I am so in love with little Daniel. He is the sweetest little baby ever. His personality is starting to shine lately. He is a very easy tempered little person. He only cries when he's hungry or tired and he LOVES to sleep. That's a good thing for tired parents. Running around after a toddler and having a new baby in the family is hard work. This is truly the best job I have ever had.
Daniel has completed my heart and my family is now perfect. I love every moment I get to be a mommy to my little boys and a wife to my sweet husband.
I am so fortunate to get to have 14 weeks of maternity leave with Daniel. It worked out so that I didn't have to count all of the breaks (fall and winter) against my 60 days of FMLA. I am loving every minute of being home. It has been a blessing with toddler illnesses. I've had to keep Ben from school/daycare many days. It was nice to just be able to keep him home without having to take an hour to come up with sub plans. I love my job of being a teacher, but sometimes it's just easier to go into work sick or to have daddy stay home with the little sick ones than it is to write sub plans. It's hard having the obligation to 22 students on top of having your own children. I like to jokingly say that I have 24 kids, but the older I get, the more I mean it. There's this guilt that I feel all the time, guilt for not having as much time as I need to be the best teacher I can be and the guilt I feel for having to take time from "family time" to write lesson plans and complete grade cards. I know balance is the key, but it way easier said than done. All I can do is try my best to be the best for everyone while remembering to make time for myself. sigh.
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