Today was the second time I have taken all three boys grocery shopping with me. The first time was last week, and it went much better than I had anticipated. The older boys, James and Sam, drove the car attached to the front of the grocery cart and were content the whole way through the store. David rode in the Bjorn both trips and just slept the entire time. Today was a little different in that the seat belt in the car shopping cart could not be adjusted, and Sam could work his way out rather easily. I started off by giving James and Sam both half of a granola bar to snack on while we went through the grocery store. Once Sam realized he could achieve freedom, he was trying to climb out of the moving cart, so I moved him into the front seat of the cart. However, Sam really didn't like that and started screaming at the top of his lungs, and if you have ever heard Sam scream, you know it is LOUD. I pulled him out and just carried him on my hip for a portion of the trip before he wanted back in the car with James. Other than that, the trip went fairly well. I only plan on taking all the boys for smaller grocery store runs, and I feel confident that with each trip I will learn, and it will get better.
When I do have all three boys with me, I accept the offer of help to take my groceries to my car. It just makes everything run so much smoother. In the past, even with my two older boys, I would always take the groceries out myself, we would unload them, return the cart and load up into the car. However, now I am able to start loading the boys while the worker unloads all my groceries into the back.
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