Friday, April 10, 2009

Shopping with an infant, a toddler and a preschooler...am I crazy?

My mom and littlest sister, Gloria, arrived Thursday. It's been great having them here. Besides just catching up with them, it's really nice having a few extra hands to help take care of kids and help out in general.

Today we went to the mall. I don't have many clothes that fit me right now. I'm still going down in weight since Sean was born, but I still have a ways to go, and so I'm kind of wardrobe impaired right now. So my mom decided to take me shopping for my birthday. I'd been out with just Sean a couple of time already, but those were quick trips, and I wasn't really trying on clothes or anything. This trip was different. I fed Sean before we left, but he fell asleep while eating, and so he didn't get as much as he normally does, so of course he started to fuss just minutes after we got inside the mall. I decided to try to feed him again. Mom and Gloria took Bethany and Gloria to the playground by the food court while I tried to find somewhere to feed Sean. There wasn't a place in Sears, but he was crying so much I just took him out of his carseat. I noticed his diaper was wet, so I changed him. He calmed after that, so I just met up with everyone else and we went to JC Penny's. I found a few things to try on, and then Sean started fussing again, so I sat in the fitting room and fed him. Of course, he messed in his diaper while I was feeding him, and the bathroom was all the way upstairs. So I left the girls with my mom and sister again, while they kept browsing through the clothes, and went up to change Sean again. He has a bit of diaper rash and I forgot his cream, making me feel bad when he cried. Sigh. After that I met up with my family for the third time, and finally looked a few things, between refereeing fights between Bethany and Meagan. I ending up taking Bethany with me to the fitting room to try on the things I'd picked up. It must be prom season, because there were several young girls trying on formal dresses, and the line was reallly looong. We finally made it to the front of the line, and Bethany kept telling me she had to go to the bathroom. I was afraid she'd have an accident, so we left the line, and trekked back upstairs to the bathroom for Bethany. By the time we finished and came back down, the lady who'd been right behind me was still waiting in line for the fitting rooms, so we found another fitting room instead. I did find a couple of things to buy, but the whole trip was a bit of a pain. I think I spent more time dealing with kids than actually looking at clothes. If my mom and sister hadn't been there, I think I would've packed up and gone home when Sean first started crying. I don't think I could've handled it on my own, and I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to look at anything, let alone try it on.

1 comment:

Charity Brown said...

WOW! You ARE CRAZY!!!! If you still need to do some shopping, just let me know!! I'd love to go out with you and help wrangle all the kiddos! I don't know if you have a double stroller and baby sling/carrier, but that could be a suggestion for future trips? :)