My kid hates the car seat (this is my last warning that this blog is growing more personal).
Therefore, I hate every moment leading up to getting back into this thing. As a baby planner, mom and general lover of safety first when it comes to children - I'm all for car seats. But why - oh why - can't I talk my one year old into not twisting and shouting so much when it's time to buckle up. A fear of this moment definitely cuts my errands in half.
But today was a parental win. We arrived at the house after a labor day playdate and I'm unloading the contents of the car to the stairs. Putting them away takes a few more days.
As I drop the box and diaper bag on the stairs I think to myself - we're out of milk. You see, the lack of milk was the exact reason we had to leave the playdate.
Baby P needed her goat's milk and during the 20 minute drive home - I forgot.
Much like, I can assume, a cheshire cat - a smile creeps across my face as I realize the baby is still buckled in. I sneak back into the car, put it in reverse and crank up NPR. Parental win.
That is a win! I do not miss those days getting a wee one in and out of the carseat....
ReplyDeleteIt's the little things!
DeleteI love you sharing your stories form motherhood. :)
ReplyDeleteMy kid HATES the car seat, too. I have this baby book that says to drive the baby around the block when he gets overly fussy/crying to calm him down. It says that if you're gone around the block four times and he's still not calming down to drive directly to the ER.
ReplyDeleteWhich, OMG come ON. Way to freak out first-time parents whose kids just hate car seats!
Woohoo! That's a definitely awesome feeling.
ReplyDeleteYay for parenting wins! (found your blog through Instagram. I use the #toddlermom too!)
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