My husband and I are the parents of a wonderful 2 year old son and are expecting our second child within weeks. I recently started a blog on how my family is going to attempt to be organic and purchase food locally. But I needed a place to put my thoughts, tips and tricks on how we have been able to survive on one income for 2 years all while purchase a new car and a home.
I stopped working on November 2, 2007 and my son was born a month later. I went back to work at Starbucks for only 3 weeks and realized that I couldn't bear to be away from him... even for 4 hours in the evening. I absolutely hated pumping on the toilet during my breaks and was exhausted afterwards only to come home to a frustrated husband and crying 3 month old.
I would spend my days at home nursing and loving my son while watching the news... which was not the smartest thing to watch. Apparently it was the perfect time for the surge of nanny cam stories and I just couldn't bear the thought of eventually putting him in day care. Plus my mom told me of how she went to pick me up when I was six months old from a private day care... and found the older kids jumping over me as I lay on the ground. The day care provider simply told my mom that if she was coming to pick me up early that she should call (I assume so that she can make it look like she was actually caring for me!).
So my husband and I decided that it would be better if I stayed home to care for our son. We knew that it was going to be hard but it was definately worth it.
I plan to use this blog to give you some tips and tricks on everything from breastfeeding, transporting kids, recipes and cleaning. I hope it helps and you enjoy the time with your kids.
L
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