Stay-at-Home Mom Life

Day 1 March 23, 2023

Today was my first mini day as a stay-at-home mom. I took both of my kids to my three year old's check up at the doctors office today. Which then turned into him not wanting to go to school afterward. Which, to be fair, I wouldn't want to either. Why go hang out with all your friends when you could be catered to with endless playdough, snacks and mom cuddles. 

My official "start date" is April 17, 2023. Until then, Ben will be going to school and I will be soaking in as much time at home with my four month old as possible. The peace and quiet. The calm before the storm if you will. I truly am so blessed to be able to spend this time at home with my babies and provide consistent childcare for them. I am excited and terrified and anxious and filled with love all at the same time. I know I am going to have my ass kicked many many times, but it is going to be the most rewarding ass kicking of a lifetime. 

Switching my hat from nanny life to mom life has been a huge part of my newborn story. The first go around with Ben, I really struggled with finding the new me. The new mom me. The not just-the-nanny me. I was constantly holding myself to so much pressure to get everything done I would have been expected to complete during a typical 10 hour shift in someone else's household. But in the words of Miss Taylor Allison Swift, "this is our house, we make the rules". It took me three years to really get into a rhythm of managing my own household with my own children. I am curious how this will play out with both kids at home for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Rating today a 10/10 as a nice little taste of the SAHM life