Over the last couple of weeks we landed up making 3 shopping trips. And each was just that - a trip! Here are the stories.
1. Trip to the mall to buy RK clothes for his b'day - We left early so we could come back in time for dinner. DT was great about getting dinner ready so we could leave as soon as I got home. RK sat in the stroller for exactly 5 mins. The first tantrum was to walk and by himself too without holding hands. So somehow we reached the store we wanted to go to after 15 mins or so with RK walking/running by himself all over and exploring. At the clothes store he was a doll (can I say that about a boy?) and sat and watched a little bit of TV and even stood up so DT and I could measure the pants on him! Bright t-shirts in red, orange and green were bought. One with a mammoth (elephant for RK) with a googly eye even! As we proceeded to leave the store, me with the bags and DT with the folded up stroller, RK wanted to be carried. 'Thooki' he demanded. We smiled and rolled our eyes at each other. 'Thooki' he screamed and we gave in. DT carried him and we came home exhausted but happy with our purchases.
2. Trip to buy RK shoes. We had planned this for the first trip but one tantrum later we left. And this had to be another trip. RK has been wearing the same shoes for almost a year now and we figured it was time to get him a bigger pair. Again it took us a good 20 mins to reach the last store in that line of stores at the mall with RK walking/running by himself half the way. He also wanted to get on and off the escalator all by himself. And then as we were nearing the store he demanded to be carried. My patience at an end, DT carried him the rest of the way. Once in the store, for the first couple of pairs that I selected RK cooperated by trying them on. By that I mean he would obligingly wear a pair and then run away into other aisles to tease me. He then picked up a pink pair of slip-ons with a big glittery flower. This must have been a good 4 sizes bigger than his size. RK then threw a tantrum demanding we buy him that one! He stretched himself out and stomped away! LOL... DT had a great time with that - teasing me and egging him on. Anyways we walked away with a boring grey pair with a yellow streak for color and a standard black pair of open sandals. Joys of having a boy here in the US!
3. Trip to buy b'day gifts for upcoming b'day parties. We had 3 kids to buy gifts for. We went to the local Walmart. There RK saw a puzzle that he has. And next to it a similar one but different from what he has. RK wanted the puzzle so DT got it out and asked him what everything on the puzzle was etc. And then we had to keep it back since we were not planning to buy him a toy. He just had a b'day and has enough of them. Besides this puzzle was similar to one he already has. (Why am I explaining this here?) However RK wanted it. He started to throw a tantrum and was distracted by the chalk that we bought for him. He then threw a tantrum at the billing counter for keeping the chalk on the billing counter. It didnt help that the cashier was most unhappy about me not asking for a gift receipt before him billing the toys! However this did not end there. The next evening we were on our way back home from buying groceries. And RK out of the blue says 'RK kku Walmart lerenthu antha puzzle vaangi kudu amma'. (Buy that puzzle from Walmart for RK). We were stumped. Anyways DT said yes and joined in the chorus with him and my boys gave me a hard time. I am contemplating doing all the shopping by myself from now on. Who needs the boys to go shopping anyways :-)
1. Trip to the mall to buy RK clothes for his b'day - We left early so we could come back in time for dinner. DT was great about getting dinner ready so we could leave as soon as I got home. RK sat in the stroller for exactly 5 mins. The first tantrum was to walk and by himself too without holding hands. So somehow we reached the store we wanted to go to after 15 mins or so with RK walking/running by himself all over and exploring. At the clothes store he was a doll (can I say that about a boy?) and sat and watched a little bit of TV and even stood up so DT and I could measure the pants on him! Bright t-shirts in red, orange and green were bought. One with a mammoth (elephant for RK) with a googly eye even! As we proceeded to leave the store, me with the bags and DT with the folded up stroller, RK wanted to be carried. 'Thooki' he demanded. We smiled and rolled our eyes at each other. 'Thooki' he screamed and we gave in. DT carried him and we came home exhausted but happy with our purchases.
2. Trip to buy RK shoes. We had planned this for the first trip but one tantrum later we left. And this had to be another trip. RK has been wearing the same shoes for almost a year now and we figured it was time to get him a bigger pair. Again it took us a good 20 mins to reach the last store in that line of stores at the mall with RK walking/running by himself half the way. He also wanted to get on and off the escalator all by himself. And then as we were nearing the store he demanded to be carried. My patience at an end, DT carried him the rest of the way. Once in the store, for the first couple of pairs that I selected RK cooperated by trying them on. By that I mean he would obligingly wear a pair and then run away into other aisles to tease me. He then picked up a pink pair of slip-ons with a big glittery flower. This must have been a good 4 sizes bigger than his size. RK then threw a tantrum demanding we buy him that one! He stretched himself out and stomped away! LOL... DT had a great time with that - teasing me and egging him on. Anyways we walked away with a boring grey pair with a yellow streak for color and a standard black pair of open sandals. Joys of having a boy here in the US!
3. Trip to buy b'day gifts for upcoming b'day parties. We had 3 kids to buy gifts for. We went to the local Walmart. There RK saw a puzzle that he has. And next to it a similar one but different from what he has. RK wanted the puzzle so DT got it out and asked him what everything on the puzzle was etc. And then we had to keep it back since we were not planning to buy him a toy. He just had a b'day and has enough of them. Besides this puzzle was similar to one he already has. (Why am I explaining this here?) However RK wanted it. He started to throw a tantrum and was distracted by the chalk that we bought for him. He then threw a tantrum at the billing counter for keeping the chalk on the billing counter. It didnt help that the cashier was most unhappy about me not asking for a gift receipt before him billing the toys! However this did not end there. The next evening we were on our way back home from buying groceries. And RK out of the blue says 'RK kku Walmart lerenthu antha puzzle vaangi kudu amma'. (Buy that puzzle from Walmart for RK). We were stumped. Anyways DT said yes and joined in the chorus with him and my boys gave me a hard time. I am contemplating doing all the shopping by myself from now on. Who needs the boys to go shopping anyways :-)
