time out

Little ones sick this week, then mama came down with it just in time for the weekend. So, lots of time on the couch, reading, knitting, cuddling and trying to keep us all full of liquids. (That elderberry got put to good use!)
Time can go slowly when everyone feels achy and really just needs to be held, or nursed, or both. In those long moments I tried to soak up the sight of chubby toes, rosy cheeks, round bellies and remember that they won't need me like this forever. This is my one true job right now. I wasn't good at it in every moment, but in most.

Here's to health in the week ahead.