Guess who?

Recently Millie has decided that we should call her Goofy. I have no idea why. She sees maybe 20 minutes of Disney programming all week... okay maybe 30 minutes total for the week. We may say she's silly but we never called her Goofy. Either way, I'll ask her if she wants something and she won't respond unless I address her as Goofy.

Mommy: Millie, Want more milk?
Millie: Goofy. Goofy want more milk?
Mommy: Ok, Goofy do you want more milk?
Millie: Yes. Goofy wants milk.

The week before that it was Snuffle-upugus. This week it's Trainmaster and Gecko. We read a story with Curious George when he goes to the train station. They have someone there called the trainmaster who changes the numbers on the signs. So, sometimes she's trainmaster. Today it was Gecko. We saw a Wonderpets** episode where they save a baby gecko. So today it was:

Mommy: Millie, where are your shoes?
Millie: Gecko. Where are Gecko's shoes.
Mommy: Ok, Gecko, where are your shoes?
Millie: Right here.

It's funny watching her try on different personas.

Wonder who she'll be tomorrow... anything is possible.


**Note: Really we don't let her watch much TV but it's the only way she'll sit still for 10 minutes while I try to get her hair into some sort of civilized shape. Looking around for a kids show one morning we discovered The Wonderpets. It is a truly lovely little cartoon with 12 minute episodes. A guinea pig, a duckling and a turtle save other baby animals. Usually there's a little life lesson and something educational too. The best part is they sing everything. After all, the mini-operas that Bugs Bunny did were truly the best episodes of those cartoons. The Wonderpets have these mini-operas and catchy tunes that don't annoy me that much when they get stuck in my head. If you don't know them or you're looking for a 10 minute distraction for your kid in case of emergency-- I highly recommend checking them out.