I had to buy Sophia the must have toy last year for Christmas. That toy was the TMX Tickle Me Elmo. She was only 18 months at the time and did not really care for it. Recently I was going through her closet and found it. I brought it to the room she was in (which happened to be the bathroom, she was bathing) and put him down on the floor and 'tickled' him. She screamed and said, "mommy, I don't like him." She was adamant that she did not like Elmo and wanted him out of her sight. She spent the next few days running over to my ebay pile and yelling, "Elmo, I don't like you!"
Gavin woke up early one day from napping and I put him in his bumbo while I was trying to finish folding some clothes. I had the Elmo, so I thought I would see if it would entertain him. It worked. So I have one child who doesn't like him and another that finds him rather funny. Gavin likes to immitate Elmo slapping his leg. It is rather comical to watch.
We had tickets to go to Sesame Street Live. I was a little worried with her new found disdain for Elmo. But, we packed up and went Saturday morning to check it out. We met our friend Dylan and his mom Leslie there. Sophia was scared of these life sized hairy people at first. But, by the end I think she had a good time. We came home with a Zoe toy and an Elmo balloon (thank you Leslie!). I think Elmo is back in her good graces as she now carries the balloon all over the house! I am waiting to break out Tickle Me Elmo and see what happens.
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