I Got Out

Out of the house that is. This is the first day that I have made it out of the house as a person with 2 kids. I mentioned that I walked with both kids to Safeway with the new double stroller. I mentioned that I took a walk halfway around the block and to get the mail with Joshua in his stroller and Samantha in the wrap. I even put both kids in the car and went to the "drive through Starbucks", but today is the first day that I actually got in the car with both of them and got out of the car and did an errand. It really wasn't that bad. Yet, it definitely is more complicated these days.

Below are the steps to getting out of the house, running the errand, and making it back home again. Time needed to actually do the errand - 10 minutes. Total trip time - 3 hours.

1. Feed the baby prior to leaving 2. Change the baby 3. Make sure diaper bag is stocked with his and her diapers 4. Load baby in the car seat 5. Run to the car and load stroller and diaper bag (If it is cold, turn on the car to heat it up) 6. Put Joshua's coat on 7. Load Joshua in the car 8. Load Samantha in the car 9. Drive to destination 10. Take out stroller 11. Move stroller to Joshua's side of the car 12. Put Joshua in the stroller 13. Move stroller to Samantha's side of the car 14. Take Samantha out of car seat 15. Load Samantha into stroller 16. Walk through parking lot to store 17. Pray there is an automatic door so it is easy to get through the door 18. Curse under your breath, because the door is not automatic 19. Walk through the door and locate the restroom, because it has now been 2 hours since Samantha has nursed and she needs to nurse again 20. Change Samantha 20. Do the errand 21. Leave the store 22. Go to Samantha's side of the car, take her out of the stroller and load her into the car seat 23. Go to Joshua's side of the car, take him out of the stroller and load him into the car seat. 24. Load the stroller in the trunk 25. Drive home 26. Open the garage door 27. Open the house door 28. Take Samantha out of car while still in car seat 29. Take Joshua out of car 30. Take off Joshua's coat 31. Bring Joshua upstairs 32. Run downstairs 33. Take Samantha out of car seat 34. Bring Samantha upstairs 35. Ponder whether that 3 hour trip was really necessary in the first place.