6 Month Recap

6 learnings for 6 months

1. Time is truly precious and FLIES. Jobs come and go so if you can stay at home with your kiddo, DO IT!

2. If you get frustrated, put baby down and walk away. A breather is okay and it is good for you and baby.

3. Your body is amazing and it won’t ever be the same. Getting back in shape in a healthy way will take some time and it is a journey. I have started and yes it has been challenging, but I LOOK GOOD for being a mom ;p

4. You won’t have the time or ability to get everything done on your to do list like you used to in a day, but guess wha? There will always be stuff to do so if you have to do it the next day, you will survive. This has been a huge learning for me.

5. Make time for you. Self care is so important as a mom! If you can have your hubby or family watch your little one for a couple of hours so that you can have some mommy time, it will help you feel refreshed. You can either workout, run some errands, get your nails or hair done, hang with some girlies, or go shopping.

6. Research is good, but you are a MOM… Only you know what is best for your baby. You can read as many books that you want and talk to all the people, but in the end you make the decision on what you feel is best for baby.

I cannot believe that I am writing this… 6 months have come and gone and I can’t even describe to you how fast it has happened. The tired nights and busy days are temporary. They are honestly such a blur for me.

Breastfeeding at night and rocking Bradley back to sleep are some of my favorite moments because it is just us. He is so cuddly and warm making it so hard to put him back down to sleep. We coslept in the first 4 months mainly because it was easy to feed, but also because I Ioved having him so close to me. Maybe it is a maternal thing or it could just be me, but it is something I cherished. My favorite part of the day was seeing that sweet innocent face next to mine. I would give anything for more moments like that.

My ultimate favorite thing is watching Bradley grow and experience life. Watching him lift his head for the first time to watching him wanting to walk so bad is vey special. He has found his voice and loves to share it with us, leaving us cracking up. B-Rad is starting to crawl and move around like crazy. He will be running around in no time leaving me chasing him (I will count that as my workout of the day).

There is nothing wrong with being a working mom or a stay-at-home mom. Everyone has different priorities and goals. Being a wife and a mom is my calling and is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I think it is more common that being a stay-at-home mom is not considered as challenging or important of a job as working in the corporate world, but I would disagree. It is hard running a household with a baby and if you have more than one kid, bless you, my time will come, haha.

Someone once said to me, “be careful staying at home because I know a lot of depressed housewives.” Well one, I was already depressed, so I am good there thanks to my medication, LOL. And two, I could not imagine my life being any different now. I am able to watch my baby grow, love on him all day, and make my house a home for my family. I am able to blog and do more creative things, which make me so much happier than any job could provide. I still hang out with my friends and family, if I need adult conversation I can pick up the phone and talk to someone. Again, everyone is different and I think you should do whatever will make you the best mom and person you can be. Cheers to motherhood!