H is for hobbledehoy |ˈhäbəldēˌhoi|

Found hobbledehoy |ˈhäbəldēˌhoi| as the word of the day on my screen saver. Just had to copy this: hobbledehoy |ˈhäbəldēˌhoi| and write about this:

Favorite Finger/Baby on Lap Play:

This is the way the Ladies ride:
A prim. A prim. A prim. [bounce baby on your lap, nice and easy]

This is the way the Gentlemen ride:
A trot. A trot. A trot. [bounce a little faster]

This is the way the Farmers ride:
Hobbledehoy! |ˈhäbəldēˌhoi|! Hobbledehoy! [3x, rocking back and forth]

This is the way the Highwaymen ride:
A gallop! A gallop! A gallop! [bounce faster!]

This is the way the Astronauts ride
I N T O O R B I T!!! [baby "rockets" into orbit, in mother's hands]

Here is the truth: KIDS LOVE THIS! Go wild with makes and models of cars. For example Uncle Doug's Mustangs go "VrOOOOOOM VrOOOOOOM!" and the baby drives fast fast around corners. Uncle David's "Green Machine" (A Toyota w/ +300K miles on it) goes, "Cough Cough sputter sputter Purrrr."