it has been far too long since i've blogged! it kills me that i have to go back to work next friday so i've been soaking up every moment i can with my baby. i'm even blogging as he sleeps on my chest. i'm really going to miss being home all day taking care of liam. he's just now starting to interact and not just stare at me when i make a fool of myself trying to make him smile.
liam's little personality is adorable. he makes this little blue steel face all the time.
and this is what i get to watch when he sleeps
he is almost 2 months old! i cant believe it! i would love to sleep through the night or to eat a meal uninterrupted but i wouldn't change a thing in the world!
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He is such a cutie!
His blue steel faces!!!! So cute!!!
How are our babies this big and old already!? Well, compared to Liam, Ellie she is semi-big :-)
Don't go back to work...you will regret it. Your son will pay for it too. He will gain an insecure attachment to you. It's not worth the sacrifice of not being their everyday to see your son grow up and change everyday. So do whatever you can to stop working and let your man take care of you and your son. I am one of your friends who wanted to tell you this, but didn't know how to tell you in person that is why I am am posting this anonymously. So work as long as you need to, but go back home to your son ASAP. Don't have babies and then just leave them at home for someone else to parent. Just telling you this so that you don't regret it.
Annon... I wish you'd say who you are. If we're friends then you can come talk to me without being anonymous. Trust me, I wish I could stay home and raise my son. That would be ideal! But just because that's not the case right now doesn't mean I can't start my family. If i waited for the circumstances to be perfect, there would never be a right time. I'm not willing to stay home and live off welfare or be stressed about where our next meal comes from. That's not an option for me. And Liam's going to be staying with his grandma and I think it will be great that he'll get to know her and have a good relationship. I never had that with any of my grandparents.
I dont need to justify myself to you but Liam was well thought about, hoped and prayed for and welcomed. Deciding to have him was the best decision we have ever made. Going into this I knew I would have to go back to work after he was born. Don't worry about me when there are many people out there that have more kids than they can pay for/take care of.
So sure, I would love to stay home and raise him but unless you're going to help pay the bills, its back to work
He is such a cutie! I am so happy for you Kristen and even though right now you have to work it's all good... sometimes that is the best decision, especially if you and Lance have agreed upon it and prayed. So you may miss a few things, but you are the only one who can truly nuture, love, and raise him in righteousness. Liam will be so thankful in the end for the sacrifices that you and Lance have made. It was his time to come to this earth and I commend your righteous decision to bring him into this world. You're awesome!
Dang, Kristen. You can't post anything without people getting on to you! Going back to work is going to suck. I'm already dreading it. But way to provide for your family and not live off of welfare! And Liam is so super cute!
Hey, I'm another friend of yours and I wanna second what the first anonymous friend said. You should totally live your life the way that we, your anonymous friends, advise you to live it. I mean, we clearly have such a better understanding of your life than you do. Can you imagine?! Ha, for a second there you almost made a huge mistake!! Good thing that all of us anonymous friends can get together once in a while to post on your blog to tell you how to be a person and raise your son. We forgive you for thinking that you were smart, spiritual, and/or responsible enough to make your own decisions...but just this once!! I mean, you already made the awful mistake of having a c-section (blegh!). So anyway, just do what we say, trust us...you'll live to regret it if you don't....
Well, I don't have anything juicy and anonymous to add, but I know how much you wish you could stay home with him, and hopefully, someday you'll be able to work it out so things can be that way!
Annnyway, Liam's little cheekies are sooo cute! Love that little boy, and your awesome family.
I know you know what is right for your family. I just want to give you support that going back to work is not the end of the world. Liam will be fine and will thrive and will be just as attached and adjusted. That time he'll have with Lori will be priceless. You know that I work. Yes, it was hard going back, but you know what? I am so proud and grateful that I have a job, that I can contribute, that all that pressure is not on Brad,that we don't live paycheck to paycheck, that we are not living off the government. Brad and I are doing what we can to support our family. Not expecting others to. Circumstances change, I hope to one day be able to go part time, to spend more time with Rae and future children, but right now it's not in the cards. And Raelee truly loves her days at preschool, and when she was younger her days with grandma. It makes the time that you have with your child all the more special. If times were that women could stay at home, then I'd be all about it, but economically I don't really think that's feasible in most families. But again, we all have to pray and listen to what the Lords will is for us and our families. And you already have the testimony that you are able to know His will from your decision with Liam's birth. You knew what was the right path to take.I'll be praying for you, that your transition back will go easily
He is the CUTEST! And he is lucky to have you as his mom :) He will always be attached to you!!
Oh. My. Gosh. Kristen, you are so much nicer than I would have been to your "anonymous" friend.... Oh boy. But on a happier note, your son is deliciously cute and you are a GREAT mom! You do what you have to do for your family and that's different for every person. You go, girl :) And I'm obsessed with your kid's cheeks!
dang, kristen always stirrin up controversy! jk. obviously you and lance are amazing parents and can make your own decisions.. your a great example of sacrificing for your family! and Liam is getting cuter and cuter.
p.s.- LOL at the 2nd anon comment
What a cutie!! He is going to be toddler sized by the time I get to meet him!! Going back to work will be hard (I went back for 6 weeks after James) but you will make it through! And remember it's okay to take a break if you need to cry.....your hormones still aren't all the way balanced.
As far as staying home, I am so grateful I have been able to stay home with our children and that our family was able to make it work. But not every family is able to do that right away. It seems really crazy to me that someone would suggest not having children until you can stay home with them full time......to me that's the opposite of what we have been counseled to do. Sacrificing your desire to stay home to have your family be well provided for seems like a very selfless thing to do. Hopefully someday you will be able to stay home if you want to but if not, that's okay too. And Lori is awesome and will get to have a very special bond with Liam. My mom and I lived with my grandparents when I was younger and I always had a very unique and close bond with them because of it!!
I did not say to not have kids till you can stay home with them people. I just said work as long as you need to but get back home as fast as you can. It is better for your child. They do better when their mom is home. Some people need to read more carefully. And you all know that a kid does better when their mom is there? I am just stating the facts of life. The whole reason I wrote that was to say, "Work as long as you need to, but get back home as fast as you can. Find a way to get back home with your kid."
Going back to work is hard. It about killed me. Honestly it took until this week (aka 5 months) to be able to leave in the morning and not feel like crying. But I will say that I appreciate the time I get to spend with Makenna more. I know so many SAHM that almost start resenting their children because they have no time to themselves. That being said, I hope that one day I can stay home more, but I'll always keep a part-time job... us women need the socialization! I'm so happy for you and Lance. You guys are the ONLY people who knows what your family needs. Good luck with the return to work. I'll be praying for you. :-)
What a great mom you are!!! Ava has this bond like no other with her gran since she watched her. I never got that chance to be close to my grandparents. That annon person , if truly a friend would reveal their thoughts instead of being a coward and not saying who they really are. For shame to suggest that working mothers are terrible people for leaving their children with whomever the parents choose.
Like I said Kristen. You're an awesome mother. You brought a sweet baby boy into this world with the man you love and your best friend, nothing can get much sweeter than that. Enjoy your weekends, those were my favorites with Ava where I got to spend extra extra time with her :)
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