Oh...yes...memories of shopping with a one year old!! Not too long ago for me...but long enough...it goes fast!

Originally Posted by almostheaven:
When I get home, I put the baby in his crib while I bring the groceries in. Then I put him in his high chair with some of the Gerber fruit puffs, some juice and a toy while I put the groceries away.

Have you ever tried those fruit puffs? They are pretty good!

My friend has a baby and the banana puffs smell NOXIOUS!

I love grocery shopping too, and find myself there several times a week. Went last night in fact. I do not like either sending DH or taking him with me. First off, if I send him, I have to make the list very detailed or specific, and it doesn't allow for getting the produce that's on sale vs what's on the list and things like that. If I take him, he has a low boredom threshhold and doesn't want to stop and look at new things, or read labels, or compare products. He wants me to tell him what to get and he'll go off and get it. He can't understand how I can spend an hour or more there. :lol: Best bet is to go by myself - we're all happier! :)

If DH is complaining about how long it takes, maybe you should bring him and the baby along (that would possibly cure his complaining, having to deal with a 1 yr old at the grocery store vs. the house). He might want to spend time with you at home and gets impatient waiting for you to come home. Or another idea might be to wait until the baby is down for the night (if you have a store that is open late night) and do your shopping then.

Just some ideas from an older (experienced?) single mom, it has been awhile since I've had to do shopping with children that young, but when I did I made sure I had my standards shopping list ready and a few items for the babies to keep them occupied and happy.

Originally Posted by Ophelia924:
Have you ever tried those fruit puffs? They are pretty good!

I've "tried" just about everything. I "like": cherry, banana, and strawberry-apple fruit puffs, plus sweet potato and sweet corn veggie puffs, Hawaiian Delight, Mixed Fruit, Mango, Appricots, Blueberry Buckle, Vanilla Custard Pudding, etc. etc., and sweet potato soufflé. :D

My husband likes to go grocery shopping with me because I don't buy enough red meat!! He is always checking out the steaks. Weird, huh? My step-dad is coupon king. When I was younger he loved toliet paper coupons because he just couldn't believe how much toliet paper three girls went through! I can still picture him coming through the door with a case of toliet paper. Pretty funny if you ask me.

I always bring my boyfriend grocery shopping with me. I need him there to keep me honest (i.e., if I go alone, I will likely buy junk food to eat in the car on my way home--sad, I know, but I have a bingeing problem). He doesn't actually do any of the shopping. The first thing he does when we get in the store is go to the magazine section. Then he picks one and reads it while he follows me around the store :p He's there if I need to ask him anything (what kind of cereal do you want this week? are you out of mayo? questions about products I don't use or pay attention to at home) and to keep me honest, as I mentioned. I take quite a while, and he has NEVER complained about how long it takes. If I sent him to do the shopping alone, he would come back with Hot Pockets, frozen pizzas, soda, and maybe some chips, or maybe some expensive things I don't normally buy (like steak or big bags of pistachios--he loves those).

I don't have any kids, but when I do, if I'm still with my current boyfriend (fingers crossed), he will certainly stay home with the kid(s) while I do the shopping. He doesn't know enough to do it himself, and I'm sure a couple hours of quality time with the kids once a week won't kill him ;)