unplugged

we don't really watch that much TV at our house. its nice to turn it on in the morning so i can have some time to wake up and get some cleaning done before having to entertain baby bird. shes a big fan of mickey mouse these days so its usually mickey mouse clubhouse, but then something else comes on, and then something else and then something else, and we just leave it on. when she goes down for a nap, i usually end up just relaxing for a bit, still watching Disney channel (we lost, well *someone* lost our remote). when i was pregnant i had the best of intentions.. i'm going to this.. i'm not going to do that and so on and so forth. one of my big issues was television. i said that we were not going to watch TV at all.  then reality hit. planning a baby and having one are two different things! when did get lazy with my rules.. shes 2 1/2 not 12! has she worn me down already? i think i gave in because i didn't think it was a big deal... but i'm starting to rethink things. i was talking to my mom the other day and told her about having to watch "rio" 5 times in 2 days. we had similar run ins with "alice in wonderland" "spirit" and "curious george" in the past! my mom suggested that we get her a TV for her room. i was appalled that my mother would suggest this, she knows what kind of parent i am. we are a one TV in the whole house. papa bird agrees, and we don't want a TV in any bedroom. i started thinking about it and wondered why i was so offended of the idea of having a TV in her room if i let her watch TV in the living room whenever! OK, not whenever.. but more than i would like for her to watch! i have decided to unplug the cable. i will still let baby bird watch movies, but no cable! i'm going to let her watch 1 or 2 movies a day, depending on the mood of the day and how many times i've seen the movie :)