My toughest, brutish little boy, noah, is afraid of bugs.

He is one of those indestructable boys- the youngest of three. He has no choice but to be tough. Anyway, yesterday, I hear this SHRIEKING from the side yard (right outside the screen slider, I can keep full tabs on the boys if they go out there). I ignore it for a second b/c all the boys are right there, & I figured someone took a toy or whatever. 

But he kept shrieking. I ran to see what was up- Noah (20m) is shaking, literally yelling BUG BUG BUG BUG - I thought he got stung. I searched him over, took off his shorts. He wouldn't move (I was starting to have all the nighmarish thoughts- black widow, bee allergy...what's up???). He was frozen with fear. I picked him up and he clung to me like a monkey- he wouldn't let me put him down. He was saying "no, bug, no!" over & over. I felt so bad for him.

Anyway, eventually I put him in the bath to calm him down. He reluctantly went in and a mosquito was flying around, up near the ceiling. He immediately FREAKS yelling BUG BUG BUG and all slippery-style jumps from the tub and panics....-He made me hold him for literally 40 minutes. It was wierd....I think he must have gotten stung. Bottom line, he is bugged-out by bugs and anything (like dirt) that resembles a bug...