Do Not Go Shopping...

..for a new vacuum cleaner with an 11 month old who is afraid of vacuum cleaners. I told the guy I knew what I wanted, but he kept trying to show me the newest model. He made the move to turn it on, I warned him, and in slow motion, I saw the horror that spread across Maddy's face. The
" Why-Is-That-So-Loud-And-Mommy-Make-It -Stop -Oh-My-God-Where's Mommy?" look.
So, I took her out, put her on my hip and vacuumed away in the Oreck store. Actually, since that is how I have to vacuum at home, it really was the best way to give it a test run.
Much to Madeline's dismay, we are the proud owners of an 8 pound Oreck vacuum.