American Idol

I don't normally watch American Idol. I've just never really gotten into it the same way that I have So You Think You Can Dance. (LOVE IT!) However, Ayden and I were cuddled on the couch last night, and he wanted to watch something before going to bed. I have had my fill of Dinosaur Train recordings and Thomas the Train DVDs, so I hunted on television for something that I thought we could watch that late at night. I wouldn't necessarily recommend American Idol for a two-year-old (Fox commercials are inappropriate; contestants are unpredictable; Mariah Carey wears no clothes); however, for the ten minutes we watched together, Ayden only reinforced for me what I already know about him: The kid LOVES music and singing! When someone sang well, he insisted, "Clap, Mommy!" Then he would command, "Do it again!" In other words, "I want you to rewind it, so I can watch him/her sing again!" He was completely mesmerized. The funniest part was when a contestant decided to do a heavy metal rendition. Ayden exclaimed, "Not singing! She yelling!"

We have recorded Ayden singing some of his greatest hits ("Jingle Bells" and Thomas the Train theme song), so perhaps we will have to share in the near future...