(mildly interested Andrew)
When Grandpa Jeff took him over to see the cows however, it was a different story. He suddenly became very agitated and while he didn't lose it, he came close. Tears welled up and his famous pouty lip kicked into high gear. His little legs began to kick wildly and he did all in his power to get out of there.
(Andrew and Cow face off)
Fast forward two years. We'd thought Andrew had gotten over his fear of cows. He plays with a few cow figurines and even has a stuffed long-horn from the Ft. Worth Stock Yards that he's named (very appropriately) "Cow." The feud, however, was simply building up steam. One day, out of the blue he came running out of our room screaming at the top of his lungs "Aaaahhhhggggg!!!! COOOOWWWW!!!" We believe the trigger for this event was the Chick-Fil-A TV commercial where the cows go through the office building at night. (Click here to go to the site, then click "commershals" to see the ad.)
It wasn't long after that we learned there was a "scary cow" that lived in Andrew's window. You could often hear him playing in his room only to yell out "Uh, Go Away Cow!" shortly followed by the sound of whatever he had in his hand hitting the window. It progressed to where he wouldn't even go in his room without first snaking his hand through the door to turn on the light, peeking in first, propping the door open, and then making sure we were in view (for a quick get away and/or rescue).
Grant recently moved into Andrew's room (yes, I've finally convinced Kara to move our poor little son out of the pack-and-play wedged in the bathroom). Andrew was very excited by this because the crib is right under the window and we told him that Grant would now be there scaring the cow away! We'll see how long it takes for the cow to come creeping back into the Nelsen home, if he dares show his face here again!
(Beware the Scary Cow...You Could be Next!)
6 comments:
That is so funny!
Oh my gosh, that is hillarious! Andrew is afraid of cows. I do remember the Del Mar Fair incident. So funny! And cute.
This is freaking hilarious. I was laughing out loud...honestly. Poor guy. To live in Texas and be afraid of cows is not exactly a good mix is it?
Snacker keeps asking me to go back to the cow picture...and saying "why is that cow mean?" etc.
I fear we may now begin having some cow sightings of our own! ;)
That kid cracks me up! Who would have thought a cow could be so scary! How sad for him. They are everywhere in Texas. Does he flip out every time he sees one?
Oh no, poor Andrew! I am glad that Grant can offer cow protection...........and it does sound as though the reality/fantasy of the commercial has provided some terror. I haven't looked yet, is that this scary cow you have posted? YIKES.
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