Choosing to be a Stay-At-Home-Mum

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Hubby’s god daughter, Emilie (in the black dress with blue bow and piping), just turned three.  Two nights ago, we attended her birthday party.  Emilie has two cousins Maya (pink singlet top) and Leia (white top).  The last time I saw Maya and Leia was about two years ago and my, how they’ve grown…  Looking at them now is an acute reminder of how quickly our children grow up. It wasn’t all that long ago when Emilie was Gavin’s age and Leia was Emilie’s age now.

In the blink of an eye, my baby boy has become a toddler -- a budding musician,

and a burgeoning chef.

He has discovered the fun of “catching” bubbles,

working on puzzles,

and dancing.

Although there have been many a time in the past that I have thought about the career I gave up so I could be home with my son, it is the times like this that make me feel so glad that I walked the path I chose.  Had I continued chasing corporate ladders, I would have missed so many of the adorable little eccentricities that makes my son so uniquely him.

Not only that, but my son would have missed having his mother around, much in the same way that Linda White’s children had missed her when she was working in the workforce.  Reading about how Linda’s children were so happy when their mother made the choice to quit her job and stay home for them is a poignant reminder of just how much children need their mothers -- not just when they are little but even when they are going through grade school.

As they say, no parent has ever looked back and wished they had spent less time with their children -- something I try to remember during the times when I feel exhausted and worn out from a particularly trying day with my son.  It is also these trying times that remind me that no one, no matter how much they enjoy working with children, will love my son the way I love him.

About the only thing I really miss about my life before Gavin is having personal achievements that I was proud of -- like rock climbing and my career.  My life before and after Gavin is as contrasting as Joey&Aleethea’s, and looking at what she has made of her new life as a SAHM and how she incorporated ways to become a WAHM has inspired me to work at creating the same successes from my home without compromising the time I have with my son.

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