Sheesh. I went in trying to pickup just a few things for Easter, and some things we needed around the house, but it ended up being a trip of stocking up on LOTS of things we "need". :)
On the other part of my journey of shopping with the 2 animals these days, I want to give Bobby the chance to walk with me when we visit the store, and frankly with the 2 of them crammed in the shopping cart...where am I supposed to put all my junk? They need to come up with a place to put 1 kid thats a toddler (strapped down & contained because we all know they are wild animals at this age) and the other who is in their car seat (infant or another toddler) and then a LARGE space for purchases. Today I went in with the intentions of picking up items that were large and bulky but of course was unable to fit them in my shopping cart. Yes, I could have pulled out my stroller, or waited for Derek to be with us but the first one is a pain in the rear, and the derek's been working 6 days a week lately so who knows when I'll have his help.
Today's adventure (like most of our trips outside the house) reminded me of being a kid, running through the aisles & clothes while shopping, listening to the responsible adult (whoever that was at the time) yelling at me to "get over here right now!!!". Bobby was so happy to be running through everything, and I couldnt help but smile myself. When it was time to depart, I received the pleasure of his tantrum: screaming and body throwing. I ended up having to carry him, balancing our junk on the cart (without smothering Brooklyn) and pushing the cart to the car.
What a workout. I'm sure anyone thats a mom can relate and probably has a horror story of her own, I know Derek's mom told me one time while shopping with him, she thought she lost him. That easily could have been me today.
Days like today remind me of when I was young; its hard to be mad at times like these because even when Bobby is at his worse I still love him to pieces.
The best part of having kids, is being able to re-live your childhood all over again...
