Wackyloonies

I always carry Z on the escalators but tonight Tomo took her up and down letting her walk on and off with help about a BILLION times. I did it once as well and Bernard got in on the action after dinner. Woohoo!

I should mention that doing things herself has been BIG lately in toddler land. Pushing, pulling, carrying things, getting up and down stairs, beds etc. by herself. Trying to put on and take off her clothes. (funny film clip of that if I figure out how to post it). Favorites include clasping the safety harness for her carseat (something untrained adults can barely do), she can now ALMOST do the top part of the 5 point harness. Doing adult things is even better. She wants to wear our shoes (VERY cute if not asking for a broken nose), and she wants to DRIVE. She LOVES to sit in the front seat and DRIVE. Car off, but she insists all doors be closed no matter how stifling. It’s funny to see which things she perceived as “grown up”. Using the toilet? Nah.

Falling asleep on her own, perhaps in her own space? No WAY! Trus I suppose we show no example of that…it’s not as though Tomo and I sleep apart in our separate spaces, why should she?

Summary: it was fun, I’d take her again to see kid’s shows. The length was good (90 minutes including 15 minute intermission) although perhaps because we arrived a half hour late. When it ended it was about 5 minutes after her attention span was starting to wander to watch other children. But then maybe if she were 3-5 years old the more likely target audience it would have been perfect.

Detail: The show was a lot of fun for Z and to see her tv pals Elmo, Grover, Big Bird etc. live, large and dancing and singing on stage was pretty exciting. It might also have been confusing because today in discussing the show she said something about having enjoyed the tv show…maybe reality and fantasy are more closely entwined when you grow up in a multi-media world and have watched short videos of yourself since being a few months old. I tried to capture her amazement on film, but she was dancing on my mother’s legs and just watching with such awe it wasn’t possible to get a clear shot, let alone from the side. The show itself was well…I loved Avenue Q…but I guess that would have been inappropriate for Z. The plot was tough to follow for anyone younger than I don’t know 6? In that there were several interwoven stories and a song for every scene in which the lyrics were part of the storytelling and it was hard to piece together until the end when you realize the message is that if you eat right, sleep well, bathe, and exercise you’ll be able to achieve everything you set out to. The real stars were Grover and Elmo although all popular monsters get at least one solo.

Classic Sesame Street songs were mixed with (per)versions of known songs from the “real” world. Some worked perfectly. I felt badly for James Brown who’s “I Feel Good” sex anthem became something like “I feel good. I knew that I would. I feel good. Eating health food!” Sigh. I can’t wait for the Sesame version of NIN’s “closer” in a future show.
ok, nuff said.