Ok, so I was completely wrong! This past learned I have learned what it really means to be a stay-at-home mom. I think it means exactly what it is to "stay at home." Let me first stay that all children are different and my experience is based on my child's schedule. I learned that my first priority is to do what is best for Cole and this means making sure he gets plenty of rest and that I don't push him to far. Cole still takes two naps a day and he definitely needs this and I don't anticipate him changing anytime soon. It seems like everything I want to do falls during one of his naps and will cause him to be late for a nap!
Needless to say, I have spent the last year at home. I never take him to lunch with me (not worth it), I have a hard time finding the time to exercise, I am lucky to run one errand a day and I barely can keep up with my volunteer project! Being a stay-at-home mother is much more difficult than I expected and it requires much more sacrifice that I anticipated. I know now that for my child the best thing I can do is truly be a "stay at home" Mom!
-Tammi
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Ugh. Tell me about it! Everything I want to do falls smack in the middle of a naptime or her bedtime in the evening. And if I actually have an available moment during the day to get something done, I'm so tired that I lack any motivation to get out and do it. Yep. Being a stay at home Mom is exhausting.
The greatest work in the workl is always exhausting, but God will honor your time and committment
You are so right! It just doesn't feel worth it to go anywhere. My kids are such homebodies that if we're gone for too long they are "off" for the rest of the day.
I think you should be proud that you stay at home with Cole. In a day where people pride themselves on draggig their children everywhere, having no schedule or naps or bedtime, it is refreshing to hear that a Mom makes the child the priority! Keep doing what is best for Cole! In the mean time, do we what we do...invite everyone to your house so you never have to leave! =0) You are a great mommy, don't ever doubt it! Exhaustion means you are putting your heart and energy into him, which is awesome!
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