transition to stay-at-home mom

It has been 3 months since I have officially been unemployed and it feels weird. I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly in an office with the 8-5 hours. When I’m at the grocery store at 2:00 in the afternoon I feel like I am going to get in trouble for not running my errands during my lunch break and I feel I need to be back at the office. It’s just weird! But let me tell you, it’s wonderful. I always knew I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. My mom was home with us. I remember coming home from school and seeing her van in the driveway, (the big bubble van). It was the best feeling to know that she was inside waiting for us to come home.

To my surprise, when it came down to telling my work that I was not coming back, it was not easy. I went back and forth on whether I should really do this. Financially, the second income is nice. Working has been my life for over 10 years, I don’t really know any different. I also thought about when/if I wanted to go back to work in the future, I would have this big gap on my resume. But of course all I had to do is look at baby T and I knew I wanted to be with him. I didn’t want to miss him grow. This was a decision that I thought was best for my family and me. I know that every family is different and have different circumstances and some mothers need/want to go back to work. This was what I wanted to do.

So now that I am home...what do I do?? The days fly by SO fast. Caring for a child is a huge job, which leaves me little time for myself. Our typical day; Tristan wakes up at 6:30am, I change him and then bring him into bed with us and feed him and we fall back to sleep for about a half hour. Dad wakes up and plays with T before he heads off to work. We work out together. T gets a bath. He wants to eat again. I change him. He naps. I’m able to either clean, eat something, or sew, etc....for about 45-1 hr before he wakes up. We go through it again. Change him, feed him. Nap. Do his exercises. Run some errands. Walk on the beach. Before we know it, Christian needs to be picked up. Where do the days go? I love it though. I love being home and having a clean house and having meals planned for the week. (Christian is rolling his eyes right about now). It’s not easy but I’m working on it. Our lives are a little more sane.

For Mother’s Day, my mom got me the Dr. Laura book, “In Praise of Stay-at Home Moms”. I’m excited to read it. Overall, I'm really enjoying my time with Tristan. He truly is a blessing in our lives.



Grocery shopping with Tristan. Cute right?