Day Out At The Costco With Both Toddlers
If someone could showed me a video five years ago of me trying to wrangle two toddlers in the Costco bathroom who each ran into a separate stall…well…
If you then showed me how I looked running back and forth between the two stalls trying to get everyone on a toilet (without falling in) and going potty without getting their clothing all wet with pee…well…
I guess one of the reasons the human race keeps going is that no one warns us how hard the hard times really are. Even in the middle of a really fun day out of my house with a friend and her baby, the restroom incident is something I pray I never have to repeat again.
Did I mention I left my house today? Yeah, I know. First time since January I think.
I had a lot of fun. Surprisingly, my toddlers are pretty rock star awesome in public. They listened, they stayed where they were supposed to, they didn’t cry, they didn’t whine.
They had a really good time.
Today is probably the first day I’m really looking forward to getting a second car so I can take the kids out shopping during the day. Or to the park. Or to some little class that lasts two hours at the Park District.
I’m sure all you rock star moms out there figured it out a long time ago, but today was the first time I felt really secure that I can actually do this with my girls. By this I mean go out of the house with them and not be the mom that everyone feels sorry for when they look at her awful children that she can’t control.
But they’re not. They said, “please” and “thank you” for every sample, they shared with each other, and didn’t fight.
I’m reallly happy about this. Tired and half dead with exhaustion – but really, really happy.
For those of you dragging your babies hither and thither since they were born, I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that. I chose to take the whole going out in public thing slowly. Starting with family once in a while, then family more often, then friends’ houses, then the store now and then with all of us, then individually to the store with one parent and now…both kids, one parent.
Because I just don’t believe in little ones leaving the house so much when they’re itty bitty babies. Not my babies. I don’t think it does anything bad to them, but why force all the excess brain overload of, you know, the world when they can be home and learn in a familiar place?
It’s worked beautifully for us. Maybe after a few times of doing this Randy and I will take the kids out to eat. You know, months from now, not next week.
Alright, I’m going to go jam the kids full of CapriSun to reinforce Abby’s potty training. Yea. (Abby is down to no accidents during the day and diapers for nap and nighttime.) Sadie? She is dry 24/7 no problems.
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You are soooo brave! At 50 I found myself caring for my 4-month-old niece. I’d never had children, so the first time I decided to go shopping with the baby…OMG! I immediately knew why motherhood is best “enjoyed” by the young. I can’t even imagine what it would have been like with two that could walk and talk! Keep up the good work.