Philip stayed home from work today. Therefore, while our tiny son slept an inordinate amount this morning (leading to that perfect in-between of not being able to be left alone yet requiring no work from the responsible adult left at home with him), I toted our not-so-tiny toddler with me on a few errands. How sweet it was to have one itty-bitty hand to hold - not needing a cart to carry an infant carrier, we were able to just walk side-by-side, meandering through the aisles of the store.
If she wanted to be held, my arms were free to do so.
When she wanted to stop and hug a Minnie Mouse doll, we took the time to do so (and then she nicely told Minnie good-bye as we moved along).
We admired the animatronic pig and hippo lawn ornaments in matching Santa hats (really, K-Mart?) and gave Rudolph's red nose a gentle squeeze.
We sat in the toy aisle of Wal-Mart and watched an ad play at the touch of a button for LeapFrog's Tag system and then pet the motion-sensor puppies.
Of course, we didn't ride the horsey when we left the store, so apparently the whole morning was shot.
But for a fleeting moment it was wonderful to just be the mommy of a toddler. She's a great kid.
(And her brother's not so bad, either, and she did ask about him more than once while we were out, lest you worry he may have been forgotten.)
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