Grocery Store Experiences

Katie decided to take Will out in public with his new "legs" for the first time. We went to the grocery store. Things were going just fine until the check out line, where he lost a leg. I said to Katie "Will lost his leg." This was a first for us. I didn't know how she would respond. She located the prosthetic, picked it up and started to put it back on when the other leg goes flying (perhaps we didn't put them on right- normally they are super snug.) At this point Katie is dying laughing and so am I. It's our new normal! Standing at the grocery store, trying to put "legs" on an 11 month old. The woman in front of us wasn't sure how to react which made it that much funnier. She obviously wasn't sure if she should offer to help, should ignore it, should laugh with us, should stare.... quite funny. It was one of those times where we could have cried or laughed...


...Two days later,
Reagan & Katie took Will to another grocery store and had this experience:
Just as we're leaving the store, man (with "mental differences" I might add), comes to help us take out the groceries. He never even notices Will's legs but notices his hands. Following is our conversation (as people are watching and listening mind you.)

Sweaty, Large man getting very close to my child: "He doesn't have hands!!!!" (Said loudly with great emotion)

Katie (quick to defend my kid): "Yes he does, they're just different." (Smile, please get me to the car quickly)

S,L Man: "I'm so sad he can't do ANYTHING with his hands."

Katie: "Yes, he can do EVERYTHING!" (Smile, okay, how much further to the car...is he going to grab my child??? He's so very close to him - ever heard of personal space, mister man?)

S,L Man: "But what about BOWLING??? He can't bowl!"

Katie: (flabbergasted) "What? Bowling?!?!?!" (Had not thought of that one yet.)"He can granny bowl!"

Reagan to the rescue:"I think we can get our bags from here- thanks so much!"


I'm so grateful that we laugh more now than we cry and I am so grateful God has blessed our family with a sense of humor - I have a feeling we're going to need it a lot in the future!!!