Mall Mama

[judecorp]

I spent about 2.5 hours at the mall today, for no real purpose but to get out of the house. (It's raining, so no long walk outside.) I feel like one of those Mall Mamas. Weird. There I was, with my kid in the mei tai while I pushed the stroller, walking the mall with a friend, her baby, and her stroller. Mall Mamas.

Aside from the "getting out of the rain and the house" thing, ostensibly I was also looking for a Christmasy outfit for Punk to wear for perhaps some holiday photos. Instead, I got an anniversary card for my grandparents and one for my aunt and uncle, a winter baby hat at H&M (with ears! little ears!), a Subway sub (mmmmm), and a cow costume size 18-24 months that was on clearance at Baby Gap for $2.97! $2.97, people!!

Punk still isn't the greatest napper but was content most of the time to toodle around the mall, and then she got hungry so we ducked into the Mother's Room at BRU. She is currently sleeping in her car seat on the couch. I'm just glad she's sleeping. She took a 20 minute catnap at the mall in the mei tai while I ate my sub and got lettuce in her hair. Oops.

I had a bit of a revelation today. We were walking around the mall which was PACKED with strollers and babies, and all I could think about was how chill and mellow all of the babies are, and what the heck was wrong with my kid who screams most of the time and refuses to nap and is generally a mess. And I thought about how those stroller mamas were probably looking our way and thinking about how chill and mellow Punk and her friend Anna looked in their mei tais, and were also probably thinking about how crazy their own babies are.

I think it's the world's best kept secret.

Comments

[tea-soaked.livejournal.com]

You are right - it is the world's best kept secret.

Glad to hear you had a good mall mama day...

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Too bad I hate the mall, because the kid really seems to like it!

[estrange.livejournal.com]

That's a really great deal on the cow costume!

Glad you had fun at the mall.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know! There were four of them. I should have bought them all and sold them on eBay next October!

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Of course, it's the world's best kept secret! I always tell people if it wasn't, no one would have kids, and even if current parents DID tell incoming parents this information, they incoming parents wouldn't believe them anyway. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

So are ALL babies crazy, or do I just think that to make myself feel better?

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Most of them have their crazy times. It's not just you. There were plenty of times I felt like legitimatel selling Widget to some random person and making a run for it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

This kid just cries ALL. THE. TIME.

I keep praying for a tooth or something to explain away the incessant, inconsolable crying.

Usually by 10am I am ready to pack it in for the day. I just keep thinking, "9 hours to go. 8 hours to go. 7 hours to go..."

[midnights-sun12.livejournal.com]

sounds like fun, i wanna be a mall mama!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Okay, have a baby! :)

[michael622.livejournal.com]

The punk sounds SO much like Annabelle. I know Sean and Jennifer were just so exhausted when she was an infant, constantly crying and miserable. She had acid reflux like Gus does ... but she DID grow out of it and now she is just the sweetest little thing ever. Be strong - it will get better. *HUG*

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That's nice to know. I'd like to think she won't be a crab forever! :) Good thing she's cute.

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

I laugh out loud when someone comments on how content Emma is when she's actually content (which isn't often). They'll say something like, "oh, is she always this good?" And I'll say, "no usually she's bad". WTF people. I hate it when someone uses "good" to describe a baby. The opposite is not that great so just leave it alone.

Yea for a cheap cow costume at Baby Gap. I love that place!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I /hate/ the whole "good baby" thing. "So and so is SUCH a good baby!" Does that mean some other baby is a BAD baby? I hate that! I also hate when they say "easy baby" or "difficult baby." THEY ARE BABIES!

I think all babies are easy about some things and challenging about other things. I mean, my kid goes to bed for the night pretty easily most of the time even if she is exhausting during the day! :)

I am addicted to Baby Gap. Thankfully they didn't have much stuff I liked today.

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

AGREED!!!!!

[loretta78.livejournal.com]

I wanna be a mall mamma too! I can't wait to see pics with the new hat, it sounds cute!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You will be a mall mama someday. Come to the mall with me!

I shall have to take a picture with the hat after I wash it.

[loretta78.livejournal.com]

Ooooh!! We can take over the mall!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Sweet!

[girlonthewire.livejournal.com]

i want a mei tai. :(

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You should get one! ladygreyy sent me mine, so I'm not much help, but my friend has a Babyhawk and loves it!

[estrange.livejournal.com]

Hey I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the unsolicited advice I gave you in the past. I feel really bad about it and have been thinking about it a lot lately. I've been trying to be better at stuff like that now. Sometimes I just get carried away.