Being present

Sophia and I drove up to Lake Tahoe with Colin on Thursday and spent a long weekend out there. It was our second road trip with Colin and like the first, he was great pretty much throughout.

Colin is getting to a really fun age right now. He’s smiling more and starting to communicate via coos. He’s not crying as much and he interacts with us a lot more nowadays. He’s also sleeping nearly 10 hours a night leaving Mom and Dad a lot more rested.

By far the most common parenting advice we get from friends and strangers is to enjoy everything now as they grow very fast. As I sit here on the eve of Colin’s 12th week birthday, I can attest that things are moving very quickly.

I can’t stop time or make things go slower, but what I can control is being present when I’m with him. It’s easy for me to do emails while playing with him or have the TV on in the background. Those are obviously horrible habits and I want to be conscious about being present whenever I’m fortunate to have time with Colin.