Today started at 5:30 AM, which is very early when your child typically gets up at 6:30 or 7:00. I pretended like I didn't hear him for 15 minutes and then Big Ethan and I got up. I got the bottle and he changed the diaper. Big Ethan must have known what I was in for because he immediately left for work. After a walk, Little Ethan went down for a brief nap and was up again by 9:00 AM. At that point, I made the mistake of going to Target.
Missoni launched their Target line today and the place was filled with unusually well-dressed people scrounging for knit dresses. For some reason, I thought I could join in on the fun. See picture below and note the baby in the background:
What a cute grimace! That was the most well behaved he was during the whole shopping adventure.
After being distracted by Missoni, I took a few laps around Target, trying to get everything on my list (everything takes you twenty times longer with a crying baby in your cart). Little Ethan wasn't just crying - I'm pretty sure he was determined to make me look like an inept mother. He has been sitting up for two months and sitting in a cart for a little longer than that, but today he may as well have been a rag doll. Every time I took a turn, he flopped to one side of the cart and started crying. One woman even came up to me and asked if he was learning how to sit.
About 45 minutes in, I headed to the toy section out of desperation. I added a new toy to the cart in an effort to distract him (aka bribe him to be good). To make a long story about a terrible day short, the toy has not helped. He is now sitting on the floor playing with his new toy while he grunts at me.
I would like to use this post to officially concede. Little Ethan, you win. I will do whatever you want to make the crying stop.
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