Year Three – Ten Years of Motherhood

My third year of motherhood brought another home…a fixer upper. Next door to family (aka lots of help).  Two little boys now occupied all of my time. Charles was the typical baby…that easy dream baby that Peter was? Well Charles taught me a lesson. he taught me the meaning of sleep deprivation, he taught me that nursing is HARD. He also taught me that love does expand.

Learning to divide my time between a needy toddler and a baby was not as easy as it sounded before Charles arrived. Learning to get ready to go out with both boys meant getting ready earlier, being more prepared (things that were not my strong suit!).

Raising two boys and renovating was also more expensive then we had anticipated. I missed working, having interest outside my littles and I knew that I needed to do something about our future, we when the opportunity arose I jumped at the chance and went back to work when Charles was only 14 weeks old. The weeks went by in a blue as we prepared for our day at 5am and not returning till nearly 7 pm, weekends were spent cuddling and doing laundry. But once graduation had arrived I was able to take deep breath. I had embarked in a new career of pet grooming.

I would rerun home from work ear lie, but just as physically tired, I was my own boss! We owned our first business!

Owning my own business meant I could make it work for our family, I was able to spend more time with my boys, be there when they needed me to be there. I was still sleepy and doing laundry till midnight but I felt like I could be there for my children.