OK...I get it, but what about the jayhawk???

A few days ago, Aila suddenly had fears. Her fears appeared, at first, to be unfounded; however, upon further investigation, we now totally understand why she is afraid. We should all be afraid, really...

So, please beware. The images ahead are most frightening. I would feel terrible if anyone had nightmares after viewing this post! You may need to have your fingers covering your eyes spread just far enough apart that you can peak through to see what is really going on here. Oh, and don't spill your popcorn all over your keyboard. I promise if you do, you'll be upset with yourself later when your fingers are all greasy!



Oh my gosh, right? The Elephant makes me want to cry out in fear!



Part of the reason she is so scary, in my opinion, is that she serves a dual purpose. She is not only stuffed animal, but also a book. I simply don't understand it. It's far too much for the human mind to fathom. It is only natural that we fear what we don't understand.





And, then there's the...



...bathtub. It was only recently that Aila loved to take baths, or so I thought. This fear has been growing for months now, and I just didn't see it coming. It started quite a while back when, suddenly, Aila wouldn't let me lay her down in the bathtub. There was no traumatic event that precluded this change in her behavior. She would simply struggle to sit up if I tried to lay her back. So, I modified our bathing technique to avoid having her lay down. Last week, I decided to use some liquid soap in her bath water. I squirted a little in the tub as it was filling up, and....
YIKES!!!
Look out!
Did anyone just see a soaking wet naked baby RUNNING from the bathroom?
Well, after considering the situation, I realize how frightening this experience would have been. If I would have been the one in the tub, I would have felt just as scared, because, well...just think about it, I mean really think about it!!!






Bears are terrifying! WHY would anyone make a toy that resembles a ferocious animal such as a bear! I am pretty sure, when they do the autopsy, they will discover the foot of a certain stuffed doll that we recently laid to rest.



The fear that is most baffling/disappointing to us, is



WHAT??? Why is the picture of this sweet, stuffed Baby Jay here??? I don't understand. This little Jayhawk was one of the first gifts given to us for Aila. He enthusiastically says, "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk", and he has even mastered the KU fight song! See, he's smart, too! Why is my kid afraid of the Jayhawk? Could it be because he sings the fight song, and the only other time she's heard the fight song was when I was about 8 months pregnant? We went to a KU football game, and as we were walking in the stadium, the band came through. It was SO loud, that Aila started her gymnastics routine, right then and there! At the time, I thought she must have loved it, but maybe I was sorely mistaken.




"Don't bring any of those things near me...I'm watching you!"