all the special moments in our lives
that we take for granted every day.
I really hadn't had much time to myself lately and was really looking forward to to the day alone with Me, Myself, and I. The baby was to young to send off to church with out Mommy so she would be my only distraction....so Ithought.
Daddy would be home this morning so he was drafted to the duty of baby keeper for the five short hours I wanted to myself. He knew I needed it for the last three weeks all I had done was run to the store, work, care for the kids, and clean clean clean. My temper was getting short and I needed to find the elusive me time.
Daddy tried to be the baby keeper in the living room where I was working on my poetry,but it didn't work. Little Christina had other ideas. She would crawl up to me and say in baby talk mumm mumm cliss cliss luv luv. In other words Mom Mom kiss me I love you. And I would after all you can't turn down a request like that . Daddy would promptly get her and move her away and right back she would come to me with the same request. Finally he realized the only way he was going to get quality time with her and I was going to get some alone time was to go into another room and shut the door. So off they went into the
bedroom.
I could hear the giggling of Daddy and baby and even though it was a little distracting I tried to ignore it and keep working on my poetry. I was doing great had three pages done and started working on a fourth when that little alarm went off in my head. You know the one whether you have kids or pets that are like your kids when all gets too quiet you know you better go look or you will end up regretting it. I fought the urge I knew Daddy was very attentive and wouldn't let Christina get into anything she shouldn't so I tried to keep working.
Well as you can guess because youv'e done it yourself, I just had to get up and take a peek. I crept quietly to the bedroom door and very carefully opened the door oh so quietly. Now let me explain something real fast. Daddy works third shift and he had worked the night before so he was very tired when he got home. But on a normal day he stays up until early afternoon to play with his kids.
Well I opened the door and there lying on the bed was Daddy sound asleep with his arms wrapped around little Christina. My little baby girl was sitting up patting his head and kissing his nose mumbling shhh shhh Daddy sleep sleep,cliss cliss luv luv. She kept it up for about five minutes or so and then snuggled down next to him and fell asleep.
I really don't know how long I stared at the two of them,but I know I kept thinking thankyou God for this moment. Then I realized I almost missed it I almost didn't get up and look. This is when everything becomes clear to a person,My me time the time I was looking for and couldn't seem to find. Wasn't measured in hours
or minutes alone, but in the special moments . In the precious moments that will never happen again. Those once in a life time moments was my me time. I couldn't make it I couldn't find it. It found me.
S.M.
