i need to:
- unload dishwasher
- re load dishwasher to get the tons dirty dishes out of my sink and to clear the space on the counter where they have spilled out on to.(at least they are rinsed already)
- clean master bathroom
- change the sheets on my bed
- make peanut brittle.(b/c i ate what i brought home from mom and dad's and i was supposed to save some for when TJ got home.i'm kind of afraid of this task actually. it's kind of a tricky recepie. but it sure is yummy!)
- i wanted to steam clean the carpets. there are a few stains from the pets where they left us nice presents! and the carpet hasn't been cleaned since it was installed back in the summer and i'd just feel better if it was all fresh.
- but first i have to vacuum the house.
- but before i can do this i have to figure out a way to get teege over being scared of the vacuum.
this is why my house rarely gets vacuumed as of late.i used to hold him and vacuum. but now, since i can't hold him all the time b/c of new baby if no one else is here to entertain while i vacuum he just cries and screams! even if i put him in one room and vacuum another. he is terrified. i've tried doing it when he's down for a nap. if i wait til he's asleep he just wakes up. and if i put him in his crib and do it right when he goes down he just cries. i guess he thinks the vacuum is getting me!
this morning we sat on the floor and turned the switch on and off. he eventually quit crawling away at top speed. and would sit and stare. i thought we were making progress when he started pointing and saying "brrmmmm brmmmm" every time i turned it off. so i took out the house and turned it back on and showed him kind how it worked. scrubbing at the carpet with it and putting my hand over it so he could hear the sucky sound.
my mistake: i stuck it on his foot. and it sucked up part of his jammies.!!! oh he just freaked out!i didn't even think about that happening! poor kid will probably never get over his fear of vacuums now. any suggestions?
oh, and TJ is coming home tomorrow! YAY! i just hope it's not late. the last time he came in he didn't get here til 10 30 at night. i have a hard time staying awake that long. but i didn't want to be all sleepy and gross when he got here either.
2 comments:
Just ignore him and do it anyway.
He can freak out in another room or whatever, but you can't let him start dictating when you can operate large appliances. He's going to pick up on any anxiety or worry you have regarding him panicking when you use it, and that's just going to make it worse, so you might as well just bite the bullet.
You were doing good with "socializing" him to it!
I agree with Shades. He will learn that it is nothing scary, it just makes a lous noise. I have never heard of a child being afraid of the vacuum before. I know my cats hate it and scatter if we even open the door to the closet it is kept in, even if we have no intention of pulling it out. :)
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