This is....JEOPARDY!

These are magic words at our house. Jeopardy has the power to calm Lucas down, no matter the situation. Teething bothering your mouth? JEOPARDY! Cranky and tired...let's watch some JEOPARDY! Sick with the stomach flu?  Let's watch several episodes of JEOPARDY! When that music comes on and the announcer says those words, Lucas stops whatever he is doing, crawls in my lap and completely calms down.  My theory on this (completely scientific, really) is this: when I was nursing, I started taping episodes to watch when I was up in the middle of the night. They were the perfect length of time and required just the right amount of concentration to keep me awake for those 2am feedings. My theory is that Lucas somehow associates that show (and all its noises) with happy, tummy-filling, calming thoughts. Regardless, Jeopardy (and our DVR) has been a huge blessing on several days. So, thanks, Alex Trebek...for lifesaving moments and for helping us raise the smartest preschooler on the block (or at least the one with the most useless trivia knowledge!)