My "Job"

I would never venture to call what I do each day, a "JOB". But in reality, that's what you could call it. My job is this face...each morning when he wakes up banging his binky on his crib, standing facing the door while I watch him on the monitor. He waits so patiently for me to come get him, then cracks the biggest smile ever when I open the door. We have snuggle time, milk, and watch cartoons first thing every morning. 

Not long after he's up, Gavin starts saying "Mommy, I wake up. I need to go potty!" And we run to his bed and get him up. Eric is so jealous on the mornings he leaves for work when Im snuggled on the couch with my 2 boys, drinking milk and watching Lion King in our pajamas. We play trains, we read books, race cars, and just about anything else a boy could want to do.

We can't have just ONE book

At some point each morning, we have to get ready and leave the house. As most of you know, Im the WORST "Stay at Home Mom" ever! I can't sit at home, because then I'll want to clean. And if I clean, I don't enjoy my babies. So we run errands, go to lunch with Grandma, go to the park or a play area, or go to a play date! Some days we have Drs appointments, or we stop by to see Nana and Papa or go have breakfast with Grandpa. 

No, I don't get paid. My kids don't care what I wear or if I shower, but for the record, I still care about both! Im just a mommy, and I can't get over how lucky I am to be "Just a Mommy." Some days it's hard to not have a career or to recognize that I don't use my degree to make money. I am such a work oriented person, who loves to use my brain. Im smart, and I am not afraid to say that. But I can't imagine spending my time anywhere else. I want to be the one to make their breakfast, read the books, teach them ABC's, put them down for their nap, teach them manners, and be there when they do their "FIRST" anything! I know everyone doesn't have that option, so I would never dare judge someone working and being a mom. Im just so happy that I get to have this job because my boys make me so happy and help me to remember that every day with them is a good one. 

Back to work I go...