The Baby Shop

So we went to our first baby shop. As I said in my previous post. Man there is a lot of stuff for babies.

We primarily went to look at a “Stroller” or as we kept saying “Pram”. The lady in the shop kept correcting us which I think was annoying her but after I got in trouble for my pram, I mean stroller, pushing technique I was quite happy to push her buttons

As all blokes would know it’s important to test out the manoeuvrability of any machine with wheels that is about to be purchased. This thing is going to have to do some miles and will not just be doing neat little walks along a smooth pavement. It’s going to be going everywhere.

So I took the stroller (see I’m learning) for a test run. I was weaving all around the store checking out cornering, how it went in a bumpy situation, how easily it tipped. Hey I didn’t even leave the store!! but when I returned to my wife the lady in the story said “I hope you’re not going to behave like that with a baby in there.”

I think I was pretty tame. I didn’t even do the wet weather testing I had in mind or see if I could fit in the stroller should I need a seat when we are out and about. I think she got of lightly.

I then wandered off to look at the cots that were nearby, while my wife talked to the lady about the finer points of strollers. I approached a very nice looking cot and thought I would check out how it works. As far as I understood most of them have a side that slides up and down to allow easy access for picking up the baby and laying them down.

I grabbed the side that looked appropriate for sliding up and down and tried to, well slide it down. Hmm can’t get it to move.. Try lifting perhaps, hmmm pushing down??.. hmm maybe there are some buttons on the side.. hmm no buttons. This thing must work somehow. It’s supposed to be easy to do one handed as the sign said. Maybe I’m at the wrong side of the cot. Try the other side.. hmm still no luck.

By this time I was just about ready to rip the side off the cot when the lovely assistant (and I use the word lovely rather loosely) came over and in one neat movement went whoosh and the side was down. All I could do was look on in amazement thinking “I’m sure I tried that exact same movement”.

I then gave it a go and while I was not as swift as she was, I did manage to get it down and up again. I then of course stood there for 5 minutes going “side goes up, side goes down” until the lady frowned at me and I decided better move on and look at nipple pads and feeding pillows.

We managed to escape without any purchases but I fear that might not be my only trip to the baby store.