Tonight Fuller and I spent some time in Wal-Mart. It wasn’t an awful experience mainly because we had used the umbrella to get into the store only slightly wet (as opposed to soaking wet) and Fuller couldn’t stop talking about it. It also helps to have him contained in the type of shopping cart meant to accommodate two kids.

In my experience (all three years of it), Fuller’s reaction to shopping varies from tantrum inducing hatred to a tolerable acknowledgment he is in the store. And on the tolerable end of the scale, Fuller tends to get fussy within five minutes of being in the store. He is now of an age where he can help so the more I involve him in the process of “shopping.” This doesn’t work when I am looking at shoes in Target (which I don’t need to be doing anyway), but it just shows me how I need to keep Fuller involved to be happy.

Recently a friend of mine wrote about the shopping carts (NOT BUGGYS) that cater to kids, specifically the ones resembling cars. Now Mr. Fab’s take on the carts wasn’t very favorable, but then again he did call children “screaming spawn.” (Mr. Fab does like kids- I believe he let his nephew give him a cold a little while back.)

But the post prompted me to think about all the time Fuller spends in shopping carts. I’m actually thankful for the car shaped shopping carts (even though I hate them because they are very difficult to steer) because they allow Fuller the room he needs to be comfortable. He no longer fits in the standard shopping cart seat.

Last Friday I had to run a lot of errands and I took my camera along to document Fuller in the different shopping carts- Target, Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, and Home Depot. He did really well during the long morning (popcorn from Target helped), but I must say, I know I can’t keep him contained forever.

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