It's 10:45 am. What I have gotten done today? Nothing really worth listing. Gabe is still in his PJ's, sitting on the floor fingering DVDs and demanding a story, which he will then act out, because that's his big thing these days. Oliver is sitting on my lap doing his jig one moment and then squawking for milk the next.
When Oliver went down for a nap in the morning, I thought to myself, Oh blessed baby-free time! What shall I do with it?
Put away the clean laundry that has been sitting on my floor since yesterday? Clear the toys out that have gathered in my bedroom?
Nope. Any veteran mom knows that the first time you get a chance to shower, you take it, 'cause who knows if there will be another chance, and then you might have to be the greasy, stinky mom picking her kindergartner up in the afternoon.
And sure enough, by the time I got dressed and picked up the first item of clothing from that pile to hang up, the baby was awake.
Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining. I am happy and content. Just don't be surprised if you come to my house and the upstairs is trashed or the toilets are dirty, but somehow I have found the time to finish three books in a week. What I can get accomplished depends entirely on whether or not I can do it with the baby in the sling or my arms
What I can do with the kid in my arms:
Watch TV
Talk on the phone
Yell at my other kids
Read
Surf the internet
Blog (thanks to my old job at Burrelles, where I learned to type with one hand!)
Post on craigslist
What I can do with the kid in the sling:
All of the above
Make dinner (yes, I like to live on the edge)
Do the dishes
Nothing that involves a lot of bending over (which knocks most cleaning off the list)
Walk around Target for an hour
Soccer practice
That's about it
Just don't expect a lot from me and we will all be happy.
When Oliver went down for a nap in the morning, I thought to myself, Oh blessed baby-free time! What shall I do with it?
Put away the clean laundry that has been sitting on my floor since yesterday? Clear the toys out that have gathered in my bedroom?
Nope. Any veteran mom knows that the first time you get a chance to shower, you take it, 'cause who knows if there will be another chance, and then you might have to be the greasy, stinky mom picking her kindergartner up in the afternoon.
And sure enough, by the time I got dressed and picked up the first item of clothing from that pile to hang up, the baby was awake.
Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining. I am happy and content. Just don't be surprised if you come to my house and the upstairs is trashed or the toilets are dirty, but somehow I have found the time to finish three books in a week. What I can get accomplished depends entirely on whether or not I can do it with the baby in the sling or my arms
What I can do with the kid in my arms:
Watch TV
Talk on the phone
Yell at my other kids
Read
Surf the internet
Blog (thanks to my old job at Burrelles, where I learned to type with one hand!)
Post on craigslist
What I can do with the kid in the sling:
All of the above
Make dinner (yes, I like to live on the edge)
Do the dishes
Nothing that involves a lot of bending over (which knocks most cleaning off the list)
Walk around Target for an hour
Soccer practice
That's about it
Just don't expect a lot from me and we will all be happy.
