Amelia is OBSESSED with Diego right now. It’s the first bit of television that has captured her interest, and she’s pretty much all Diego all the time (with a smidge of Dora thrown in). She wakes up asking to watch Diego and she goes to sleep asking if she can watch Diego tomorrow. I don’t let her watch every time she asks, but I’ll admit to using the television as a babysitter on occasion. Sue me.
Each of my kids has had a first television obsession. As a self-proclaimed TV junkie, I get it. Television is an escape. It’s easy. It’s relaxing. It’s a way to turn your mind off (and for me, that’s quite often a good thing). For Owen, it was the Backyardigans. For Avery, it was The Wiggles. When Avery was 4, she looked like this:
One day she was watching an episode of The Wiggles that prominently featured Henry the Octopus.
Avery:
I don’t think that’s a real octopus, because if he was real he would be squirting ink on the Wiggles and he wouldn’t be talking like that, so I don’t think he’s a real octopus.
Me:
I think you’re right.
Avery:
(Long pause … ) I wonder if the Wiggles know that?
She’s so wise. And thoughtful. Almost like she wants to let the Wiggles know so they aren’t fooled. “I’ll admit to using the television as a babysitter on occasion.” Only on occasion? Seriously? You are a much better parent than I. Alex is obsessed with Batman – the one that’s on Friday night (we DVR it) and Phineas & Ferb. I LOVE P&F! Do they watch that?
ah, sweet Avery…I loved her at that stage too. So happy you kept a record of her cute thoughts…there couldn’t have been a more perfect first grandchild!
HA! I remember that. She never ceases to amaze me. Never.