Just a Little Boy in a Yellow Romper

With a big ATTITUDE. People, he looks sweet and innocent but ask the staff at Walmart SuperCenter today and they might tell you otherwise! I really dread taking Finley to places like Walmart and Target as he seems to just become this little monster. I think its the high ceilings and lighting or something. I was on a quest to get some organizational stuff for the house (after the garage sale I kind of have an organizing bug) anyway, our trip was cut short today. For some reason Finley did fine taking a package to the post office and also for a quick trip into Farm and Fleet but Walmart must have been his boiling point. How dare I take my child on 3 errands?
He was making a fuss in the cart so I decided to try letting him down to walk around a bit or just play in the isle I was in. Big mistake. He proved to me that he could in fact walk in those new Nike sandals from Grandma Patti. Actually, he could push the big shopping cart in those sandals and if you corrected him from pushing the cart into anything he freaked out!! At one point he fell down so I was helping him back up and he thought that I was trying to stop him from pushing the cart and he threw himself onto the floor slamming his fists down and kicking his feet!! Total tantrum!! A Walmart employee actually came over and asked if everything was alright? Yeah lady, it's just peachy. As my almost 11 month old is on the floor screaming his lungs out and the sound is echoing through the place. My bad mom move was that I could not help but laugh at Finley because the drama he was exhibiting was just too much. He HATES it when I laugh and he is upset. I just couldn't help finding the whole situation somewhat hilarious. Boy, if this is 11 months what will 2 be like?? Nate? When you come home bring an extra dose of patience and humility...you're gonna need it!

Sidenote: Just so everyone knows Finley still weighs less than that cat. Yeah, the Coop man still has at least a pound on Finley. Sad but true. We know he's big, but if you have ever tried dieting a cat (in a multi-cat household) you'd know it's hard. And if Coopers food is gone he will just eat the dog food. No big deal for him. We are working on it.