Last weekend as I attempted to shop Old Navy's "big baby sale" with my 1 year old I caught myself screaming her name numerous time after allowing her to walk (bad idea) instead of putting her in her stroller. I figured "free roaming" and a happy child = happy shopping! WRONG!
Doll ran from one end to the next, after softly and polity saying "come her", "stay by mommy" and her name, by the 6th time a store worker appeared as I attempted to grab the shirt of my adorable 1 year old who was about to speed away and asked "would you like me to get her a ballon". I turned around disheveled, clearance items falling out my arm and half bent over holding her shirt and sighed "yes please".
It seemed like forever for him to return with a ballon, but when he did I passed it off to Doll and explained to her that she had to stay seated while mommy look at the clothes. As she sat and played with the ballon I exhaled a sigh of relief until about 5 minute into her ballon play it POPPED!
Time to go! I felt like I became that mom you see in the store chasing down a pint size kid and screaming their name constantly. You know those parents you kinda look at shake your head and think, JUST GRAB THEM! Yea I became "that mom" on our 30 minute shopping trip!
But after beating myself up for feeling like I was on a slippery sloop to being "that mom" I remember SHE'S A TODDLER! Now I want to give a public apology to all those parents I gave the side eye to and shook my head at, I didn't get it, I wasn't a parent yet. :)

You’re never too YOUNG to be Fashionable!
*Precious Couture*
