The Contingency Plan

I'm off to the bank today to finalise our new business bank account. Chloe and I went last week to fill in all the forms and I was down a document so I have to return. The boys didn't appreciate being there for 1.5 hours last time so this is a thankfully short trip with just one baby and not two.

At first they were happy and awfully charming but then Louis started crawling around the floor chatting to random customers. Around this time Hugo started bashing the bank manager's calculator and drawing on her eftpos machine, then Louis split his water down his pants (so it looked like he wet himself), Hugo got bits of biscuit all over his pram and the surrounding floor, Louis decided to spread and smear bits of sandwich around the bank, and Chloe and I were trying to sound professional while saying things like, 'no baby, don't eat that pen', or 'darling don't rub your sandwich on that lovely lady's leg'.

In the end they were both crying and we were rocking, singing and trying to distract them with whatever we could find. Luckily the bank manager was patient and understanding, even though a colleague had said the bank had become a nursery.

Nevertheless, things are coming along nicely and after the bank we took a bottle of bubbly and a picnic lunch to a nearby park to celebrate our business becoming official. Cha-ching!

Congratulations on getting the business set up!

I can't believe one of the bank employees made that comment. Very rude.

Thanks Bente! We're very excited.

I agree about the bank employee. We were cleaning up after the boys but found it interesting to note how differently people treat you when you have kids.

It must have been rough to be there for 1.5 hours with two little ones. Well, you did the best you could. Alot of people are just CLUELESS that their kids are distracting to other people. I am sure I will be in that boat some day :)

sounds as if you handled the situation with remarkable class! and so did Hugo & co. !

Thanks SQ! I'd like to think we handled the situation well, though I think the bank manager could see the slight panick and desperation in our eyes at the time..