Marné has been terrifed of the vacuum for quite a while. This leads me to not vacuuming as often as I probably should. Gross, I know. I don't vacuum when she's sleeping in case it wakes her up, and I don't do it when she's awake because she screams. I couldn't handle it anymore today, so the big bad vacuum made it's way out of the closet. Marné eyed it suspiciously as soon as she saw it from twenty feet away. As soon as I turned it on, she started screaming. Standing at the end of the hallway screaming. I turned it off after the first room and motioned for her to come over. She cautiously made her way down the hallway and tried to climb up on me. I picked her up and started tapping on the vacuum so she would do the same. She eventually touched it. I decided to pick her up and finish the vacuuming that way. She wanted to help me push it. Halfway through, she wanted to get down and push the vacuum. It slowed things down considerably, but it was fun to watch her change from being afraid of it to wanting to help. She's such a sweetie. After I turned off the vacuum, she ran away to do something else. You know how busy little 16 month olds are. She came back a few minutes later saying, "More, more, more?" That's right, she now WANTS to vacuum. Looks like my floors will be cleaner than usual. Hooray!Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Vacuum?
Marné has been terrifed of the vacuum for quite a while. This leads me to not vacuuming as often as I probably should. Gross, I know. I don't vacuum when she's sleeping in case it wakes her up, and I don't do it when she's awake because she screams. I couldn't handle it anymore today, so the big bad vacuum made it's way out of the closet. Marné eyed it suspiciously as soon as she saw it from twenty feet away. As soon as I turned it on, she started screaming. Standing at the end of the hallway screaming. I turned it off after the first room and motioned for her to come over. She cautiously made her way down the hallway and tried to climb up on me. I picked her up and started tapping on the vacuum so she would do the same. She eventually touched it. I decided to pick her up and finish the vacuuming that way. She wanted to help me push it. Halfway through, she wanted to get down and push the vacuum. It slowed things down considerably, but it was fun to watch her change from being afraid of it to wanting to help. She's such a sweetie. After I turned off the vacuum, she ran away to do something else. You know how busy little 16 month olds are. She came back a few minutes later saying, "More, more, more?" That's right, she now WANTS to vacuum. Looks like my floors will be cleaner than usual. Hooray!
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YAY! Kallie was afraid for the LONGEST time, too. I finally did exactly what you did and held her while she "helped". It was just what she needed! She hasn't been scared of it since. P.S. There are super cute kid vacuums on the market, just in case Marne wants one her own size.
Yay! My boys would play at running away and screaming, jumping on the sofa. It was one big game to them. Mammy's gonna get us, let's get away! LOL! It's not the same as your situation but your post brought back memories.
Congratulations on winning the cute diaper bag from Heather from Mindless Junque.
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