Thoughts about Being a Working Mom Thus Far

I know I haven't posted in a while, sorry. I have been sooooo tired and busy. I started back to work a little while ago. It was awful! I love my job, I do. But I was NOT ready to go back. The first day back my dad watched little man. I can't tell if that was better or worse. It was nice knowing he was good and comfortable at home, but I missed him. Oh I guess I should mention he can go to daycare where I work. Because it's a daycare... Child Development Center technically.
Anyway,
It has been hard. I loved staying home with him. I never thought I would want to be a stay-at-home mom. I'm not sure that I really do, but I do like having certain freedoms.

1. I like being able to do or go do whatever we want. I liked being able to just go to the beach, or go to a morning women's bible study, or join a friend for lunch. It was nice and relaxed. Like I said in previous blogs, I enjoy being busy. So having the freedom to do what I wanted whenever was a breath of fresh air because I could fill my day with activities or decide to stay home.
2. Babies don't always sleep when you want to sleep. SO it was nice being able to go back to sleep at 7 am if I needed to. Sometimes little man would wake up every 4 hours at night, so going back to sleep was wonderful. Now, he is sleeping most of the night but wakes between 4 and 5. At this point, I am not quite ready to be up for the day, but since going back to work I have to stay up or I risk oversleeping. 

The hardest thing so far is time management. There is so much to do. I have tried to meal plan and make freezer meals to save time. My favorite is this breakfast burrito recipe. I altered it to my tastes but basically that's it! I have made these for about 2 months now. I LOVE THEM!!  They take no time at all to make, are super easy to heat, and super filling. I have to eat breakfast, always have been that way. Especially now with pumping/nursing I am hungry all the time.

Besides being tired all the time and hungry all the time, I guess it has not been too bad being back at work. (paychecks are nice too). Maybe one day I can do something that gives me more flexibility to stay home, or maybe he will be the most active toddler ever and I will want to keep him in daycare... who knows. All I know is that I love him more than I ever imagined I could love anything and I want to do what is best for our family.

If you have a story you would like to share to help me feel better, please do!!
sorry this was a weak post, I need to write more