Today marks 10 months...

Since I became a Stay at Home Mama to my 2 1/2 year old daughter. We have had a load of fun BUT it's sometimes difficult. I have always been very career minded and really never thought that I wanted a child, until Isabella of course.

Elias (that's my husband) and I were listening to NPR a few weeks ago. They did a story on people losing their jobs and becoming stay at home parents while the other parent continued working. I found this story very interesting because it was the FIRST time that I ever actually heard real people discussing the hardships of staying at home to raise the children and I realized that I AM NOT ALONE!!!!

The first few weeks that I was home with Isabella were pure bliss and very vacation-esque.... unfortunately vacations don't last forever and I had to learn how to be a stay at home mom. In order to do that, I first had to figure out who I am sans job. SCARY! I'd been in the same position at various companies for close to 16 years.... managing people, increasing sales, training, coaching ect... and then WHAM-O! I have one little person looking to me for guidance, direction, nourishment, love and fun.

EASY!!!! So I thought....BUT..... not so much. I missed working. I found myself not getting ready in the morning for many mornings in a row... obviously NOT HEALTHY but I didn't see the point. I wasn't going anywhere.  I then tried a new approach and I read as much as I could about teaching a 2 to 5 year old... not a lot out there, so I had to go about it a different and very unstructured way... GET TO KNOW MY CHILD... eek!  At this point, I was thinking "what the heck can she show me" but low and behold... I noticed  that I have a pretty cool kid!
My child surprised me and is now allowing me to be me and requesting only that I allow her to be her!  I can do this..... and I will.