Stay at home/work at home mom

Brooke is coming up on a month old now...can you believe it?! I look at her and can't believe how much she has changed already! As we get more and more settled at home with our beautiful daughter, I keep thinking that I need to get settled into some sort of routine. Of course, I know that every day will be different and exiciting, but I think that having a flexible routine will allow me to feel more accomplished and organized, especially during the week when Chad is at work.

As some of you may already know, I am now able to work exclusively from home. I have been promoted to Technical Support Specialist at Advanced  Health Care and can work any day or night, as many hours as I'd like. It's the perfect position! I've always wanted to be a mom, and always thought that it would be ideal to be able to stay at home while my children grew up, but still liked the idea of being able to work and utilize all of that schooling I paid for!! This is perfect! I am so lucky to work for an origanization that has given me an opportunity like this!

I am slowly starting to work a few hours a week right now, even though I still have a lot of paid time off (PTO) left. I guess I just don't know how to stay away ;). At this point, I'm grabbing the laptop and logging on when Brooke is taking a nap. It's working out really great! I'm also taking the on-call staffing responsibilites a few weekends here and there while our regular gal is on vacation, starting this weekend! The beauty of on call is that it is during nights and weekends when Chad is home and can help with Brooke :)

I cannot explain how wonderful of a feeling it is to be able to stay at home with Brooke and watch her grow! And I still get to get some work done...it's the best of both worlds!