Who's comfy?

Each night after Allie's bath, we will spend about 15-30 minutes winding down in our bed with her. We'll use this time to read a story or watch a little television to get her 'un-hyper' and ready for bed.

Tonight we decided to watch a little television against my wishes. She looked up at me with book in hand, pointed to the television and said, "Mommy, Idol." Yes - I admit...I watch American Idol with her and for awhile, she would even say, "Mommy, Casey, sing." Casey was our favorite and when he got voted off, Allie sadly said, "Mommy, Casey no sing? Sad." I don't know which is sadder - that she already feels for Casey and those voted off or that I've got her addicted to TV and American Idol...

So as we were watching American Idol - I got up to do something and came back in the bedroom, to find the little booger propped up like this. Seriously - how old does she think she is?! Doesn't she look super comfy?


And she's playing in her ear that she has started referring to as her "crusty ear". She got an ear infection in her left ear and now that she has tubes, it tends to drain at night. By the time she wakes up in the morning, it is crusted over and we have to clean it out. So she constantly is checking it to make sure it isn't crusty! She's already self conscious...I swear....I didn't mean to make her like this!