And I nearly lost my drawers. Read on…
So Friday morning, I decide to venture out on my own with all 3 kids. Plus, the bug guy needed us gone for 5-6 hours:)
On my agenda: Target, the mall play place, and fast food. My pride took it’s fall at the very beginning, and we never made it to the mall…
I thought I was “all that” with Lucy in her car seat in one hand, a carmel macchiato in the other - what a trendy little mom - ehh? THEN, to make me even cooler, creative, and oh-so-protective of my flock — I had Joel grab one back pocket of my jeans, and Livi grab the other. The purpose was to safely guide my precious cargo through the wiles of the Target parking lot. I was feeling pretty grand and self-important as we neared the curb.
Pride comes before a fall they say… My sweet and clumsy Livi took the curb like the graceful swan she is, and nearly pulled my pants down! With carrier and babe on one arm and latte in the other, my preventative resources were consumed.
FORTUNATELY, I was wearing some of my long maternity shirts, and nothing was revealed. However, nothing had to be revealed in order for the average onlooker to know what had happened. Though I didn’t completely lose my drawers, I did lose some pride that sunny Friday morning…
Our fast food lunch was fairly successful, if one discounts the cup of soda that Livi knocked to the floor before she even got a sip:) I got a picture of our meal time…
You Go Girl! My MIL was “surprised” that I went to the mall on my own. Of course I had to toot my own horn and add that we’ve been to Target, to Wal-Mart, furniture shopping, grocery shopping, etc. Can ya hear us ROAR?? You are doing great! (although - fast food and you didn’t pick Wendy’s?)
Good for you!!! It was MONTHS before I took my kids out on my own after my son was born - and I only have two!!
Hi Jenny! Hooray that you survived the outing! Those first few adventures out of the house can be big ones. For me, one of the greatest challenges of having three kids is the fact that I have only two hands (also my lap has a finite size too!). In some situations, I still use the backpack to carry my 2.5 year old so that I can have a hand for each of my other two. I don\’t know what I\’ll do when I have to give that up (probably sometime soon!). Keep on going! Good for you! :-)
That is too funny! Love the pciture of them!
Hey girl, you are totally awesome. I\’m an old granny, so the thought of taking 3 at one time is totally beyond me. I would have had to have 2 leashes to tie 2 of them to me and one in a stroller. I can see the headlines now. Granny breaks legs from falling down stairs after tangling them in leash lines tied around grandchildren, is dragged 2 blocks by the same children who are pushing baby in stroller. News at 9:00 p.m. That\’s why I applaud young mothers\’ like you that take it in stride.