Yesterday afternoon, Brian and I took Connor to the Meijer Garden's and Sculpture Park for their featured "Butterflies are Blooming" exhibit. I wasn't sure what to expect from Connor. He loves watching birds and planes in the sky and is fascinated with most things having to do with nature. I was NOT expecting him to be afraid. That seriously never even occurred to me, so of course he was terrified.
He wouldn't let go of Brian's leg for the first minute we were in there. We left the stroller in the little waiting area, but went back to retrieve in hopes it would provide a little security. The volunteers said his fear was very common and after I thought about it, I totally get it....foreign objects flying at your head?!
Brian and I couldn't help but laugh as he clung to us and grabbed his face out of pure terror. Thankfully, after holding him for a while and some time in the stroller, he got more comfortable after about 15 minutes and then there was no holding him back. He still wasn't thrilled to be dive-bombed by the occasional butterfly, but it didn't stop him from running around and climbing on all the rocks. :)We didn't get a family picture, but here are some cute ones of Connor. I'll add a good video as soon as I get them off our new Flip UltraHD camera...so cool. :)
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