artisticparent

I am so touched to have discovered that there are parents like me who are bed sharing, breastfeeding and want to stay at home. I have been feeling so alone in many of my choices but have discovered there are more of you out there than I originally thought. I have so loved getting your emails. They have done my soul good!

Since last Monday when I made it official that I wasn’t going back to work, I have been thinking a lot about sacrifice in parenting. For me it was never much of a sacrifice to bed share, carry my baby, or breastfeed. In a way I found it less work since all those things seemed to make my little guy calmer in the long run. I would much rather spend a little more time and effort than deal with a cranky baby. Now that I have given something up that was important to me, I am learning what real sacrifice is about. A lot of people here don’t understand why I wouldn’t just put Jonah in daycare, (daycare is cheap in Quebec, $7-22 dollars a day). Your emails and comments are helping me to move on and know that I am doing the right thing. This time with them is so fleeting. (I can hardly believe Jonah is already 11 months!) I really don’t want to miss it…

Thanks, y’all!