Just when you think that you have your stuff together, try leaving the house. I took the boys ,Buggy, 2 months and Boo, 13 months on a playdate today. My first time out alone with both kids. They had napped, been fed, changed, dressed and bundled up for the cold. Took me all morning to prepare for a trip 10 minutes away to the mall. I almost didnt go at the last minute because Boo fell while I was dressing his brother. He had a full out meltdown but shortly recovered.
This was a playdate that was arranged by a friend via facebook. She was unsure of how many mommies would show since it was a last minute arrangement. Invites were made the day before. I had to get diapers for Buggy so we met up in the Target store and then went to the malls play area to let our kiddos loose.
The mall area had several soft playstructures for climbing, carnival like mirrors, and no enclosure to keep kids inside. So of course my child would be the escapee. He was the only one there not walking and also the only one intent on making a mad crawling dash for the exit at every opportune moment. I spent an hour chasing him and bringing him back into the play area just to have him make an escape yet again. All this while keeping a close watch on Buggy to ensure that a strangers child didnt topple his car seat over or poke him in the eye. I finally got Boo interested in the structure with a tunnel and he was enjoying crawling in and coming out the other side. That was quickly ruined by older kids running circles around it nearly trampling on my boy as he came unexpectantly out of the tunnel. Buggy began to fuss for a bottle about this time. I was unable to feed him and chase Boo from his speedy escapes. So I had to confine Boo to the stroller and hence the end of our playdate fun.
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