Nap Time

usually when the kids nap, like most moms, i zip zip to do a load of laundry or 2, think of something for dinner...sweep up jack's lunch off the floor...maybe have time to head outside and weed or plant or water something, tidy this or that and then greet them when they wake up ...and think to myself that i'd love to be laying down!
but i am really trying to slow down a bit.
i know that i am made to "do"...to create and entertain and explore...but i also know that these things for me can get overwhelming...kind of like the sweet whipoorwill getting annoying when it doesn't know when to quit =)
every now and then it is good for me to just be...and to reflect...instead of rushing here and there like i tend towards.
so, today i tried to take a nap when the kids did....
and even though i couldn't fall asleep it was so wonderful.
i snuggled in next to jack...holding him close while he slept and watched the trees out our back window...swaying in the wind. when esme woke, i fed and cuddled her and just watched her hold her "bottle" in her little hands and suckle away so happily...she dosed off and i just held her a while. i went back and tucked myself in with jack again...and prayed and thought ...
what a gift...
they are both still asleep...going on 3 hours!!! i find i start to miss them when they sleep so long...but what a treat to have this quiet time.
i have started reading Omnivore's Dilemma a natural history of four meals...interesting so far. i think i'll cut my hair today....trim it anyway...
but for now, i am going to go snuggle my boy again.