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An Elmo Obsession

February 20, 2013

Elmo placemat makes food taste better bunnyanddolly.com

Elmo's World First Flap-Books Library bunnyanddolly.com

Elmo Valentine's Day stickers bunnyanddolly.com

Elmo Valentine's Day card bunnyanddolly.com

While I was away at Alt Summit last month, Levi learned a new word — Elmo. Although we occasionally watched “Sesame Street” together, he had never shown a preference towards the furry red monster. However, my mom reported that while she was babysitting, Levi was obsessed with reading his Elmo’s World lift-the-flap books and watching Elmo on TV.

During Levi’s most recent hunger strike (he refuses to eat when he’s teething), I let him watch “Elmo’s World” on Netflix after a long, drawn-out dinner. JB was working late, and I was so exhausted from solo-parenting a cranky toddler that I couldn’t even muster up the energy to give Levi a bath or go through our normal bedtime routine.

When the “Sesame Street” segment ended, I carried Levi upstairs, changed him into his jammies, and told him it was time to go night-night. Uncharacteristically, he began throwing a fit at his bedroom door, trying to get out. As he cried, Levi performed the sign language gesture for hungry, so I picked him up and brought him back downstairs.

Standing in front of the refrigerator, Levi then asked for milk. When I handed him his sippy cup, he promptly marched with it into the living room, reached for the remote on the arm of the sofa, and turned on the TV.

“Eh-mo! Eh-mo!” he cried, waving the remote control in my direction.

I almost laughed when I realized what had just happened: Levi played me. He knew how desperate I was for him to eat, so he fake hunger to indulge in his Elmo obsession.

That little stinker.

PS: Sometimes I hear Levi saying Elmo’s name in his sleep! Isn’t that too funny?

PPS: I don’t like to buy Levi too many licensed toys (see above), but sometimes Elmo products are unavoidable — especially when you have a 19 month old.

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  1. Francie

    February 21, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    My daughter Julie is 19 mos old too, and obsessed with Elmo. She saw one Elmo song on YouTube, and she was a full blown addict. Except she calls him, ‘ELM’. She hardly ever puts down her Elmo doll my sister bought her, too.

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