Thursday, March 19, 2009

What is it about Elmo?!

So what is it about Elmo that makes kiddos fall in love? I have to preface this post by saying that we really don't watch THAT much television in our house during the day. But, Elmo and his friends usually make AT LEAST one appearance (by popular 15-month-old demand) each day.




Cooper has pretty much ALWAYS loved Elmo, but it's the furry monster's goofy pal Mr. Noodle that Coop truly adores! In all honesty, Cooper no longer asks for Elmo, he enthusiastically says "Neewda" while grasping for the DVD player on our entertainment center. He's really started to figure out how things work around the house...he even knows how to get the Wii Fit board on and ready to go for mommy's workout!


Anyway, several months ago, when Coop first started to notice Mr. Noodle, he called him "Diddy." Guess he saw some resemblance between Elmo's buddy and his uncle (maybe the reddish hair or scruffy face?).


That always made me giggle. But now, he's very certain that his name is, in fact, Mr. Noodle, because he shouts it out everytime he appears on screen and whimpers it each time he's been off screen for a bit. That whimper is the cue for mommy or daddy to rewind or fast-forward to Mr. Noodle's cameo again and again...

Man I wish Mr. Noodle had his own feature films. That would make it a tad bit easier to prepare dinner some nights. Until then, I guess I'll keep the remote close at hand, even if that means getting it sticky or salty just to keep Coop entertained for 3 more minutes!

3 comments:

The Reeves bunch said...

I love that fact that he calls him Mr. Noodle. How stinky cute!

Anonymous said...

That is so funny...I love to hear his little stories..he is growing so fast and can NOT believe he is 15 months old already. Glad he is feeling better..Have a great weekend.

katie newton said...

LOL! Too cute. I plan on emailing Sesame about possibly letting Mr. Noodle star in his own series...that would really help people like you. I love that he likes the segment that is 2 minutes long from the hour long show!!!