Multitasking Mum, I am!

Multitasking Mum, I am!

Little skills a Mum learns which are not found in her CV ...

I have learned to cradle my baby with one arm & list grocery items with the other at the same time.

I have learned to change nappy & shake milk bottle at the same time.

I have learned to dance & sing at the same time like a trained duck to amuse the crybaby.

I have learned to cut my fingernails & rock baby’s glider with my foot at the same time.

I have learned to cut my son’s fingernails & hold his milk bottle as he drinks from it at the same time.

I have learned to breastfeed baby & phone the other multitasker (my partner!) to delegate tasks at the same time.

I have learned to wipe baby poop with one hand & juggle a ball with another at the same time.

I have learned to wrap baby presents & read Complete Book of Baby and Child Care at the same time.

I have learned to toss used nappy in the bin & sing lullaby at the same time.

I have learned to rummage through the clothes rack & undress baby at the same time.

I have learned to hold baby stuff with my hand & mouth at the same time.

I have learned to rub baby’s back with baby balsam & get his body temperature at the same time.

I have learned to strap baby onto his pram & make baby faces like Mr. Bean at the same time.

I have learned to listen with much intent to motivational speakers on iPod & pay attention to my son’s adorable snoring at the same time.

I have learned to play volleyball on court & feed baby off court in quick succession.

I have learned to get back to my rusty French for a refresher & study new baby language of “mik and bikkit and yoart” at the same time.

I have learned to block out the noise of my little one banging on the bathroom door & focus on a more important call of nature at the same time.

I have learned to race out like an athlete to the stairs to stop my little runner & speak with a salesman like a professional on the phone at the same time.

I have learned to read bible stories to my forever student & fold clothes at the same time.

I have learned to conjure & hide things quickly at the same time as soon as my two-footed little invader arrives.

I have learned to sit up and feed baby in the middle of the night & do shopping on the internet at the same time.

I have learned to organize nappy bag and do a count of nappies, milk bottles, wipes and bibs & brush my hair in the car at the same time.

I have learned to pacify a cranky babe-in-arms & clean a roomful baby (and hubby) mess at the same time.

I have learned to concentrate on scribbling down an article on motherhood & be a round-the-clock lookout for a restless kiddo at the same time.

I have learned to be a pram-pushing & a cart-pushing mum at the supermarket at the same time

I have learned to take hundreds of photographs & cook at the same time.

I have learned to dislike waking up to sweet kiss from my big man and like waking up to a sloppy kiss from my little man at the same time.

I have learned to be a commander to my husband & a subordinate to my son at the same time.

I have learned to hate & love chaos at the same time.

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"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." -- Henry Ward Beecher

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