tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831475280019025798.post1649430201947926199..comments2015-10-28T14:11:20.299-03:00Comments on The Bird's Nest: You Can't Always Get What You WantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831475280019025798.post-6177604629995819252012-12-02T09:38:25.901-04:002012-12-02T09:38:25.901-04:00Kim,
I hear you loud and clear. I feel exactly t...Kim, <br /><br />I hear you loud and clear. I feel exactly the same way and never in a million years thought it was possible that I'd want to be a stay at home mom. Who knew it would be this hard? I don't think you EVER know what it will feel like until you're holding your precious baby in your arms. <br /><br />For us, we've decided to live with less to accommodate me going back to work part time. It still feels wrong for my baby to be in daycare three days a week, but this is the compromise we have to make to allow us to have mat leave for another baby. <br /><br />I have no answers. All I can say is I know exactly how it feels!Kristanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831475280019025798.post-13062406286300743452012-12-02T09:05:56.590-04:002012-12-02T09:05:56.590-04:00I went through this entire thought process (minus ...I went through this entire thought process (minus the starting a business thing). I will say that going back to work full-time has been easier for us than I expected and surprisingly I feel like it's a pretty nice balance. I'm able to leave at 4:00 to pick Eli up at a reasonable hour and the day actually flies by, and generally I'm able to work from home with him the occasional day here and there. He has fun playing with the other kids and he's learning new things from them too - he is the youngest kid there, so he sees the others walking, talking, etc. and tries to keep up with them. <br /><br />The biggest adjustment has been the fatigue, since it's a long day for Eli and we're on the go early in the morning, but after the first week or so we settled into the new routine pretty easily. Yes, it's hard knowing that someone else gets to spend so much time with Eli, but seeing his huge grin and big hug at the end of the work day is the best part of my day. And the adult interaction is also a nice change for me. <br /><br />The thought of having a second baby is freaking me out as well. If you're paying $70 or 80/day for someone else to look after two children, plus gas, parking, etc. you have to ask yourself, when is it no longer worth working. <br /><br />Decisions, decisions. I don't think it's ever easy. Could we please just win the lottery!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005036475888458542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831475280019025798.post-82495556263410697782012-12-02T06:45:24.012-04:002012-12-02T06:45:24.012-04:00i hear you. We're facing similar dilemmas in a...i hear you. We're facing similar dilemmas in a different part of the world. Sadly there doesn't seem to be an easy answer.<br /><br />Here's a post I wrote recently about some of our decisions to be made http://sweetsmartfunny.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/stay-or-go.html<br />jacqui<br />Jacquihttp://www.sweetsmartfunny.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com