What is Electrophobia, J4G photos and irresponsible men.

Electrophobia: The fear of electricity or in Noah’s case, the fear of electrical appliances.

To date, Noah is afraid of;

The vacuum cleaner,

The mix master,

The blow heater,

The hair dryer,

The blower vac and

The lawn mower.

When any of these machines whir into action, Noah cries and runs to me. He clings to me tightly and shakes. His heart palpates way above his normal rate and his eyes dart around the room, looking for the dangerous noise maker.

I’m not kidding. He is petrified.

We have tried all manner of things to settle his fears but so far none have worked. I’m hoping that he will grow out of it. No good woman will want to know him if his phobias take him into adulthood!

If Noah doesn’t grow out of his electrophobia he won’t be able to;

clean the house,

puree up the baby food

or do any of the lawn duties…

I know HE may think that is heaven on a stick but his wife won’t! Trust me on that one!

Scattered around this entry are the photos that I put forward for the Jeans for Genes competition, run by Huggies. Do you like them? The gorgeous jumpers that they are wearing are made by an Australian designer Oobi. I found them at a gorgeous internet boutique minifashionista

David is still sick with the flu. His lowest temperature today was 37.7 degrees. He was going to go to work but I reasoned with his sense of responsibility. I asked him to consider all the men with newborn babies and the men with children whose health was already compromised. He agreed. As it is, someone from his work infected him and inturn he has infected Ivy and Noah (going downhill rapidly this evening) and Immy and Maddy are feeling unwell tonight too. He called into the office to say he wasn’t going to be in, only to be answered by a stuffed up, gooey, male voice, who professed to also have the flu!

Boys, what are you doing? If you are sick, stay at home! Stop the cycle! Forget about your male work ethic for just a minute and consider the children (and the mother’s who have to look after them) when you cough all over a man who is also a father!!! ARRRRRGH!