Time with Willow

I was watching the episode of Super Nanny that I DVR'd this week with Willow this morning. That is to say, I was "watching" the episode while I was playing with my daughter.

One of the things that stuck with me was the family this week was a young couple with three children and they basically thought of their children as getting in the way of leading their lives. So they spent time doing other things like cleaning (in the case of the mom) or watching television (in the case of the dad).

Jo showed them how they cold have fun spending quality time with their children and still do the things they wanted to do.

It just made me think about the time I spend with Willow and how often times I am doing other things while she is playing, like cleaning or updating this blog. :-)

So often we have other things in our lives that we just "have to" get done. Whether it's cleaning, or cooking, or watching television, or updating a blog. (^_^) Once in a while it's just a good idea to set those things aside for later and enjoy time with your children because before we know it, they will be all grown up and we will wonder where the time went.

So, this morning I made sure to do something different and spend quality time, one on one, with my daughter. She is 8.5 months old. Will she remember the time I spent with her this morning? No, but I will.