A little gyan

What can a tiny mass that coos and gurgles, and needs to be constantly fed and changed, teach you?
A lot. Immense patience for one. The last few days must have halved my molars as I grit them, grind them and clench them. What else can one do if a 2-month old cries on and on for no apparent reason? You can talk the goo-goo-gaa-gaa language for a bit, hum a little song, rock him for all you're worth, but if the little devil still insists on bringing the house down, well, you just clamp down, and pray that time flies by and he exhausts himself, and you're still sane when the ordeal is over.
The other lesson I've learnt is to value every free minute I get from managing two brats. A leisurely bath, an unhurried meal are stuff history lessons are made of. And talking of meals, someone should research why children need to take a potty break right when the mother is halfway through her meal! And why do kids act up in tandem - one howling baby is bad enough, but when the toddler decides to join in, you begin to think of the nearest asylum.
Seldom do I get even ten minutes at a stretch but I want to a whole lot of things in that time - stitching, writing, excercise, sleep... Dream on, say my little ones!