Stay-at-home mommy

Well, it looks like I will be a stay-at-home mommy for awhile. I lost my job January 6. I think that it was really a blessing-other than trying to find insurance. I am really enjoying staying at home with Reily. We have had a really good time together and I am getting things done that I haven't had time to do. A friend of mine just told me the other day that she had a whole new respect for women who worked and had children. She has been a stay-at-home mom for the past 8 years and has just recently gone back to work. She said that she isn't taking anything away from women who stay at home, but working all day and then coming home to your family is the hardest thing that she has had to do in awhile. I realize that I was missing out on so much of Reily's day. I missed being able to lay him down for naps-in his own bed-and knowing exactly what he had for lunch, changing his diaper, reading books, playing in the floor, going for walks and playing in the park. I was missing all of that. I know that it is going to be hard adjusting to one income, but I believe that I am doing what is best for Reily-and there is no amount of money worth that.