From management to taking care of a baby full time. I guess they aren’t so different after all right? LOL! JK! So, ladies and gents my husband and I have decided that I will be a stay at home mommy until further notice. Let me walk you through our decision and thought process.

So, here we are new parents to the cutest baby on earth. I had originally planned for a 6 month leave from my job and had every intention to return to my job after that time. We were then about 4 months in and things started to get real and my return to work was coming up. We had to look at daycare options and figure out a schedule that would be feasible for us all. The more we discussed this, the more evident it became that both of us working 1.5 hours away or longer with traffic was not going to work for our family. This would mean that we would be out of the house for about 14-15 hours a day. Who would raise our child? A daycare? I couldn’t allow that.

My husband and I discussed our finances and tried to look at every scenario possible. We debated if I should go to work and have him stay home or if he should go to work and I stay home. My heart was torn. I was not ready to leave my position but now I had this little baby with these huge brown eyes depending on me and I couldn’t put my needs above hers. God has given me this gift and I wanted to ensure that instructed her in the ways of the Lord and that I would be the one to raise her and show her right from wrong not a daycare. So, we first decided that I would go back to work and my husband would leave his job and take care of the baby while I was at work and then he would work after I got home. Well, this was short lived. I then started thinking well what if she spikes a fever and my husband doesn’t know the signs? What if she needs her mommy? I convinced myself that mommy knows best LOL and I would be more efficient at taking care of her every need and taking her to her appointments, etc. We came to the hard conclusion that I would leave my job and stay at home with the baby. So, that is what we did.

Here I am a stay at home mom now of a beautiful and healthy almost 6 month old baby. I am blessed that I do not have to miss any of her milestones. Most of all I have peace of mind. If I would have gone back to work I would be riddled with thoughts of someone not caring for her the way I would. I chose to put her needs above my needs. However I am not bashing any mom that has selected to put their child in daycare! Everyone does what works for their family. For my family this is what worked and what we feel comfortable doing. Motherhood has this funny way of turning things upside down but I wouldn’t trade it for the world! I am proud to say I am a stay at home mom and I get to watch my little human grow into a great woman one day. I looked forward to watching her grow everyday. The Lord is faithful! I will make another post about life as a stay at home! Stay tuned!

With love,

Eli