Wal-Mart

When I went to Wal-Mart today, my babies fell asleep while on the way there. I was totally bummed, but needed to go in. Well Carter asks if he can stay in the car with the babies and read his book. Colby cannot get out of his car seat (5 point harness still), and he can keep Cael happy if he wakes, so GREAT! I run in with Carson and Caden. When I get out in the car about 10 min later, the babies are screaming, and Colby is out of his seat. I look at Carter like what the heck? He tells me, "What! I had to go to the bathroom!" I just stopped and looked at him trying to figure out in my head what that meant. Come to find out, he had to go to the bathroom. So he woke up both boys, walked them into the store, Colby crying the whole time, walked them into the bathroom, tried to put Colby down and he really lost it, so he put him on his shoulders while he peed. Then he walked back out to the car and arrived about a minute before me and could not get them to stop crying. Um... some ideas of mine aren't the best. I just looked at him with a blank look and said, "Maybe you're not ready to stay in the car" (the older boys have started begging me to stay in the car while I run in. I have not gotten to a point where I feel comfortable with this, so this was his first time, and then I left the babies no less!) Hind sight is always 20/20. Maybe not my best idea, but Carter did well. He told me that he made sure to carry Colby and hold Caels hand all the way through the parking lot. And made them stay RIGHT next to him. Oy, so glad for our gaurdian angels. It'll be a while before that happens again!