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I am a mother of one with a background in public relations and communications, and a degree in Psychology. Before becoming a mom I was very career focused and traveled across Canada working for the Canadian Forces before moving to a job with the Yukon government in order to settle down. This blog is about my transition from working bee to full-time mom and maybe back again. It's also about what it means to be a mom and a home maker.

Monday, June 18, 2012

A whole new world

Well, not really. But a new perspective for me.

We just came back from ten days away visiting family and Kaitlyn, upon being released from the car seat, immediately crawled at full speed to the bathroom, grabbed the big pink rubber duck that we didn't pack for space consideration, stood up on the bathtub and started banging on the rim. Clearly, she missed either her duck, her own tub or just the frequency of baths in general. Let's just say we didn't have a night time routine while we were away.

Now this was a cute gesture in itself and of course I gave her a bath but as she played with the toys that we hadn't taken along it hit me that she not only remembered everything about her own house, she missed inanimate objects. Clearly, her mind is a little more developed than I had been thinking. Suddenly, I feel a lot more open to the idea of sleep training and letting her spend a little more time fussing before I run to console her. She's becoming a little person with her own memories and ideas so it's time to let her have a few more adventures on her own around the house. This is my first experience with really feeling like she's growing up and it's great. I feel like I see her a little differently now, as an individual rather than a completely dependant baby that needs nothing but mom.

Our family enjoying the hammock at Grandma & Grandpa's house

On another note, while I was away I read an excellent book called Mean Moms Rule by Denise Schipani that pretty much took my vague ideas about parenting and put them on paper. I would highly recommend it to everyone and if you don't have time to read a book, check out her blog at www.meanmomsrule.com.