Family above all

Photo: Copyright House of Kosi

I talked about being a full-time working mom recently, here. What I didn’t mention was that behind the scenes, we’d made a big decision. The gears were already in motion for a positive change for our family and we were just waiting for it to be official.

As of today, I now have every Friday off with my boy. I’m still working 4 full days a week but I think the one extra day of quality time will help in so many ways. Most importantly, it will give me more 1:1 time with my boy, which we both need. It will relieve a bit of the pressure I feel regarding his development, which I mentioned here. I think it will alleviate a bit of the mom guilt (for lack of a better term) I felt as a full-time working mom. (FYI if you’re a full-time working mom, I give you all due respect because it ain’t easy to say the least). It will make our weekends a bit slower paced since we tend to cram so much into those two short days that we wear ourselves out. We can hopefully take care of some appointments on Fridays, too, though we admittedly don’t have many options for some specialists.

I’m just really excited to dedicate more time to my boy. My priority above all – appointments and therapies included – is for Callan and I to continue to build as close a bond as humanly possible. Right now, that means we need more time. I know we are lucky to be able to do this and I am truly grateful for the ability to make this change. I’m grateful for a supportive husband who knows how beneficial it will be to our boy and who immediately vowed to make it work. And I’m grateful for a supportive team and corporate environment that values employees and a healthy work/life balance. I realize that isn’t as common as it should be and I don’t take it for granted. It was worth taking the career risk to prioritize family over work because family comes first, no question. Callan will only be little once. I want to make the most of this time and give him everything I possibly can at this stage.

Today, we’re celebrating our first day of our new schedule with some needed 1:1 time and a fun playdate with some new friends in the T21 community. Here’s to a great start and many mommy & me shenanigans to come.