On my first official babysitting gig
for my grandson a few months ago,
We played, sang, read,
And sang some more,
And then one of us
Cried, really cried.
Oh no!
Grandma KK, the other grandma,
Had visited in the morning
And lulled baby to sleep
With persistent rocking.
So that afternoon,
Mazen and I rocked
And rocked and rocked,
Until finally, he slept.
Tiny zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s.
I looked around for a
TV, a book, a magazine,
A computer, a phone.
Nothing in my reach.
Not daring to move,
I sat, still (almost) as a portrait
Until his mama came home
And snapped this picture.
Smile, Grandma!
That hour in the rocker
Was oh so grand.
So…
A New Year’s resolution:
More happy sitting in 2013
With or without baby.
No grumping
No to-do lists
No figuring out
No planning ahead
No worrying allowed.
Just sitting
Being happy.
(That’s why it’s called happy sitting.)
Will you join me?
Barbara Younger
Barbara Younger blogs from her home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Along with Friend for the Ride: Encouraging Words for the Menopause Roller Coaster (http://friendfortheride.com), she writes books for children and adults. She lives in an old house with her husband Cliff. and collections of everything from dolls to buttons to bookmarks. She's the mother of two grown daughters and the grandmother to one adorable baby boy!
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Lovely picture! You really seem happy doing it. Me and my husband started home sitting & pet sitting a couple of years ago & we have never been more relaxed and happy!
on January 9, 2013 at 1:00 pm B-secure HousesittersThey say our blood pressure is even lower when we interact with pets!
on January 9, 2013 at 1:03 pm Barbara