I accomplished something major today . . . I went to the grocery store with 5 and 6 all by myself and I wasn't pushing them in a stroller! I was making dinner for a friend who just had surgery and I needed a few items to make the meal complete. Meghan is always getting stuck watching the two dears and so I decided to just leave all of the others 1-4 + 6 friends home while I quickly went.
When I pulled into the parking lot I was a bit nervous I mean how was I going to get two small babies out of the car and into the store by myself? Yikes. Somehow I managed to get both of them out of their carseats and into my arms, put my purse on my shoulder, and shut the door to the van. I began the walk from the parking lot into the store. It was so funny to see people point and me and smile.
You can always count on the grandmas and the grandpas for some sweet looks, and I swear, I can't tell you how many times I hear, "You certainly have your hands full." (It kind of gets old hearing that . . .you know just like the Cleverly jokes get old.) I digress, anyway, I managed to get both kids into a shopping cart that had two baskets for babies. One in back of the other. I put Ethan in first because he is so darn heavy and then I placed Marta in. I encountered my first obstacle: Ethan's seat had a buckle, but Marta's did not. There was no other cart that would work. The seatbelt helped keep Ethan in a sitting up position. Marta is pretty good at sitting up; but, it would have been much better if her seat had one too. So, I placed my purse next to her to balance her a little and I kept putting my other hand near her to steady her.
I kept getting those looks and those comments (the ones I read all about in my book about twins). My book said that for some reason people come out of nowhere to see twins. Its like you're not a human or something. Everyone has to comment. Some have to touch. A few point. And then, of course the . . . "you certainly have your hands full . . . . " annoying comment. I want to say something sarcastic back to them like, "Yes, full of love." but I can't bring myself to do something like that. I just smile and say something really sweet and sappy . ..
Nonetheless, the point still remains that I survived! They didn't both start crying during the quick shopping experience and I lived to tell the tale. Everyone at the pharmacy thought they were darling, and one of the baggers, Brian, commented that it was fun to see the babies behind all of the baby food I usually buy:)
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Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment!
Speaking of dumb comments, I have an online mommy friend who recently had boy/girl twins. She took them out the other day and had someone ask her if they were twins. She said yes. "How old are they?" said the random person, and she said 5 weeks. And then -- here's the kicker -- the person asked, "Both of them?"
No, smartypants, they were born a week apart. ??? People are strange.
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