Prior to becoming a mom, I would see parents use what I thought of as “dog leashes” on their kids out in public. I know the parents were doing it to keep the kids safe and out of the danger of running off, but I would always look at them in and think, “how could you put your child on a leash? What a cruel, lazy parents.”
Was that the truth? Or the ignorance of a childless adult? Who knows. I find myself in this dilemma now. Drew is very active and loves to run and when we are out, he fights being in his stroller. He wants to walk on his own, which at time is OK, if I can control the environment he is in, but other times, it’s not that easy.
Over the last several months, I’ve seen parents with these stuff animal backpack harness (see photo to the side). The kids who have them on always see happy and the parents seem relaxed, without the worry of their child running off. So do I break down and get one for Drew, knowing that we have a summer full of outings planned and that he’d be happier out of the stroller? Or do stick to my old way of thinking and not “leash” my child under any circumstances?
My cousin Allison and her husband Chris are the proud new parents of a little boy! Cooper David was born at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday (6-16-09). He's 7.10lbs and 18.6 inches long. Congrats Alli and Chris! Remember to get some rest now, because you’ll never be able to do it again!
Mike played in a dart tournament this weekend and took first place. Congrats! He won some money and a trophy...which is shared by his team...but he was able to have the first weekend visitation rights. And of course he had to get a photo of him, Drew and the trophy....so dorky, but kind of cute.
Saturday we spent the morning at the Magic House in Kirkwood, Mo. Drew had a blast and all I could think about was, "why didn't I think of this sooner?!" He played in the little kitchen, in the balls, on the slide, with the car and he ran all over and behaved very well--which was shocking because he's not been very good at daycare lately, but that's for another blog.
This weekend I made edible Play-doh for Drew. Although it didn’t look very appealing, what brown blob does? It really was good and lots of fun. We even added mini marshmallows at the end to make it a little more interesting…and tasty!
Prior to becoming a mom, I would see parents use what I thought of as “dog leashes” on their kids out in public. I know the parents were doing it to keep the kids safe and out of the danger of running off, but I would always look at them in and think, “how could you put your child on a leash? What a cruel, lazy parents.”
