Things take a long time with kids in tow, especially kids who would rather roll across the room, sit up, stand or practice their crawling while I am trying to get them changed. Now that changing one diaper is taking 15 minutes, I am remembering back to this summer, when diapers were easy to change and I was able to take the boys out in only one layer of clothing instead of 3 or 4. Things were so much faster and so much easier.
With winter here, getting out of the house is an hour long endeavour, and once we are out, I always hope that we come home with the same number of hats and shoes that we left with.
I currently have the boys infant carseats and snap & go stroller listed on Craigslist. The Snap & Go has made my life so much easier over the last 10 months, that I'll be sad to see it go as the boys graduate to their convertible carseats. I loved the bucket seats too, perfect for restaurants and amazing for naps and travelling. But it is time for a new adventure, and I am sure the boys will love moving into their new roomy seats, as they already prefer the big stroller and the shopping cart, so they won't be crying over the change. But for me on the otherhand, I will miss the convenience of not having to unbuckle them from their carseats when running errands, and being able to load them into the carseats while inside, rather than loading them into their carseats outside in the cold.
Last week while on one of our weekly mall walks, we went to a mall north of us that I had never been to before. They had plenty of covered parking and they even had a Metro grocery store with an inside entrance. Not only that, the shopping carts all had two working seat belts. Once the carseat move happens, I could see the extra 15 minute drive being worthwhile this winter. What a mom won't do for a little convenience and the ability to keep her kids out of the cold, while still getting the household errands done.
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