Today Finley and I met my friend Erin and her daughter Lauren at the mall for a day of shopping. Can I just say that shopping with two babies in tow isn't really shopping at all? I mean it's not the shopping I used to know. I think in the almost 4 hours we were at the mall we visited only 6 stores! We had more bottle and changing breaks than stores visited. And the stores we chose to visit? Their names included Baby Gap, Gymboree and The Children's Place, to name a few. Hmmm, apparently we enjoy shopping for our babies as much, if not more than for ourselves now? It's just another one of motherhood's wonderful privledges. To pick out adorable, colorful, tiny clothing for the perfect little models we have! We did take a bit to have lunch and that too is way different from lunchs of my past. Finley is now into grabbing at everything. He thinks any beverage of mine is a bottle and proceeds to steal it for himself, whether or not he has his own bottle at the time. It's also funny because 90% of the time sitting down at lunch is actually spent feeding the babies and the other 10% is actually spend feeding ourselves. We mom's will take an hour feeding our babies to satisfaction and about 5 minutes scarfing our sandwichs down so that the little one's don't get impatient!! You have to admire this or at least respect our unquestionable devotion to our children to act in this way! Overall shopping is not what it used to be but I wouldn't change a thing about it now. Though everything about being a MOM is hard work (yes, even shopping!) Motherhood has the best rewards ever.
Note to self... take the camera next time so you can get some pictures!! Even if it means people look at you like you are a tourist taking pictures at the mall!?
15 years ago
great post! Seems like you've figured out Mommyhood in no time.
ReplyDeleteerin - you are such an awesome blogger - I mean you go into such great detail and tell the story as it should be told - I on the other hand would say went to the mall what an adventure and not what it use to be!! I enjoy reading the posts and totally can understand and relate to what you are saying!!! I have taken pics at the mall before it is ok!!! you can tell you are a first time mom when you do that - when number two comes around you may not be so interested!!!
ReplyDeletetrisha