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@.twist.: The truth is.... I never wanted this job in the first place (I've been doing it 7 months) but DH really, really wanted me to apply for it because he feels that if we can do more to provide more for our family then we should. I earn really good money but I hate managing people and I don't handle stress well. There simply isn't a job in my wage bracket that comes with no stress!!
@blackbird: That's it, precisely. It's only going to get tougher here though because DH has just been given a promotion - he starts next week - and he will have to commute a fair way himself now, for a 7.30am start. He needs me to do all picks ups and drop offs for the first couple of weeks and then he will work out what he can juggle so he can share some of the burden. I honestly don't know how I'm going to fit in my contracted hours AND drop/pick up every day AND spend 3 hours minimum driving.
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@Cherrybee: sometimes I think it's not the "parenting" as such that's hard, it's all the other pressures -work, finances, family etc. Sometimes we just can't do it all at the same time!
As for us, I think my favourite bit so far is watching Miss A develop and especially as a toddler. Watching her decide to sleep on a bed, take showers and decide she needed to wear undies. Hearing her language grow and watching her learn new stuff every day - it's just really cool!
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@Cherrybee: Well, I get that philosophy to an extent. You can't "provide" to the extent that you have nothing left to give, emotionally. If he can share the burden, that should help tremendously. Hopefully it only takes him a few days to figure out. You both have E and you both get to endure the suckfest together
You have a lot on your plate, don't underestimate its effect on you
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I really am only starting to enjoy being a parent recently. I had a hard time when Jack was fresh and new - I felt kind of disconnected from him and waited for that connection, and it is finally happening with him being so interactive and learning new things every day and just being such a happy baby in general! I love bath time, i love when he's fresh out of the bath and i cuddle him in the towel and he starts laughing hysterically at nothing at all!
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B is such a good person. He fills people's lives with sunshine. He gets that from his dad - I just watch the two of them and marvel how they do it. And he's talking! The things he says... he just cracks me up! I do wish he had a better mommy who was rich enough to not work long hours, and never lost patience.
@Cherrybee: I love this whole thread. Thank you for starting it. I'm sorry about the work thing
Been there, and will be again soon, but our kids know we love them anyway... I do hope it gets easier for you.
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I hate the tantrums and the battle of the wills. And the whining - ugh! And the early wake-ups. And the fighting to go down for a nap or bedtime.
But I'm loving his language explosion and hearing the crazy things that comes out of his mouth. It's hysterical when he tells my husband "No Dada, timeout!" And when he hides his teddy bear and pretends he can't find it and goes "Where's Teddy?" with this mischievous smile on his face. You just never know what he's going to think of next.
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I second @Greentea: I love the way I love her.
Anyone who has read my posts knows that I struggle with managing work-life and home-life, but even so, multiple times a day, I just look at her and beam internally.
And I love loving my husband as my partner for 14 years AND as my co-parent for the last 2 1/2. It just adds a facet that wasn't there before.She has brought so much giving and receiving of love into my life.
Um, but the whining? yuck.
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I love this thread!!
Thank you for all your responses!! The thing I love most about this thread is the fact that you're all telling me little things you enjoy about your LOs and not, really, what you enjoy about *parenting*!! Because, ultimately, the thing you love about being a parent is YOUR LO!
I made the effort last night and this morning to rush around a lot less and really try to focus on the little things. The way E squealed "bath bath!" when she heard us running her bath.... how cute she looked in her new sleepsuit and slippers.... she way she snuggled bun-bun when I put her into bed..... I stopped and read her every book she thrust at me this morning while I was trying to get ready for work - it made me late and I can't do it every morning but it certainly made this one more enjoyable.
I hate *parenting* but I sure do love my little girlie.
Thanks for the perspective, peeps.
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@Cherrybee: Sounds like a great way to start off your morning. And i would totally agree that I dislike "parenting" and the monotonous tasks of that, but I love E and her interactions with the world around her. That's really what makes my day, too!
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@Cherrybee: You are so right! I didn't even realize we were describing loving our babies and not parenting. We all should stop and do what you did sometimes!
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@Cherrybee: I didn't really answer you question, then. I actually like changing diapers. 1:1, simple, playful time for us. Playing chase and tickle. Showing her new things. I'll never forget showing her the moon the first time and how excited she was.
Also, I love this article, to give me perspective when I am struggling: I was the sun and the kids were my planets
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I love it all! Lately, loving that she figured out what to do with her kitchen that she got for Christmas. She "cooks," rolls up her sleeves to pretend wash her hands, and will set up a meal or tea for her stuffed animals and baby dolls. Also love when we ask her to make a sad/angry/happy face. Haha whatever face she makes it's always so dramatic!
Watching her learn right before my eyes is so rewarding!
You have a lot on your plate, don't underestimate its effect on you
Been there, and will be again soon, but our kids know we love them anyway... I do hope it gets easier for you.
Watching her learn right before my eyes is so rewarding!
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