Bindi!!

That is the face we get when Bindi is on. Yes, Camryn loves Bindi the Jungle Girl. As soon as she sees the tree house at the beginning of the show, she yells, "BINDI"!!!! Then, she proceeds to "sing along" to the theme song (in her own words, but ends the song appropriately when they yell Bindi!) and runs to her chair to watch the show. We aren't quite sure why she loves her so much, but we get to learn a lot about animals. Unfortunately, we have discovered that there are only a few episodes, so they air the same ones. She doesn't seem to mind! So, every day at 5:00, she is all about Bindi!!

Interestingly enough, she has another idol that she likes to watch when we get home from school. Just like she yells, "Bindi", she also yells, "Oprah"! Again, I have no idea why she likes Oprah, but she will sit and watch her for a while after school. She will ignore most kid's shows, but will watch Oprah. I think she is 1 1/2 going on 30! Ok, so that isn't entirely true. She has started to take some interest in the shows on Noggin. She likes Dora, Backyardigans, Wonder Pets, Blue's Clues, and will also watch Sesame Street (pretty much only for Elmo). I know it sounds like we are turning her into a couch potato, but her TV watching time is actually pretty limited with her schedule. But, if she is going to pay attention to the TV, I would rather her learn from it!

Speaking of learning, she continues to amaze us. She has recently been able to recognize herself in pictures and calls herself "Mammen". If she has pigtails or a ponytail in the picture, she makes sure to tell us that she is "pretty". She has been able to count to 3 for a while now and we are working on counting higher. She also enjoys when we sing the ABC's and I can see her storing them in her head while we sing. And, as you saw in her video, she knows that there is a color called blue, but that is about it. I am sure the others will come in time! She is just so inquisitive and she soaks everything we do and say up like a sponge. Not to mention, she is repeating everything we say now - we need to be careful! She is talking up a storm herself and often gets frustrated when we don't know what she is saying. We try! Every day brings something new and exciting - she is truly awesome!