I just went to dream feed my almost 5 month old. She has been awful with sleep lately and I’m struggling with it (I actually posted about it on here not too long ago)… But this dream feed she wasn’t responding whatsoever, which has never happened before, and I thought I was about to live my worst nightmare. After the longest 45 seconds of my life, she eventually was able to be woken up. She opened her beautiful eyes, stared at her terrified mommy and daddy and gave them a huge grin. My entire perspective has shifted. I will wake up with her every single hour for the rest of my life if she needs me to. I am writing this post to process and dispel some of the cortisol pumping through my veins right now. Holy shit. Hug and kiss your babies, even the ones that are sleep terrorists.
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Hi homeschool community! I have a 4 year old and a baby. My husband and I are actively discussing what schooling for our 4 year old will look like. I am strongly leaning toward homeschooling because frankly I love being around my son and experiencing life with him, I don’t want to miss out on his childhood by him physically being somewhere else for a majority of it, and I love the idea of having the freedom to travel whenever we want as a family and not being restricted to weekends. School always came pretty easy to me and I think I will be able to support him a lot, and supplement with help when needed. That being said, my husband’s main concern is that I won’t have any time to myself ever. We are creatives so having some time to exist solo and create is important. Can any of you chime in on this concern? Have you found that to be an accurate struggle of choosing the homeschooling path? I was telling him I believe we will be having him in co.ops and enrichment programs that we won’t always have to be 100% physically present for, but maybe I’m minimizing the reality that I won’t ever have “me time” by taking on the homeschooling responsibilities haha. Would appreciate any thoughts or perspectives!