Multitasking is second nature to most of us these days. We text while we eat while we chat on the phone while we check email while we . . . well, you get the picture. Especially as a mother of young children, doing only one thing at a time seems unproductive. Even while doing multiple tasks my brain is constantly pondering what's next on the list or what I could add to the list.
Tonight I stopped.
And
Breathed.
Our 5-month-old was not feeling so great (mean ol' toothies poking through) and was in an interesting mood. Not fussy, not hungry, not playful, not sleepy. She just wanted to lay on my chest and snuggle. I, of course, was happy to comply.
As we melted together on the couch, I pressed my cheek to her fuzzy little head and allowed her tiny fingers to explore my gigantic-in-comparison hand.
And the world stopped.
Dishes could wait. Laundry would still be there later. Email and blogs were suddenly quiet in their beckoning.
I found in that precious moment that in being "unproductive" I was making the sweetest memories of all.
And what could be more productive than that?
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nothing is more important or productive than that! Great job mommy!
ReplyDeleteit's always nice to cuddle w/ our little ones and not have our minds elsewhere!
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