She's a Maaaniac, maaaniac on the floor.

And she's dancin like she's never.... well you know.  Ella is so interested in, motivated by, obsessed with music.  She stops everything when she hears the slightest cheesy commercial jingle and looks up at anyone near by with her crooked grin as if to say "it's dancing time!"  It's a guaranteed lock to calm her down on the changing table if I sing Itsy Bitsy Spider or Old McDonald.  She drops toys and whips her head around when she hears the first few notes of the Handy Manny theme song or Elmo's World.  She grins with all eight of her teeth, sticks her head forward, throws her arms back or up in the air, and stomps her feet.  She has no idea what she's doing but music makes her move.  It soothes her and makes her wiggle and excites her when nothing else will. 

Her latest musical interest is a giant magnetic Elmo that holds her pots and pans in our kitchen.  His hat is the button and he says a few things about eggs and oatmeal.  She has learned to push it as fast as toddlerly possible to skip the sayings and get to the songs.  Once she hits a song, she waddles off down the hall wiggling her little butt and throwing her hands in the air and moving her head.  It's a six second song, mind you, so she has to come running back and start another one quickly.  It's pretty funny but it keeps her entertained.  And, it's a good thing she likes music as much as she does cause we play it or sing it or create it with our hands frequently.

Except not today cause she has an icky fever and rattly cough.  Poor little pumpkin.  Anyone know any sick songs?