hannah's mommy

I have done both, and I must say that I like working better. Not that I don't love spending time with my daughter - I loved staying home too. But I find that for our family, we thrive with routine. When I was staying home there was no real routine for the day.

Plus, I love my job! And me working allowed us the financial resources to put Hannah in a really, really good preschool - that she loved! Every so often I would take a PTO day and we would have Hannah and Mommy day, but other than that she genuinely loved preschool. I think that it was a great experience for her because she learned a lot and was able to expand her social awareness.

I liked staying home with her until she was preschool-age though, and hope to be able to do that with my next baby.