Today E and I went on a little adventure to the Children’s Museum. As we were leaving, all the business people were out enjoying the weather, eating their lunch. It hit me then. I really do miss the working world. Having to get dressed up, eating lunch outside when it’s nice, conversing with other adults on a more regular basis.
But how can I have both? I started thinking something part time. But the biggest problem being, anything I do part time barely pays for the child care, let alone making some money. Then what? The age old dilemma (well, at least the recent age old dilemma) work or stay at home.
For now we are leaving in three days. I have no desire to be thinking of this while attempting to get myself together and ready to leave, and packing up everything for E while I’m at it. Until later I suppose.
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So, E and I went to his doctors this afternoon and my worst fear was confirmed, she offered NO help. She said that he is on the ‘curve’ still even though he’s spitting up a ton (she saw him for 10-15 minutes and he spit up FOUR times while she was in the room with us. She suggested we try soy formula and then go from there. I do not want to put him on any medicine…we are trying so hard to keep his body free of toxins by making our own organic baby food, using only organic, natural cleansers, etc. so I am thinking we are just going to have to deal with his crazy spitting up.
And she offered no help in terms of his fussiness. Oy, what to do now. Just hope that things improve and put a positive spin on it all. I at least am the one that gets to spend time with him and watch him grow and help him learn, not someone else, although there are times where I think about working again, only to realize that it would be so much more work for me. I don’t know how you mothers out there work and raise such young children-you are amazing!
