Being A Stay At Home Mom.

So, I've held this title of "Stay-At-Home Mom" for a little over six months now, and how do I feel about it?

It is truly the best job I've ever had!

I have always grown up knowing that when I had children I was going to stay at home with them just like my mom was able to do for me and my siblings. It made the most sense to me. I am able to do everything with my sweet daughters that I've always wanted to: sing to them, read to them, take them to the park, take them to the library, learn with them, play with them. It is SUCH a privilege for me to do all of these things. I know that there are a lot of single parents who don't have this luxury and my heart goes out to them. I am just so grateful that I have this time with my babies so that I can watch them grow and be there for every single step in their lives.

Today, for example, both Aria and Cadence were able to sit for a long time on their own without tipping over! Sounds trivial, but I was there to see it and Kurt (who is at work and school for most of the day) wasn't. It is so amazing to experience these moments as they happen and I am just sad that Kurt can't do that all the time.

Don't get me wrong, the job isn't all ups. It has its occasional downs - like two babies screaming at the top of their lungs in unison while you make bottles. Or two babies screaming at the top of their lungs while you are driving on the freeway and have no time to pull over and stick their pacifiers back in. Everything is more overwhelming when two babies are screaming at the same time, trust me.

But if I wasn't a Stay-At-Home Mom, I would've missed all of these wonderful moments:

Dressing the girls up for a dip in the pool in their brand-new swimsuits!

Cadence crying because the water was too cold.

Aria trying out her new exersaucer.

Playing with balloons for the first time.

Cadence trying out the new jumperoo.

Sleeping soundly for their (unheard of) four hour nap.

Trying to coax my stubborn Aria into smiling for a mommy/daughter selfie.

Wearing their gender reveal coats for the first time :) 

Nakey babies knocked out after playing so hard.

Aria getting all wrapped up in the blanket after learning how to roll.

Checking out some books at the library.

They were playing a game of who could take out each other's pacifiers first.

Cute Cadence finally smiling for a selfie with mama.

Aria having more fun with the curtain than the toys on the exersaucer.

Cadence actually bouncing in the jumperoo for the first time!

I get to do this. I don't have to. I don't need to. I get to.

And I wouldn't change a single thing.