NAK

A friend of mine recently taught me a new term--new to me anyway--NAK. It means "nursing at keyboard." I must admit I am getting quite proficient at typing one-handed. It seems the only time I have to sit at the computer is when I have to sit down to nurse the baby. I found out that there are other tasks I can accomplish while nursing if I have to like shopping at WalMart with all four kids just for a box of diapers. I wouldn't recommend this but if you don't have a choice--the toy aisles can be very entertaining for the other children for the 20 to 30 minutes it takes to nurse the baby. I can also race Mario Kart on the Wii, help my three year old in the bathroom, and sleep while nursing the baby. Now I don't necessarily think this is a talent worth bragging about. It is amazing though how we adapt to life changes. We just do what needs to be done.

I remember when we had our first baby almost eight years ago--I was overwhelmed and sleep deprived. I had a hard time keeping up on housework. Now I have a newborn, a 3 1/2 year old, a just turned 6 year old, and an almost 8 year old. I think I keep up on the housework better now than when I only had one. Maybe this is an example of practice makes perfect. I am by no means perfect (just ask my husband :) but I have definitely improved and matured and grown as our family has grown.

And now, I have to burp the baby which is a two handed job at this point so I will have to sign off for now.