How will I do winter with more than one?

Question of the hour.

How do you multiple moms do it. Multiples. More than one kid. 

More than one set of arms and legs to chug along. How?

To be specific...How do you do winter?

Elliana and I went out today to run errands and it was the first snowfall of the year. Nothing to write home about... but still snowflakes falling. Which means the weather was chilly. Which means that we put on our warmest gear.

Which means we were large and in charge.

Elliana looked cute though. I have to give her that.

Exhibit A:

   Cute no? {You better say cute}.

But again, large. Very large. The picture doesn't do my words justice. But believe me. She was puffy. I was too.

So here we are. Trying to run out the door. With a 22 pounder {add the clothes and she was probably like 50 pounds}. Grab my purse. Keys. List of places to go. Sippy cup. And diaper bag {I don't even know why I bring this thing anymore... I've only ever had to change Elli like twice before when we were out and that was when she was a baby... anyway, that's beside the point}. 

We get in the car. Fine. I only broke a sweat maybe 100 times. Whatever. We got in, that's all that matters.

Then we go to store number 1. Have to park miles away because all the crazies come out in December. We get out. Again, arms killing me now.

Whatever. Exercise never killed anyone... so it was fine, we made it in the store {Kohls}... only to find out that there were no carts in sight.

None. Zip. Zero.

Fine. Screw you Kohls. I will carry my child. It's fine. I totally needed the exercise today. Thanks for contributing.

We grab our one item, and then we check out. Oh hi old lady number 1, 2, 3, and 4 with your carts full of junk... did you say that you wanted to let this young mom with toddler in her arms {puffy coat toddler} ahead of you? Only one item? No? Not at all. Not one bit? Well aren't you just in the spirit of being kind. Ahem.

After what seemed like 5 hours, we finally checked out. Back to the car we go, this time with an additional bag in hand. To the next store we go. Repeat process {except this time we have a cart... thank you baby Jesus}.

And repeat again. And again.

By the 4th store, I had sweated off every calorie I had consumed in the past year and my biceps were, if I had to guess, the size of body builders. Either way, they were on fire.

Toddler? Happy. Giggly. Smiley!

Ohhhhh yaaaa must be nice. You get to be carried around town. I wish someone would carry myyyyy arss around town. For real.

We survive. We make it home. And toddler? Well mom makes sure that it's nap time. She's out. And me? Well I hit the bottle of wine. Right away. Turn on the music and jam.

And call husband to tell him that I need an assistant. To carry this 22 pound weight {plus puffy coat} in the winter time. That or beat up some old ladies in line.... {only joking}.

So. Again, I ask you mamas.... how in the world do you do with more than one?!


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