What the heck do I do all day?

Some of you might wonder what the heck do I do staying at home with Caleb. Do I get bored? How do I fill up my hours taking care of Caleb? 

I'll start off by saying that being a stay at home mom has always been my dream. I knew it was what I was meant to do when I had children. It has given me more joy and happiness than any other job I have held. I may wake up tired due to the couple times Caleb gets me up but I get to spend the day with my boy. 

It is true what people say that the days seem long but the years short and while I definitely am not at the year point, I can say the months fly by.

Now that Caleb is sitting up although sometimes he looses his balance, and his fall is cushioned by the Boppy, we do a lot of playtime. Grabbing and reaching for toys are followed by putting everything (everything!) in his mouth. 

I have a few scheduled events during the week that help. Every other week I go to my women's accountability and encouragement group, another name for a bible study. Every Thursday I meet with some other moms from my church at a local park and while it is hot outside, we have been meeting for baby story time at the local library.

 We started going on long 5 mile walks on the days that I don't run.

The rest of the days are spending making sure Caleb can get his naps at home rather than on the go. Any errands we need to run get down and then Caleb and I sometimes meet up with my friends for coffee dates. 

I am fortunate that Caleb is an easy going baby and goes with the flow, most of the time.

With it being summer right now, Sean has an easier work schedule but starting in two weeks, he will be up early for 6 am practice and won't be home from work until 6pm. However, we will see him for breakfast after practice and then he comes home for lunch. 

That's our days. During nap time, I try to catch up on blog comment, write the next day's blog, clean, do housework, write emails to friends, etc. Some times, more likely than not I don't get my to do list accomplished because he wakes up but that means play times, smiles and giggles from Caleb begins again.

Moms, how do you spend your day if you stay at home with your children?

Happy Thursday friends!