The lack of blogs lately hasn't been because Babykins isn't busy. Rather, it's because she's been so busy there hasn't been a moment to write. In one of her scariest developments yet, Babykins has gone Houdini on me, somehow figuring out how to wiggle out of her stroller straps.
She first managed this feat early this week when I buckled her into her stroller, then realized I needed to grab a few more items before we could leave. I went into the living room for a minute, and when I got back to the front door, Babykins had twisted around and had both legs out of the straps! After sprouting another gray hair, I sat her down and buckled her back in.
I noticed Babykins was increasingly struggling with her straps, but didn't really think too much about it until this afternoon. We were in the grocery store, and I stopped for a minute to check out the tofu selection (ok, I was staring at the cookies). In less than a minute, Babykins had wiggled out of her straps, twisted around to face the back of the stroller, stood up, and started climbing up the back of her seat. I grabbed her right as the stroller started to tip backwards and tried to sit her back down. At which point she locked her legs and started to cry, leaving me with every parent's dreaded dilemma...do I just pick her up and carry her, reinforcing bad behavior, or do I put her back in the seat and strap her in, knowing she'll scream and cry for the rest of the shopping trip?
I folded, of course, and carried Babykins home with our groceries riding in the stroller (they, at least, stayed quietly seated for the entire trip). Tomorrow I'll have to break out the shoulder straps and begin buckling Babykins in with the full 5-point harness. I have a feeling she'll object.
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