(A perfect day at the zoo with Elliott Quinn.)
Two weeks down.
I’ve been back to work and Chris has been a full-time, stay-at-home-dad for two weeks now.
And none of the things I was worrying about have happened. My house isn’t falling apart. No one has gone to the hospital {yet}. Ellie isn’t more bratty than normal.
They spend their days at the Children’s Museum, the zoo, or the park. They haven’t yet made it to the library, but I’m still optimistic.
It’s been such a blessing to be able to do this. The girls get to wake up on their own each morning, stay in their PJs all day if it’s a lazy day, go on “adventures” with Daddy, make big messes that would freak Mommy out, play puzzles for an hour, or get out every toy in the basement.
And that is a huge weight lifted off me during the school day when I don’t have to think about what my girls are doing or when I can finish up grading papers or meetings to go get them.
So it’s probably not the most simple of things, because it was actually quite an effort to get the whole Chris-quitting-work thing orchestrated. But it’s been worth all the sacrifices. And when it comes down to it, those other things (cable, a brand new car…) weren’t (and still aren’t) that important.
My babies are what’s important. And the rest isn’t.
It’s that simple.
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