Today was Black Friday, the most insane shopping day of the year! I learned something important today....shopping with babies is hard! My family joined my husband and I with our shopping today, including my little nephew. Not only did he seem completely overstimulated by the hundreds of passing shoppers, but he did not like being strapped to his stroller all day, and the big red balloon he got from Red Robins at lunch time seemed to terrify him to no end. Not only did we leave late for shopping because he had to be fed before we left, but we had to stop several times so he could be changed and fed some more. As excited as I am to have Pickle, I will miss the care-free shopping we can do as a couple. At least I now know that, if we go shopping with Pickle, we'll need to let him/her walk a little (if they're old enough to be walking), and not expect to get anywhere fast. So I guess making strict time commitments when you have a baby is just not a good idea. Besides, after just surviving an overstimulating Thanksgiving of being passed around by strange new relatives, taking a wee one like that to a busy mall the following day is, I think, a bit much. I've talked before about the consequences of overstimulating your baby and how that can lead to anxiety. The best thing we can do for Pickle will be to allow him/her to have time to get back into routine and recover from the holiday before tossing him/her into the next big event. In fact...I think that can be said for us all!
WE HAVE PICKLES ON SALE TODAY FOR LOW LOW PRICES!!! TODAY ONLY!!! Sale only valid between 3-4am.
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