Celebrities in the Baby World

I have a pair of pajamas with Tinkerbell on them. I bust them out at this time of year because they're especially fuzzy and warm. The first day Norah saw me wearing them, she pointed at my shirt and asked, "Wha dat?" I told her it was Tinkerbell. I also have a Tinkerbell mug, sweatshirt, and a couple of other things. Ever since that very first "Wha dat?" Norah has been recognizing "Teekeebeh" on everything. In fact, when the commercial for the new Tinkerbell DVD came on the TV, she stopped in her tracks and stared. I think it was the longest she'd ever paid attention to the TV.

In that same vein, we don't watch any kids' programs on TV yet. I anticipate several years of repetitive songs and characters with high pitched voices in our family's viewing future. I'm trying to dodge that steamroller for as long as I can. So imagine our surprise when Norah, while looking at a Sesame Street themed book (which I got on the dollar rack at a certain store) turns to the page with a little fuzzy red guy on it and proceeds to run around the house with the book yelling, "Ehlmooo!" Fortunately, I grew up with Sesame Street myself (though Elmo is a little on the new side for me) and it's one kids' show I don't mind watching. Which is a good thing because apparently the cast of characters on The Street have somehow entered the collective consciousness of America's children. Or, perhaps, they have some Sesame Street books at school too.