Yes I have broken down and bought my child a leash...funny how you end up doing things that when you were childless and said "I'd never do that..." However, that was BEFORE I realized that MY child could completely outwit me and run off in a store, now that Ethan is able to unbuckle the child restraints and get out of shopping carts and strollers!! A leash is a DEFINITE must have... we have had 2 episodes of PANIC before the purchase when Ethan took off in Babies R Us behind the racks and managed to get away from Jimmy & myself for over a minute... that aged me tremedously and there is nothing like an 8+ month pregnant person in a panic looking for her child!! Then in Target he managed to do it again...at least he was always in view there with the big isles...it was just a matter of catching him...and based on his pivoting skills Ethan is going to be a great quarter back! The Elmo leash at least keeps Ethan in reach at all times even though I end up being pulled all around the store and what should be a 30 minute errand turns into a 2 hour expedition!
