SAHMommy

So, This is my introduction, I guess.

What does SAHMommy mean? Well SAHM means "Stay at home Mom". As of October 16th, 2007 at 10:35 a.m. I became a SAHM. The term sounds so lazy. Staying at home all day sounds easy. It's not, and I learned this rather quickly.

In the above picture is an embarrassing one, I am not at my best, it was the day we came home form the hospital - my breasts are engorged, and hair hasn't been brushed in who knows how long, and, well I am tired - giving birth is a tiring thing - but I think it is a good example of my learning process.

I thought I could still work on my art, my website, my blogs - I was wrong. When my son Anson sleeps, I either sleep, or feel the need to clean up my messy house. Getting a shower is the "me" part of my day - if I am lucky enough to get one that day.

I am either breastfeeding, pumping, cooking, cleaning, soothing my fussy baby, playing with my happy baby, or changing yet another dirty diaper. Currently my connection to the outside world is a once a week trip to the grocery store, where I hope Anson will sleep or at least be in a good mood. But it is all a learning process. I am getting more and more me time, finding it here and there. Sure I may not be able to complete a blog in 10 minutes, but I sometimes manage to have it finished by the end of the day.

So why do I choose to stay at home? Because every little smile he flashes me makes it worth it. Seeing the way he looks at me when I am breastfeeding him makes it worth it. Knowing that I am teaching him how to socialize, smile, coo, play, teaching him everything makes me happy. That all makes the 7th poopy diaper of the day worth it. If I weren't here all of the time, I might miss some things.

Maybe I am spoiling him. But if I am it is with love. I think a 2 month old deserves to be spoiled. This isn't a "SAHM's care more" debate - I know this is my choice and some moms want to work outside of the home. I am just sharing my experience with staying at home - and raising my baby boy Anson.

Here I will share my day to day life. The little lessons he teaches me.