I've never had a doubt in my mind that I'd be a stay-at-home mom with lots and lots of kids (four to be exact). However, at some point on my journey through life, I became a single mamma -- and it's been really, really crappy. But, with a little creativity, a lot of stress, and a few doses of extreme poverty, I have still managed to balance work, school and being a stay-at-home mom to my now two year old. Where I originally thought providing childcare from home was the obvious solution, I was wrong. It was isolating, my house was always messy, and let's face it -- childcare pays pennies. Not only was I too educated to be sleeping on an air mattress, but I had also turned into Angry Mamma and my days had become so stressful that I was going to soon end up as a headline in the news... The moment I realized this, I had decided on a new career, met with a top notch school, and gave my family notice -- all within a 48 hour period. I am happy to say that I am now in my second
My boy has been at that stage for quite awhile. He can occasionally stand on his own when he lets go for a second or so, but then he lowers himself down right away. Also instead of just plopping right down.
ReplyDeleteI admit that I'm a little jealous that so many other kids who are his age (he's almost 13 months) and plenty younger are already walking. My brother didn't walk until 16 months and he just took off and went one day.
Funny how one child will walk at 9 months and the next not until 16 months. It seems like such a huge gap, hmm... I walked at 14 months.
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