Sunday mornings are always chill. It's just us interns with the babies in the morning as the rest of the tias are at church. We often do something fun with the babies such as take them to the market, play on the play ground at the children's home, do some sort of sensory activity, etc. This past Sunday we decided to be really adventurous and take them out to a local coffee shop.
The coffee shop is just over a mile away, so we put Mariah (9 months) in a sling, let Yazmin (almost 2) and Alexia (2 1/2) walk up to the bus stop. We didn't have to wait long before the bus came and we loaded up.
Before long we got to the coffee shop. It was a fun girls outing. The girls found some Jenga blocks so we took those upstairs with us where us tias enjoyed our frappes and the girls enjoyed their waters. We were definitely the loudest ones in the building, but that was ok. :)
When it was time to leave, we noticed that the traffic had picked up which would make crossing the street to catch a taxi difficult. The other intern suggested that we start walking and just see how far we got. I thought that was a good idea and we could cross the street further down where it was less busy. Well, the traffic didn't let up, so we just kept walking. Yazmin and Alexia did fantastic! up until we were over half way there. By then, we were too close to home for it to be logical for us to catch a taxi. We encouraged them to keep walking, knowing that they still had some energy. They were not having any of that and demanded to be held, but not by the other intern. They both had to be held by me. Let me tell you, I am weak. That was not going to happen. So we made it back home by swapping out which one was being carried and which one was holding onto my leg every thirty seconds or so.
We had smoothies for lunch when we got back home. (They love smoothies, so that was a treat.) Those girls slept so good that afternoon. :)
So, now we know our lesson. If you take three babies to a coffee shop, take a taxi home!
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