I Love Dora

Well, we now have a child who is in love with Dora. I shouldn't say "now" as she has been in love with Dora for awhile, but I think she has taken her affection to a new level.

When she wakes up in the morning, she says "Dora? Dora? Dora?" In the middle of the day she walks to the TV, grabs the remote, points it at the TV and says "Dora? Dora? Dora?" Before going to bed every night, we have to explain that Dora went to bed too and that she can see her when she gets up. Maybe that is why she asks for Dora when she gets up (as it now just hits me)?!

We have two DVDs of Dora, which she has watched at least a hundred times a piece it seems like, but she never gets tired of watching them. She especially likes to have a snack and juice, and sit in her, you guessed it, Dora couch, and watch the show.

When the music comes on for the show, she sings along. When Swipper says "Oh, man!" she echoes him by saying it too. She tries to repeat the Spanish words as well. You really can't get her eyes unglued from the TV.

When we went to Lowe’s a few weeks ago, she found ON HER OWN the section that has the Dora room decorations and camped out.

Anytime we walk through Wal-Mart and she sees Dora on a cereal box or snack bag she starts up again, "Dora? Dora? Dora?"

She has Dora shoes and even a Dora doll in the bathtub.

Even when I try to give her a kiss when I am headed out the door to go run errands and Dora is on, she could care less that I am saying bye. All she cares about is that I don't stand in front of the TV.

I am sure that Nickelodeon has spent millions of dollars to figure out how to keep kids attention, and it really works.

Now I don't want you to think that we went out and bought her 'everything Dora' in one trip. She has slowly accumulated all of these things her entire life, but they NEVER get old to her.

So if you are looking for the next gift for Natalie, anything with Dora on it would be perfect. On the other hand, she really REALLY doesn't need anymore Dora paraphernalia.

Landon