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judecorpI 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.
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.
