First Year at Home
I have officially been at stay at home mom for a year now. As I look back on this past year, it was a lot different than what I expected and what I was used to. Doing things efficiently no longer applies. Presenting yourself professionally also no longer happens when you are toting 2 crazy kids along with you everywhere. But things slowed down and we got to sit and play together much more. And we got to spend more relaxed time together and doing things, whereas before it seemed like we had to rush to get in those small moments of spending time together. Although, there are many differences between being a stay at home mom and a working outside the home mom, some things are very similar. Such as...they still grow way too fast. You will still walk in to get them out of bed in the morning or after nap and swear they grew while they were asleep. They still do firsts when you aren't around. Whether at day care or at home with Dad for a Sat afternoon, these are usually the times when they start crawling, walking or say their first words. Time still flies by and you wonder how your baby is now one and you're planning the first birthday party. No matter how much time you spend with them, it always seems to fly by and go too fast. They still come up to you and say the craziest things and you wonder where they heard that from. And in both cases there are times when you just want to say I quit, someone else can deal with this craziness. I guess I just thought time wouldn't fly so fast if I was at home with them all day. As someone once said "The days are long but the years are short."
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Cathy on 12/07/09 at
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Avery's Christmas Program at Preschool
Avery had her Christmas program for preschool last night. She was a mouse and did an excellent job of saying her line "squeak, squeak" during the reading of Twas The Night Before Christmas. They also sang a song and did a little dance at the end. Then they had a gift exchange and Santa came for a visit. Avery wouldn't sit on his lap but she did stand by him for a picture. She said that she told him she wanted a shopping cart, a sick baby (aka Baby Achoo), dress up clothes and a mailbox (I have no idea where this came from) for Christmas.
Posted by
Cathy on 12/11/09 at
14:14
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