Most Men Hate Shopping.....

...but, not Owen! He seems to love it. (I guess that he takes after his mommy.) : )

As you can tell, we took him for his first shopping trip yesterday. It was quite and ordeal but a good practice run for Jenny for when she is on her own. First there was the gathering of all of the supplies that we would need to pack up the diaper bag. Fresh diapers, a cooler with formula, wipees, blankets, changing pads, burping pads, a toy or two, a baggie for dirty diapers, an extra outfit just in case....etc etc etc. The bag was overflowing.

Then baby needed changing....and of course, a cute little outfit for his big venture out into the world of "The Mall"! At this point it was lunchtime so the two grandma's and mom ate a quick lunch. Well, by this time it was Owen's feeding time again....soooooo...he was fed, burped, changed....and again readied to go.

Now, when I was a mother (in the olden days!!), we used those lightweight umbrella strollers. Nothing to them...just close them up and go....open them up and use. The modern stroller is more complicated than building a house. Reading the manual together, the three of us could not figure out how to collapse it to get it into the car. Of course, part of it can be removed to click into the awaiting car seat where Owen would be riding. But we needed the stroller packed into the car to get around the Mall. After several minutes of unsuccessful attempts, we still could not get it closed up. So, finally, in desperation, we put the entire open stroller into the back of Jenny's SUV and finally headed to our destination. whew

By now, we were all exhausted, including little Owen who pretty much slept through the entire outing with the exception of his having a poopy diaper while we were in the store dressing room. Changing him would have to be a whole 'nother post.

Suffice it to say, that it took three grown women to get this done.

I'm not sure whether or not Jenny will ever venture out of the house again...