In the last three months my son has started being really excited about TV. I know this is a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because this gives me a few minutes to wash dishes or clean up without him clinging to my legs or begging to be picked up or play. It is a curse because now when he wants to watch TV he gets up on the couch and starts pointing furiously at the TV and saying "dat" (which his generic word for everything he wants). Or he goes and gets me the remote and brings it to me. Nothing will deter this boy when he wants to watch TV (except of course his all time favorite activity going outside to play).
He has two favorite shows: Pingu and Sesame Street. Both fortunately have lots of episodes available on Netflix watch instantly. He adores Pingu and I will write about it another time. But it is watching Sesame Street with my son that is the most fun for me. It is making me nostalgic for memorable Sesame Street moments from my childhood, here is one of the best:
"When I find I can't remember what comes after A and before C, my mother always whispers letter B" can this be any cuter?
One website I visited in my quest to find this "Letter B" episode claimed that the company that owned the Beatles music tried to sue Sesame Street because of this spoof - heartless bastards! Apparently this episode first aired in 1983, in the prime of my Sesame Street watching years.
So today friends I have not thought about for 25 years like Count von Count, Grover, Big Bird, Snuffleupagus, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch have come back into my life. I am not (so far) as big of a fan of the new characters like Elmo, but maybe they will grow on me. Other additions since my childhood, like Mr. Noodle, sort of creep me out.
But nothing beats watching your kid get excited about something, even if it is TV. The other day there was an episode for the letter J showing kids jumping in all different places all over the world and my 19 month old son got off the couch and started jumping around on the floor with a giant smile on his face. It doesn't get any better than that :)
He has two favorite shows: Pingu and Sesame Street. Both fortunately have lots of episodes available on Netflix watch instantly. He adores Pingu and I will write about it another time. But it is watching Sesame Street with my son that is the most fun for me. It is making me nostalgic for memorable Sesame Street moments from my childhood, here is one of the best:
"When I find I can't remember what comes after A and before C, my mother always whispers letter B" can this be any cuter?
One website I visited in my quest to find this "Letter B" episode claimed that the company that owned the Beatles music tried to sue Sesame Street because of this spoof - heartless bastards! Apparently this episode first aired in 1983, in the prime of my Sesame Street watching years.
So today friends I have not thought about for 25 years like Count von Count, Grover, Big Bird, Snuffleupagus, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch have come back into my life. I am not (so far) as big of a fan of the new characters like Elmo, but maybe they will grow on me. Other additions since my childhood, like Mr. Noodle, sort of creep me out.
But nothing beats watching your kid get excited about something, even if it is TV. The other day there was an episode for the letter J showing kids jumping in all different places all over the world and my 19 month old son got off the couch and started jumping around on the floor with a giant smile on his face. It doesn't get any better than that :)
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