Better Solution

Do you have kids? Do they watch Treehouse? Have you seen this filler that comes on in between shows? Yeah. Creepy. Creepiest thing ever. There are four different kinds of people that come on during this show, Four Square, and they are all equally creepy. One is the one I linked to – men in tights with creepy names. There is also the rap group (which consists of 3 black people and a token white girl with big teeth), the poem reader (who is Native American and makes me angry when she reads, except I can't figure out why. She has big eyes that are over-expressive – it's also creepy. Or maybe it's her large mouth. I don't know.), and there is the old lady group who sing repeat-after-me songs with some puppets. That one is the least creepiest. I definitely am most creeped out by the men in tights though. Anyways. The worst part is that Alexys is in LOVE with this show. I'm worried they're hypnotizing her or something.

She is absolutely frozen when this show comes on.

See this picture? She was mid-squirm mid-squeal when it came on. And then she froze for the entire show in this uncomfortable position.

We've actually resorted to turning this horrid show on YouTube when she has one of those teething fits that can't be stopped.

It's stops. Instantly.

And the better solution? I just fed her an entire 5 oz of water of her bottle while she watching it. And she didn't move, except to suck (what a great reflex). I don't think she even knew she was drinking, as long as I didn't block the TV. So is that the trick? All along? A newborn bottle whilst watching Four Square? What a nutcase this kid is!

kortney elise xoxo

PS: We DO limit the TV time around here, but lately she's such a busy girl, always needs to be doing something, and napping so little (generally 2 20-35 minute naps a day), that I find she needs some quiet time. Because she's still so little it's hard to give her quiet time except in front of the TV...one day it won't be like that!!! Or so we hope ;)