Becoming a blogger!

    I have a few friends that have their own blogs and I truly do enjoy reading their blogs and other blogs; so I decided that it was time for me to join the group and become a blogger.  As my title states, this blog will mainly be about my life as a working mom; while I juggle being a wife, daughter, sister, friend and preschool teacher.  My daughter Caelyn just turned 6 months old and to be quite honest it caught me by surprise.  Our life has been in fast forward ever since we took that first pregnancy test back in March of 2010.

     Before we decided to even start trying, Sean and I sat down and discussed what kind of traditions we wanted to carry on with our children, how we would parent out children, and most importantly how having a baby would effect our lives. The main topic on this last one was would I go back to work after having a baby or would I become a SAHM (stay-at-home mom).  I'm sure a lot of you had the same discussion and probably struggled with it as much as I did.  As a child, Sean's mom was a working mom, so he saw no problem with me going back to work.  I, however, am from a mixed household.  My mom was a SAHM until I was 8 and then my parents got a divorce so she quickly became a working mom.  I think the fact that I had a SAHM in the beginning is what made me question going back to work.  I have very fond memories of my mom helping us get ready for school in the morning and being there when we got home with a snack for us on the table.  However, I also have fond memories from spending my afternoons after school at my great aunt's house while my mom was at work.  I think my biggest struggle was that I didn't and don't want Caelyn to ever feel like she isn't one of the most important things in my life.  However, at the same time I love being a preschool teacher! I'm not saying that it is easy everyday and that it isn't stressful, but I have always wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember.

      So we both decided that I would go back to work and that Caelyn would go to school with me...I work at a daycare, but work would yell at me if I called it that.  Technically we are an educational childcare academy, so Caelyn would be able to go to the infant classroom which is right down the hall from me.  I think the fact that I can walk down the hall whenever and be able to check in on her, has made it ten times easier for me to go back to work.  I still struggle with this decision, especially after stressful weeks like this one!

     I would like to know how many working moms struggled with this choice and how you handle the occasional (or not so occasional) guilt of going back to work.  Also please feel free to leave feedback or any comments.