Meltdown.

I had a short list of errands to run: bank, possibly Hobby Lobby, and HEB.

Pax fell asleep on the way to the bank so I decided to dash into Hobby Lobby, hoping he would continue to nap (mistake #1).

He didn't. Our little guy is such a light sleeper and woke up as soon as someone made an announcement on the loud speaker. However, he was still happy and really content so I continued to mosey my way through the store (mistake #2).

I finally looked at my watch and realized I had a little over an hour until his next feeding. Perfect. I could run over to HEB, breeze through, and get home in time for him to eat.

We got to HEB and I realized I needed to exchange some diapers for another size. I debated on saving that for another day, but I'd already done that twice and decided I should just do it and be done with it (mistake #3).

The exchange took about 10 minutes, but we were finally on our way to the produce section to begin shopping. Of course, being a weekday morning, every elderly person wanted to either talk to Pax or to each other... I had no idea HEB was such a social gathering. Needless to say, it took forever just to make our way to the deli. Made it to the deli, got our lunch meat, and headed to the refrigerated meats...

At this point, Pax was becoming more and more chatty, and his volume was gradually getting louder. I didn't think anything of it because he often does this when he gets excited.

We jet through the meats and headed to the breads... and the meltdown begins. Loud yelling and the hungry, get-me-out-of-the-cart cry.

This is the baby noise that I hate hearing when I'm in public, so naturally I get really embarrassed when it's my own child... especially when I look around to find everyone around staring at me!

I frantically made my way to the check out, and waited in line behind another mom with children (hoping hers would distract from mine). Thankfully Pax settled down and all of the cashiers/baggers were distracted by her oldest son hitting a balloon all over the place.

All that to say, I still need half of my weekly groceries, and I doubt this will be the last time I have to leave the store before I'm finished shopping... but at least I had what I needed for lunch today. :)