Off To The Store
Monday, September 17, 2007
We went grocery shopping tonight, & it's a good thing, too. We were running out of things to make for dinner. It's always loads of fun taking Lily to the store, I think because it's the perfect environment for her.
I used to think that she liked being in public, out amongst her people, and it's true, she does. But there is another element to it, one that Kelly mentioned in passing one day and that had not ever occurred to me. Lily is really happy when she's in public and buffered from the public by Mommy and Daddy. She's happiest when everyone can pay attention to her, talk to her or make some silly face at her, and she can react however she wants to without worrying that they're going to try to hold her.
Lily and her adoring crowds.... She gets more attention on a trip to the store than I might get, well, ever.
Posted byJeff Miller at 10:01 PM
I've just read your whole blog and I love it - you're such a fantastic writer! It's funny going to the grocery store with a baby (or babies), isn't it? You're not allowed to be an introvert (which I certainly am) because everyone wants to talk to you. It's taken some getting used to, for sure.
ps - this is Sara. I don't have a google account, but my kids do. :)