Imagination

Matson has always had an amazing imagination.  When he was one we used to peek into his room and find him entertaining himself with nothing but his hands.  He would be happily lying in his bed with no toys at all, talking to himself while he flew his hands around above him, ramming into each other with fighting noises.  With no toys to use, he simply turned his hands into the two teams that were battling.  It was hilarious to watch his little imagination in work.  He could make everything come to life in his little head and he was super easy to entertain!

Fast forward a few months to present time. 

We watched "Night at the Museum" as a family.  Big Mistake.  The next few nights Matson couldn't sleep and kept telling me that the big elephant was going to come and get him in his crib.  He would wake up screaming from his dreams and was terrified of some crazy elephant that was haunting him.  But, after lots of sleepless nights he was finally sleeping most of the night again.

UNTIL we went to see Despicable Me 2 during our staycation.  Super cute movie.  Matson enjoyed it and didn't seem scared until bedtime.  But, then he was terrified!  He insisted that the Minion Monsters were coming for him.  He must sleep in MY bed, with the covers over his head, and he insists that I lock him in the room and close all the blinds so they can't get in. 

Tonight, he turned to me while I was putting him to bed and he said, "mommy, are you scared of anything."  I assured him I wasn't.  :)  I was looking for the quick fix.  Then I said, "Why, Mat?  Are you scared of something?"  I was expecting a long journey through Despicable Me and Minions and Monsters.  Instead he said, "Ya, the wolf.  It's coming to get me."  No amount of persuasion was changing his mind.  The wolf was coming and his only defense was to cuddle up to me and pull all the covers up over his head.  Apparently, wolves can't find you if there are covers over you.  :)

Poor boy.  He is genuinely terrified.  You can see it in his eyes when he talks about these scary things.  Everything he sees becomes so alive in his little head and completely takes over him.  We sure love our funny boy with the wild imagination.  We just wish he'd sleep in his own bed at night....