I agree – it doesn’t really sound like much. A baby sitting up in an everyday cart in Target. Nothing big, right? Well I’d beg to differ. Hugely differ, actually.Â
In the days past (as in the last 3 months) if I needed to go to the store I had to first make sure that I had a few blankets on hand to make a little bassinet out of the cart for Elizabeth. Getting out of the car meant setting up the “big kids” (yep, I lump my 2 year old in the big kid category) and Elizabeth in shifts and then going through the store expecting to receive some rather funny looks at times. As it turns out most people do not use the carts as beds for their babies… But I ask you, how else do you plan on bringing 3 young kids plusinfant through the store single-handedly and expect to actually use the basket for anything other than holding your children?? Answer:  you get creative. For me using the toddler seat as a bed was a given. 
Well, as of yesterday I will receive no more funny looks. No longer will I have to be prepared to enter the store with scores of extra blankets. I don’t have to get the kids out of their seats and setup in shifts. Nope. From now on we can just run to the store and jump out of the car without hassle. Seems like such a simple thing really, but for me it’s definitely a milestone worth noting.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
I am another local photographer, just poking around today, and this post cracks me up. I, too, was so excited for the first time my little guy sat in a cart at the store.