It was a busy Saturday for Ethan, Alexander, and me with lots of errands of both the fun and weekly duty kinds. We started our morning at Home Depot for the monthly Kids' Workshop event. As we were walking across the parking lot, Alexander started to complain that his stomach hurt. At this point, you might say or suggest, that we should have headed home immediately since I had a sick child. My response to that piece of advice is that you need to know Alexander. The tummy ache excuse is used when he is hungry, bored, tired, nervous about a new situation, or sincerely has a tummy ache. So, I encouraged him to try to make it through the Kids' Workshop event and then see how he was doing. He made it through the event and the only mishap was that we had to ask for extra nails since we bent so many while assembling his toolbox.
Our next stop was to JC Penney's for some jeans, shirts, and backpacks for school. They were having a sale of buy 1 get 1 for $1!!! I couldn't pass that up when it came to jeans! So, even through A's complaints we forged our way forward. We even made a pit stop at the bathroom in order to rule out the need to go potty as the reason for the tummy pains.
The shopping event was plagued with complaints (can you blame them?) and whines about tummy aches, but overall it was a good experience for all of us. Good experience may not be the correct word, but it was definitely less stressful than last year. Both boys were big enough this year to allow for me to leave them in the dressing room with a pile of jeans to try on, I would leave to get more things, and then assess the clothing they tried on. It made our time go quickly and we were able to find 2 pairs of jeans, a shirt, nice roller backpacks (at 50% off!!), and swim trunks on clearance in under an hour.
On to our chosen lunch place - Chipotle. Alexander devoured his quesadilla and chips. I thought for sure that hunger and bored were the original sources of the tummy.
Next, on to Eden Prairie Target for a baby gift before heading to Karis' baby shower at Nancy's house. A was so excited to get cake. He ate fruit, he helped carry gifts, and then he enjoyed his cake. On our way home, I decided to squeeze in one more errand (yes, I am obsessive about completing my lists) to go to Cub to get things we needed to make sloppy joes for dinner and other things we needed.
At this point, A was really complaining about his tummy and not wanting to walk down the isles. We would leave him sitting on empty spots on the shelf or on cases of pop while we shopped down one isle. While was checking out, he sat in one of the bagging areas and looked miserable. I was just focused on finishing and getting home him.
Well, we didn't make it very far after loading up the grocery cart...we were heading out the doors with A in front of us...and yes, he blew chunks all over the exit. Ughh.....I really need to learn to be less obsessive and listen to my children!!
On a side note because I know Grandma will be worried, A is doing fine. He came home, curled up in bed and slept for 2 hours. He has since bounced back and woke up hungry (in typical Littlest fashion). He ate a little dinner, but I wouldn't let him eat too much until we see how everything digests. Poor little man. Glad that he is feeling better!
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