Multitasking for Dads

Before I was a parent, I used to think I was busy.

It turns out, "busy" is relative.

Very, very relative.  

In fact, since we just have one kid, I hate to even call myself "busy," for those with 2, 3, or more (oh my!) would scoff, and say, "He doesn't know what ' busy' is." 

Perhaps not.

Whether you're busy, Busy, or BUSY!!1!,  here are a few multitasking tricks that I've discovered to help turn those 2 minutes away from the baby into the most productive two minutes of your life.

1.  Showering while brushing your teeth and peeing.  Don't tell New Mom about that last one...

2. Getting some exercise with a brisk walk...with the dog and baby.   This is tricky.  Last time, I was half way down a street before I realized me and the baby were in the street, and the dog was walking next to us on the sidewalk.  

3. Washing all dirty clothes, sheets, and towels in the same load. This isn't so much multitasking as it is convenient as hell.

4. Working out while playing with the baby.  Basically, the baby is down on a play mat, and New Dad is doing yoga or pushups or jumping jacks or shadow boxing right next to the baby, who gets mesmorized by a sweating daddy.  

Also, this must look funny as hell to the baby, so I consider it "playing" with the baby.  e baby's amusement.  

Also 2 - Those pictures of babies sitting on their dad's back while he's doing pushups.  Those are photoshopped.    

Oh no, is that all the multitasking tricks I know so far?

God help me discover more...

-ND