Lately, I have been feeling badly about missing moments with Miles because I am only focused 50% of the time on him, and the other 50% on my cell phone. My frequented apps are Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Baby Center, and Gmail. I made Lance do it with me, for fun.
Woman with her daughter sitting in a cafe
Yesterday, while I was talking with my friends on Facebook, i looked down and saw this cute little guy and decided that it was time to take a little break. Look how cute!
So, on Sunday I shut my phone off and spent the day without it. This was my experience.
I found that my singing is so terrible that it actually keeps Miles awake while I am breastfeeding! No, but seriously….the breastfeeding experience while paying attention only to Miles was much more intimate. I felt like I had time to truly focus on him. It was nice.
On the flip side, I also thought of a few things I needed to do, or wanted to research and didn’t have the knowledge at my fingertips. I tried to sit down and nurse while looking at recipe books, but it proved to be hazardous with The Better Home and Gardens Recipes near Miles’ head! I also couldn’t text Lance whenever I needed something while I was breastfeeding, which proved to be pretty inconvenient.
I realized that we have no clocks around the house except for in the kitchen. We are so used to having our cell phones on us. I pity the people who visit and don’t have their phones on them when they go to bed at night. We definitely need to get some clocks!
Lance and I spent brunch laughing hysterically about my baby hairs and their versatility, and reciting lines from Mr. Holland’s Opus. We even had a second cup of coffee together. Something which wouldn’t have happened if we were looking at our phones.
All in all, I truly enjoyed today and realized that I need to put my phone away more often. Try spending even a few hours without your phone and comment on your experience. I bet you some great things will come out of it!
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