I'm so busy these days that I rarely get to spend one-on-one time with Ella. When Lilly was little we spent time outdoors every day. We laughed, ran, climbed, jumped, went on tons of walks and adventures, and always had one-on-one time of course, since she was my only. I have this underlying guilt that I don't get that same quality time with Ella. We are together every morning when Lilly's at school (and all day for that matter) but it's not the same quality time. Ella plays with her toys and I juggle babies and clean. We read books while I'm nursing a baby. We play chase while I'm holding a baby (or two). We do laugh a lot (she's so funny). Ella's completely happy and well-adjusted and plays independently but it's my guilt and it's always nagging away at me.
Today it was unseasonably warm outside and as I took the trash out Ella followed me. Suddenly I found we were running through the yard, I was pushing her on her various bikes, we were laughing, playing in the leaves, exploring, climbing, sliding, and having a great time. The boys were both asleep and at one point when I went in to check on them I realized I still had 45 more minutes before we had to leave to pick Lilly up and I was thrilled. I went back outside and we continued to play.
It was awesome.
Today it was unseasonably warm outside and as I took the trash out Ella followed me. Suddenly I found we were running through the yard, I was pushing her on her various bikes, we were laughing, playing in the leaves, exploring, climbing, sliding, and having a great time. The boys were both asleep and at one point when I went in to check on them I realized I still had 45 more minutes before we had to leave to pick Lilly up and I was thrilled. I went back outside and we continued to play.
It was awesome.
Playing together outside was a great start to our day. The house was a mess this evening since I didn't keep up with it during the day but those couple hours with my baby girl were priceless. I'm so thankful for the fun we had.
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