Ok, so I really only went to Wal-Mart for a few things. And for probably only 45 minutes. It may sound really silly but I was really nervous doing that by myself with 2 kids. I guess I was feeling a little outnumbered. However, I was determined.
I pulled into the parking lot looking for a space and found the first(non-handicap) spot by the doors. Score! And someone had even left their cart right next to it! Emma was pretty excited about our little trip, Maddie was snoozing away. I squared my shoulders, took a deep breath, and proceeded to pretend like this was something I did every day.
Within five minutes of being in the store, Maddie started fussing. I couldn't get her to stop. Then I realized she was gassy. Feeling very proud of myself, I pulled out the Little Tummies drops, and settled her right down.
Then I decided to get a table. Not one of my best ideas. One of those 6 foot, fold in half tables. I managed to get it under the cart and just had to drive very slowly and carefully to keep it from slipping off.
We got to the grocery line, Emma getting grumpy and bored of sitting, Maddie having relieved her gassiness in her diaper and wanting to be changed, me probably looking a little frazzled. I got everything unloaded onto the conveyor belt and realized the girl in front of me had 2 separate WIC checks and then another separate purchase. And she hadn't gotten the right stuff for the check so we got to wait while she went and traded it out. Emma started gnawing on the bar of the cart to soothe her sore teeth. Apparently, she popped more of one of her molars through, as blood started gushing out of her mouth and she got her little hands covered in it. Wet wipes to the rescue! We finally got settled down(more or less), cleaned up and through the line. As I walked out the doors into the parking lot I breathed a big sigh of relief- just as the slippery table slid off the cart onto the parking lot with cars waiting for us to cross....
Motherhood is nothing if not an adventure.
6 comments:
I am laughing so hard right now!! What an adventure. I remember those trips ;-)
You win the mother adventurer award for the day. Your story made me smile. I can't wait to be in Twin Falls and then you can drop your sweet little girls off at my house and make your Walmart runs by yourself!!! It looks like we will be moving the weekend of June 26th. I will let you know for sure when it gets closer, we will take any help we can get. :-) As far as a home to rent, so far no one will really take me seriously because we are still over a month out and they all think their homes will be rented before then. So we will see. I've found a few homes by the new hospital I like. See you soon!!!
thanks for finding us, so great to see how your little family is doing! congrats on the baby. ronda told me you were expecting but i didn't realize it was so soon. hope you are doing well. 2 babies stays crazy, but just have good sling to put the little in and then you have 2 hands for your big one! good luck with everything and we'll keep in touch. if you have other cousins blogs and could send them to us, that would be great!
what a day. you deserve a break after that!
You're too cute! Thanks for giving me birth control for the day lol. Just kidding I bet being a mom is great even if your table shoots off the bottom of your cart. Love ya1
You described it all so vividly, I could totally picture you there with both your girls, stressed to the hilt! Been there, done that, and from one brave mama to another- Way to go, Mel! It's NOT easy, that's for sure. But I rather go to Wal Mart and just get the kids in out of carseats once than going to several different stores. Glad you survived!
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