I still have to carry them one by one to the car!

Please tell me I'm not alone!

I tried again today - I held DD and while I was closing the door DS took off, I went to get him back, meanwhile the dog ran out of the door, I managed to get him back in, went after DS again, grabbing his hood and leading him to the car, and he tried to run away another 3 times while I put her in the car.

How do you people do it?

 

You can try a harness. I just got my boys a monkey harness from Amazon. It's from Eddie Bauer I think. They have these cute pockets in back so they can hold small items. It is a soft, plush monkey so a child wearing them may not protest too much because it is a cute animal. There are other animals, I believe a dog even. The tails are the leash that detach if you don't want to connect them, but have it ready just in case. But the tails are long enough that they have room to walk around, but not too far off.

I would recommend, however, if you do choose to get these, that you let them wear them around the house first and get them used to the feeling of you tugging on the tails so they are less likely to fall outside cause they are not used to being tugged in the opposite direction.

 

How far is your car?
I either have both my stand on the porch while I take them one by one OR I carry them/hold their hands out to the car- put them both in the car (even if not in seats) and one stands in the car while I strap the other one in.
It helps we have a large roomy car

 

this is exactly why I'm so leary to give up my double snap & go... our babes are still short enough to fit in their carriers for the height and are way under the weight limit of the 30 pounds... so I am thankfully using the stroller to wheel them into the house.

I think I do really need to get them to start minding and standing in one spot like the pp said... but for now, that wouldn't be happening. I tried one day to get them out of the car and walk to the grocery store from the lot b/c there weren't any carts in the lot. it was a nightmare. thankfully it wasn't busy, but they did run a bit and I was scared.

I think the leash idea is a good one. I have a set in the car that I haven't used, but now I think I need to break them out and try out in the house. good idea there too.

 

If we are going to the car from the house, I take them out one at a time. The other one stays in the living room. If we are leaving a store and it has a cart, again one at a time. If they are not in their stroller or a cart, then we use the harness. My DD is pretty good about standing where you tell her while DS I am still a little uncertain about.

 

If we are leaving the house, Jake almost always will run towards the backyard. He has figured out how to open the gate and will want to play in the yard. I've been doing 1-2-3 Magic and he will usually come running back just before I hit 3 and that gives me enough time to get Josh in the car. I'm glad it's winter because I can just imagine what the neighbors are thinking as I yell "Jake....that's one.....that's two!!"

When we are out I take both of their hands and we walk to the car together. I will then open Josh's door and stick Jake between me and the open car door so he can't get out. There are usually toys on the floor of the car so he'll start to play with them. As soon as I buckle Josh in, I'll walk Jake around to his side and get him in.

 

Leave one IN the house and then come back and get him/her.

I'm lucky cuz mine just follow me out. They follow me in parking lots etc, too. I'm blessed but in your situation, I'd leave one in the house and come back.

 

Just make sure you have your keys. Mine have figured out how to move the lock on the storm door and have locked me out. Luckily I have a key hidden but I still had to to leave the one inside the house out of my sight to get it. It only had to happen once to teach me to always have my house keys on me until everyone is in the house.

Mine are in the stage of taking off their shoes and socks in the car so I have to carry them in the house(it's just easier than putting them back on only to take them off once in the house). On the days I have to, I always have to use my key to open the storm door because whoever I let in first will move the lock over.

 

Yeah it's what I do... but the one left usually gets mad and if it's DS he finds time to get into trouble.

 

At that age I still loaded and unloaded them one at a time too. Neither of mine were bolters, but that age (18-24 months or so) was the worst for running away. If there were a cart (grocery store, etc.), they got buckled in one at a time. Other than that, I took the stroller nearly everywhere and loaded them in one at a time.

If I had to let one stand on her feet outside the car, I would either keep her wrist in a death grip or block her in next to the car with my body.

 

I just hold their hands. One gets loaded in the van in the carseat and I put the other in the van. Close the door and then head to the other side to get the other one strapped in their seat. We do this at home (well the van is in the garage so it's easier). We also do it at stores. They are very good about holding onto my hand when we are in a busy place. Sometimes I have DD hold one of their hands. There have been very few times in public places that I've been worried about them wandering off.

 

When I leave my house I carry them both. Its difficult but while holding them both, I open the car door and put one in the seat, then buckle only the top part of the car seat. I close the door then walk around to the other side of the car and put the other baby in and completely strap in. Then I go back to the first baby and completely strap her in.

When we go to the store, I get out of the car first and get the stroller out ( while car is still running with air or heat). Then I get one baby out in stroller then wheel it around to the other side of the car and get that baby out and strapped in and then I shut the car off.

 

we have a mini van. At home, I can usually leave one standing next to me while I buckle the other in. At daycare, we're in a parking lot and I don't think it's safe to leave one standing there, so I just have her stand in the van until I'm finished buckling the other in.