fun stuff. This is going to be the world’s best baby shower gift, because you don’t have to guess which CDs your friends want, or what they might already have. View it here.
Oh, yeah, we updated the look of our blog, too! What do you think?
That’s a lot of work for such sleepy bears to handle, but luckily for us, napping is always encouraged at lullaby world headquarters.
Even though my girl was born in the Spring in sunny Southern California, she is prone to some chilly little tootsies from time to time. Whether we’re going for a sunset stroll, or perhaps the air conditioner is on a little high while she plays on her activity mat, or even if her onesie ensemble just screams out for fabulous footwear, she sometimes needs some coverage on those cute little feet.
I got several pairs of socks at my shower, but for one thing she’s growing out of them crazy fast, and for another, this little kicker does not care for a sock fitting. When I was pregnant I’d sometimes wake up yelping because it felt like she was fully extending her legs and flicking her toes off of the edge of my ribcage. Well there was no mix up in the nursery, because this is clearly the same baby. She still likes to kick, kick, KICK, and honestly, getting socks on is like trying to lasso a snake. I’ll chase her feet around and finally get socks on, only to get halfway out the door before one sock is gone and the other is dangling from the tip of her toes.
Solution: Cuddle Toe Slippers from Bunnies By the Bay. My friend Keri sent them to baby Julia all the way from Pennsylvania and they are not only THE most adorable baby slippers I’ve ever seen, but they are the softest; and get this – they stay on! Just a quick slip and they are on Julia’s feet before she knows what I’m doing. There is a furry strap behind the ears that keep them on the foot so they stay secure. They come in one size which is 0-6 months so you know they’ll last a while.
I found them online (they’re also available in stores) and am now very afraid of what I might order from them next. Too much cuteness!
A friend had told me that this site was wonderful for buying diapers in bulk. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I don’t have time to go to a super store and the average market only carries small packs of diapers at inflated prices. I end up buying two packages and literally paying double what I could be paying – if I had the time to shop around.
Well, look no further, it’s Diapers.com to the rescue!
They don’t charge tax in California where I live because there’s no store front here and they have fantastic first time buyer offers. I got five dollars off, plus 10% off my order. They also have free shipping on orders of $49 or over. Refer a friend and save even more.
I logged on after 11pm on a Saturday night and discovered that they not only carry diapers, but pretty much any baby products you’d need or want (I’m extremely curious about the crib sheets that fit around entire mattress, but the top of the sheet zippers off for quick washing and changing! Anyone ever tried one of these swell looking things??). They’ve got formula, clothing, toys, teethers, diaper creams… everything!
I purchased my big box of diapers which were very nicely priced, and then I got so overwhelmed browsing the site that I lost track of the codes for my first-time order discount. When I dialed the helpline my husband called out from the other room “It’s after 11pm honey!” I let it ring and to my surprise and delight, there was a very helpful gal on the other end of the line. She’s a mommy who works from her home in New Jersey, and this job allows her to be there for her kids during the day. What a great company, I thought.
OK, so great selection, great prices, happy and helpful representatives… but it gets better – I received my order before 10am that Monday. You heard me. I ordered Saturday night, got it Monday morning. I’m sold!
