The Good, the Bad, and the Scary

Robby is in a new phase where he finds many things a little bit scary--even things that did not phase him one bit as recently as a few days ago. For instance, all bugs are now scary and can produce instant tears. The bathtub (which he normally loves) has become somewhat scary. And, parts of movies that never before bothered him at all became scary.

On our way home from out of town this weekend, we put on Finding Nemo (or Melmo as it is known in our house). He has gotten to where he laughs out loud at parts now (particularly Dorie singing and any scene with the Pelican in it), but the scene with the scary flashlight fish freaks him out a little bit.

Here is Robby enjoying the film (note the sweet Argyle socks):

And here is Robby when the flashlight fish comes onto the scene:

(Is it bad that we skipped back to the beginning of that scene to see if he would make the scared face again so I could take a pic with my phone? :) What about the fact that we find it simultaneously adorable and funny when he covers his eyes like this?