How a relationship can change! When he was a baby, and up until he was about nine months old, K-Man liked the vacuum. In fact, if he was fussy, I could vacuum and it would calm him right down until sometimes he would even fall asleep. Then came a period of distant curiosity. He wasn't instantly relaxed when I turned on the vacuum, but he was interested in it. He would follow me through the house as I vacuumed. Recently, however, something has changed. He is absolutely terrified of the vacuum! So much so that I try to wait until Mike is home so that he can comfort the little guy while I vacuum. Notice the look of terror on K-Man's face as he hides behind his dad from the big, bad vacuum! What a sympathetic mom I am to grab the camera and take a picture of him scared out of his wits instead of comforting him! In the end I figured I should try to show him there was nothing to be afraid of, so we vacuumed together. But he remains skeptical.
