It is so amazing how a little one can take over a household. As I looked around my house trying to find one clean spot I realized that most of the stuff was the babies. There is little socks and clothes everywhere which as we speak her mother is picking up. Her floor playmat on the floor along with her bouncy massage chair (oh how I wish they made these for adults), the baby supplies, etc. Okay I will take blame for the little socks for my favorite nightly ritual is to take her socks off her little feet, blow on the toes as they curl up, and then give her a foot massage. She loves it. She starts cooing and gurggling with a big smile that makes all the stress from the day just melt away. Her smile is so infectious.
Now she is getting to the stage of needing toys so when we were at Walmart I had to buy her a new floor playmat and other toys. The floor mat she had was for tummy tie and the new one has things that hang down (justification). The funny part is I am just as guilty for letting these little things take over my house for she has taken over my heart and world.
We are moving to a new town this summer and I am dread of they move to their own place. I will admit there are times when I think how nice it would be to have a grown up house again. My children are grown and I deserve to have the place to myself where there is no bickering about which show to watch or who has to clean up the mess. I laugh when I think that now for I am not one that likes to live alone. I relish the noise, having someone to come home to or expecting to come home.
My friends say I need to think about getting into the relationship phase again for it has been almost 5 years since the divorce but I have a full life and that is not what I want now.
I will take the clutter of little things and cherish them. Yes it would be nice to enter at least one room in my place and see a baby item there but I know that all too soon she too will grow up and theses days will be gone. So I will look around again and see that these little things are treasures of a time that will past by too fast.
It's funny how such a little person can take over, isn't it? Non (the baby I watch) doesn't really have toys yet but he certainly summons the attention of everyone in the room!
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