"Lovie" or Satan? You decide.

When we traveled to Russia to pick up Andrei we brought with us Playskool's GloWorm which plays these little lullabyes and has a soft glow. Andrei liked it and became very attached to, however it wasn't a full blown "lovie". I say this because he didn't really want it except at nap or bedtime. So he didn't really treat it as a real "lovie" (i.e., carrying it around constantly, etc.). So we were on the lookout for something he would really take to.

Andrei doesn't watch very much TV, he's actually not too interested in it (which is perfectly fine with us). But we did find out pretty quickly that he really likes Elmo of Sesame Street. Well, we looked long and hard for a little Elmo that he could carry around and found one that (unfortunately) makes sound. It's this talking Elmo that laughs and says a few words when you shake him up and down.

From the minute he got Elmo it became clearly his "lovie". But the thing gets just a little annoying. Okay, incredibly annoying! But it is his "lovie" and for some odd reason the satanic "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha" it produces does seem to comfort him. So we're resigned to the fact that we're going to be hearing Elmo for months or maybe even years (Crikey!).

But being good parents we're going to suck it up. In fact, we bought a second one just in case the first one breaks. We are hoping though that he won't mind if it stops making noise when the batteries run out. At first, we're not going to put new ones in and tell him that, "Elmo wants to be quiet". We're praying this goes over well. And it might...but I doubt it.

Here's a little video in which Andrei clearly demonstrates the demonic power of Elmo (and why the sound of Elmo makes an adult cringe).