Even More Minor...

It often seems like the kids never sleep or nap when you want them to, and on the flip side always fall asleep at precisely the wrong time. This morning, which had been going too smoothly for me not to be worried, Asa fell asleep on the way to the grocery store(the "ghetto" Safeway on Arlington Road). It was only 10:00am, and Asa hasn't been a two (morning and afternoon) nap boy for a long, long time. If Asa was still an infant in a removable travel car seat, his napping would not have been an issue, but 9 days shy of his second birthday he presented a little dilemma. What to do? I could go home, put him in his crib and let him sleep until it was time to get the girls from preschool(conceding any hopes of running a few errands) I could wake him, go and get the diapers and milk I desperately needed, and risk having him go napless for the rest of day(never pretty by the late afternoon). The third option, which I would never seriously consider, was to leave him sleeping in the van and go in and get what I need -- it's only going to be two minutes after all, right? -- and more than one mother has admitted to me that they've chosen this option at some point in their parenting career. So, what did I do? I took him out of the van, threw him over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, and crossed my fingers that he wouldn't wake up as I tiptoed into the Safeway. I never believed Asa would actually stay sleeping, but he did. Something else that was impressive was how many folks offered to assist me in my shopping while I walked around with him...by the way, I was wrong a second time as well. As I write this, Asa is still upstairs taking his second nap of the day.