The Wiggles

Yesterday, we met with a friend and her two kids and went to see The Wiggles live and in person.  Other than being so cramped that I had to twist my legs sideways to sit comfortably, we had good seats a few rows up from the side of the stage.

It was more entertaining that I thought it would be.  They were laughing at themselves on stage every so often and it looked like they were having a lot of fun.  The kidlet, though 'too tired' to stand up and dance, did all the motions and sang all the songs while kneeling on her seat.  She got so excited I couldn't stop watching her; her wide eyes, shouting when prompted, waving back when they waved in our direction.  And when she laughed?  Almost brought tears to my eyes.  Then again, I think that had something to do with PMS... regardless, even Dean and I were laughing at their antics.  My only complaint?  It was too short.  Just over an hour, no intermission. 

When it was time to leave, I had to use the washroom, so I left the kidlet with Dean at the top of the stairs and raced across the hall to beat the crowds.  When I came out, there was a sea of people and I walked to where I thought I left them, but I couldn't see them anywhere.  I hesitated, took a few more steps, looked this way and that, then thought maybe they had headed out to get away from everyone.  I went outside.  Nope.  Back inside.  It was probably a good five minutes, if not longer, that I wandered around aimlessly.  I finally went back to the top of the stairs again and there they were, right where I left them.  The kidlet was hysterical and Dean couldn't figure out why.  She ran up to me and clung to me and would not let go.  After several minutes, I finally calmed her down enough to tell me what was wrong:

"You came out of the bathroom and you looked at us then you turned and walked awaaaayyyy!!" she cried.  Ooops.  Must have looked right through them.  Poor kidlet.  It took almost until we had gotten back to the truck before she would let me put her down again. 

This weekend, I adjusted the kidlet's car seat to the booster seat option.  The shoulder straps were below her shoulders (supposed to be at or above), she's an inch or so over the recommended height but three pounds less than the recommended weight, but I went ahead and took off the base, the five-point-harness, the tether & LATCH system, the whole shebang (as per the instructions).  And now it feels weird to see her there with just the shoulder/lap belt.  I mean, it fits her fine, but it doesn't feel like enough.  Did I jump the gun?  She looks way more comfortable, what with no digging straps here and there.  But why no tether or LATCH with the booster seat option?  Couldn't it help that much more having it clipped into the back and the seat itself like it was before, or is it a safety thing having only the seatbelt?  Help?

Finally got around to renting Juno tonight, so off to watch!