This weekend Gillian was sitting at the table and was looking for her baby doll. I asked her what baby says and she replied “wah wah wah!” It took me a minute to realize that she must have learned the song “The Wheels on the Bus.” I sang the song and Gillian immediately started making hand motions to go along with the lyrics. She rolled her hands for the wheels. And then she put her hands in a V and said “all through the town!” It got better not only did she rub her eyes for the crying baby, but she made her arms go swish swish for the wipers. She sang the song for the rest of the day.

Now whenever there is a lull in conversation, she will start singing. She sang the entire car ride home today. I just need to teach her a new song. There are only so many times you can sing “The Wheels on the Bus.”

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.

The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish”
The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish”
All through the town.

The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.

The horn on the bus goes “Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep”
The horn on the bus goes “Beep, beep, beep”
All through the town.

The gas on the bus goes “Glug, glug, glug
Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug”
The gas on the bus goes “Glug, glug, glug”
All through the town.

The money on the bus goes “Clink, clink, clink,
Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink”
The money on the bus goes “Clink, clink, clink”
All through the town.

The baby on the bus says, “Wah, wah, wah!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!”
The baby on the bus says, “Wah, wah, wah!”
All through the town.

The people on the bus say, “Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh”
The people on the bus say, “Shh, shh, shh”
All through the town.

The mommy on the bus says, “I love you,
I love you, I love you”
The daddy on the bus says, “I love you, too”
All through the town.