Maddy's New Very Favorite Show

Well, Maddy is just now venturing into the world of television in terms of actually having a real opinion about the shows she watches. If she doesn't like a particular episode of Dora, she'll adamantly say "No, not this one!" Well, for her birthday, Natalie and Mike bought her a new dvd "Elmo in Grouchland". And let me tell you, since her first viewing a few weeks ago, she instantly fell in love. And let me also say that Gary and I really try to do our best to limit the t.v. time in this household. For instance, I'm feeling really good about the fact that it's 4pm and I haven't turned on the television once all day...AND Maddy didn't ask for a "show". So, with that said, we try not to always give-in when she's begging to watch Elmo over and over.

This was the sequence of events that happened on Tuesday morning. Madelyn happened to find THE Elmo dvd somewhere near the television. "Hmmmm," she thinks, "I would sure love some Elmo time right now!"

I happen to be standing right there with a camera in my hand because I was just thinking that her outfit was so darn cute that I should get some photos of her looking adorable! Meanwhile, she says "Mommy, I want show. I want Elmo!" (as she hands me the dvd with her best sales skills at work).

I quickly reply "No Madelyn, we've already watched a show today. How about picking out some books for us to read together." And this was her response:

Once I saw this face for long enough, I totally caved. You win Madelyn.

So, she climbed up on the couch, and when the opening credits started to role and the music played, this was her next reaction. Totally priceless!!! (I was glad I happened to have the camera handy)

And here she is watching her Elmo with adoring eyes. I guess it's not so bad to say "yes" every once-in-awhile.