Tickle Me Elmo tried to kill me today. In French. I am not sure how my parents got us -- er, um, Mateo -- a French-speaking Elmo, but there you have it.
Our near-death experience was as follows: The Tater and I had finished story time and were making our calm and collected way towards his bedroom when Elmo JUMPED OUT and tripped me. Mateo would have had to leap from my arms, and I would have had to brace myself for the brutal fall, had it not been for my uber strong mama reflexes. I saved us both from a near-fatal Elmo-related injury, and cursed the red-furried freak en route.
Too bad the little dude is like crack to Mateo. OH MY GOD he is fascinated. Did you know that Tickle Me Elmo flops around and spins and stuff?
Ok, so I am a little fascinated too.
Shut up.
Side note: I got off work early today and picked up Mateo a good 20 mins earlier than usual. Oh how I love walking in on him while he is going about his usual day care activities. Today, when I showed up, Teo and his friends were having a roundtable discussion about saltines. Upon seeing me, Mateo adjourned the meeting and quickly stood up from his baby-sized chair, clapping and hollering. I think his friends were a bit annoyed by the gesture, as they just continued jabbering away, but Teo was simply too ecstatic to continue with the day's business. Warmed my little icy heart, I tell you.
Also, this evening we sang "The Wheels on The Bus." The grandparents had bought him a book of it for his first birthday, but this evening was the first real official singing of the song in our household. Amazingly, Mateo filled in the movements as I sang -- clearly movements he had learned at day care -- and I got the first whiff of what it will be like when he comes home from school, ready to show me his new skillz. Wheels on the bus go round, wipers go swish, baby goes wah, parents go shh - each has its defined gesture and Teo was completely up to snuff as to what went where. I was mesmerized. I think we sang that song five times in a row. His teachers have been telling me that he is the most enthusiastic participant during group singing time, but I have now seen the proof. Damn, it's cute.
Hey, can I let you in on a little secret? (she's gonna kill me...) Jenn from NPLI got a Tickle-Me Elmo on-line like AGES ago -- and when I was at her place a few weeks ago, I saw the box and wanted to take him out -- but she had never unwrapped him! And told him she wants to keep him in there!!! ARGH, I was SOOOO disappointed, I was dying to play with him!
Hey, can I let you in on a little secret? (she's gonna kill me...) Jenn from NPLI got a Tickle-Me Elmo on-line like AGES ago -- and when I was at her place a few weeks ago, I saw the box and wanted to take him out -- but she had never unwrapped him! And told me she wants to keep him in there!!! ARGH, I was SOOOO disappointed, I was dying to play with him!
(OOPS, duplicate commenting, 'doh!)