We were almost there... A fun trip to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia with our two kids. THEN...., I realized I forgot my daughter's bottles. Now you may think, "no big deal, just stop and get some formula from a store". Not so fast. My daughter requires special powdered formula that they don't even keep in stock in any pharmacy (I tried calling them all!). I order it online for her. Anyway, so we call and stop around trying to find it, to no avail. Then we drive 20 minutes to my sister's and decided to leave our daughter with her because she was tired. I drive to a nearby pharmacy, buying bottles, drop-ins, and the formula closest I could find to her "special" formula. She wasn't due to eat yet, so I wished my sister best-of-luck. We took my son to the museum and had a blast. When we returned to my sister's, we found that my daughter slept well, but would NOT eat her bottle (with the different formula). We were supposed to go from there to my parent's for dinner, which now seemed impossible, because we would have to get home quickly so my daughter could have her "special" formula. Luckily, good ole' dad took her up to a quiet bedroom and she proceeded to eat the bottle of formula we bought. Thank goodness. Major stress was deflated and we were able to visit my parent's for dinner and enjoy some time there. Then we headed home to call it a night. Tired and relieved.
Does anyone else get unusually stressed before they go somewhere with the kids? I start going nuts! I start sweating, breathing heavily from running around trying to make sure I didn't forget anything. Ex: Did I get the sound machine, which helps them sleep? Monitors? Blankets? Special animals they like? Extra Clothes? Diapers? Walker? Booster seat? Pack-n-Play? Snacks? Juice? Baby Food? Bibs? Small forks/spoons? Bottles? Wait. Not too early because I don't want them getting warm. THEN BAM! I forget them. Oh, and the dvd player for the car? and the movies my son likes? And their jackets (just in case)?
I go through this list in my head and get so stressed. I start talking loud (not yelling!) to my wife and getting flustered. AHHHH. Happens every time. I don't know why I can't just calmly pack the car and go through the checklist. Gotta get better there. I wonder if others experience this unusually major stress before they go somewhere with the kids?
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