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Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Pleasant Surprise

This week I have been battling a cold.  Never fun.  Then consider I'm a single mom with a high energy toddler.  Double whammy.  But SURPRISE!  B yet again through me for a loop.  He tossed a balloon at me.

I was simply minding my own business, sitting in my rocker watching B play, struggling to make it to that precious moment when the night time ritual begins and it would be closer to bedtime - for both B and me, when B tossed a balloon at me.  As the balloon bounced off my startled face B tried to catch it but fell over.  B giggled.  I laughed.  Again B tossed the balloon at me and a random game of catch began.

As I admired B's success at getting Mama to play despite feeling like total crap I also chuckled as B put so much energy into attempting to catch the balloon with both arms that he'd lose his balance every time, fall over and burst into laughter only to try again.  Truly proves the theory that learning through play works.  B was having too much fun to notice his struggle with actually catching the balloon.

These are the moments that make me cherish beiing a parent.  Melts away all the struggles that come with parenthood.

 

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