Super Tuesdays

Marshall's schedule is such that he works 4 twelve-hour night shifts a week. This means that he is home during the day everyday. 4 days of the week, those days are spent sleeping since he was just up all night. But on 3 days, we get daddy awake all day. 2 of those days are the days I go in to work. This is nice because he can spend those days one on one with Carly. He is such a great hands-on daddy!

And Tuesdays are our family's Saturday.

For the past month, we have made a real effort to go out every Tuesday and do something as a family. Usually this starts with my OB appointment where we check on Wes. Then we head over to Denny's for breakfast (I have craved hashbrowns like nothing else this pregnancy). Then we head to some child friendly destination and try to entertain and broaden our daughter's world.

It has been SO. MUCH. FUN! We call it "Super Tuesday." The day may change as our work schedules do, but we hope to always be able to have a super family day once a week.

Here is a recap of the past 4 Super Tuesdays.

April 14th- The Gateway Museum

April 21st- The Tracy Aviary

April 28th- The Dinosaur Museum (Thanksgiving Point)

May 5th- Jump on It (Lindon)

Target: mother's not welcome

I went to target today to try on some maternity swimsuits. When I went to the dressing room to try them on, I was informed that I could not take my cart back into the dressing room with me. I knew there was NO way that my still 1-year-old would just stand beside me politely in the dressing room. She would be crawling under the doors to escape (while I was naked- trying on swimwear, remember). I asked if I could go get my stroller, or take all the merchandise out of the cart. Nope, corporate policy. No carts or strollers in the dressing rooms. What about the family dressing room? Nope. The handicap stall? Nope. So a stroller is a firecode violation (according to the dressing room attendant), but a wheelchair is not? Okay.

I ask to talk to a manager to find out what the truth was behind this corporate policy. As I was walking over to meet with him, another mother with a small baby- maybe 6 months old- walked up with her cart. She was also told she would have to either put her child on the floor of the dressing room, or hold her in her arms while she tried on clothing!

When I spoke to the manager of the store, he confirmed this was Target Corporate policy, and that no strollers or carts are allowed in any dressing rooms. I asked him how he suggested I try on clothing while visiting the store if I had a child that required a form of a cart, such as a baby or toddler. His official response? "Target is not responsible to provide a way for you to try on clothing while in our store."

Okay.

Question answered.

I won't try on clothing anymore in a Target store.

I guess that means I won't be buying clothing there anymore either.