Watching My 11 Month Old Son and Improvising with my 6 Year Old

I took the day off work today to watch my 11 month old son, Tarun, while my wife went out to lunch with her friends.

He is currently teething and, like the last time he teethed, is miserable. He made me continually hold him and I had to entertain him. Feeding him was also hard.

Later, I also got a chance to walk my 6 year old son, Anshul, back from school, and then play "Scooby Doo Math" with him.

Anshul loves it when I improvise stories about Tom, Jerry, Shaggy, and Scooby. But, he isn't excited about doing math problems - even though he is good at math. So, I started improvising stories where Scooby and Shaggy have to solve mysteries by solving math problems.

I'm only now getting some time to myself to work and surf the internet. Even though I wish I had gotten more time during the day, I wouldn't change anything. I know, from my 6 year old, that kids grow up fast.

Sooner than I like, my kids will be grown up, and my relationship to them will change. They will spend less time with my wife and I. It is rewarding, fun, and important when I get to spend time with them.