I've mentioned that Elise is afraid of balloons. Have I told you that she's afraid of balls, too? Anything balloon-sized or larger.
Today I decided to take Elise to the library to kill some time. I usually have the minivan if I have errands planned, but I had the car today. I buckled Elise into a car seat and started driving across town.
About 30 seconds into the trip, Elise starts fussing. Not her "I'm hurt" cry but her "I'm either scared or frustrated" cry. I couldn't get her to stop. I sang and talked about going bye-bye. Nothing lightened the mood. It was non-stop crying from the back seat.
Elise kept looking to her right, so I figured there must be a spider or some kind of bug that was freaking her out. At every light, I was reaching behind my seat, swatting all around her, wiping at her car seat.
And then I see it.
On the floor in the back. A big, green bouncy ball, from when Husband played outside with Henry the other day.
I put the ball up front, out of her sight, and she was magically perfectly okay after that. Boop! The crying shut off like a radio knob had just been dialed down.
Silly baby.
that is such a funny phobia... i have never heard of that. i could imagine it maybe if she was, like, hit in the face with a ball one time. but still. silly baby is right!
ReplyDeletei know! it's totally random and i can't imagine why she has this strange fear. color, shiny or not shiny, texture... none of it matters. it's the roundness.
ReplyDeletei knew someone once (an adult) who was phobic about sunflowers. she didn't know why, but they seriously freaked her out. so i guess people can be afraid of anything.
hopefully Elise will outgrow this, though!