Couch Potato

my 4.5 month old is mesmerized by the TV...she will just stare at it...I am not sure what she sees, but sometimes we have to turn it off so she will want to play. She wants to sit on our laps and watch the TV...my DH said last night "well we should get her some educational stuff like Baby Einstein"...but is she really seeing anything but bright objects...I mean, she doesn't understand yet...does she? I am afraid of having a child that wants to sit in front of the TV for the rest of her life. She will now throw a fit if she can't see it when she is sitting with us. Her grandmother told me the same thing...she had to turn the TV off since Aidan was staring at it. She likes to drink her bottle and watch TV...sigh