CMM05 I work full time and.....

TakYelgif

Fenton acts the same way with the day care workers and his grandma that he does at home.  He is an extremely observant baby so I am pretty sure daycare is stimulating for him, and when he is at home DH and I spent a lot of time going out with him instead of staying cooped indoors.

DH works full time as well he takes Fenton to daycare in the morning after I go to work and he gets him to bed at night as well as feeding him at midnight and playing with him while I make dinner.

I really do think it may be the stable environment we have at home, that keeps him so calm.  We rarely if ever deviate from his feeding and bedtime ritual which is why I believe he sleeps so well. 

CMM05

Wow! I'm impressed We never deviate from a schedule either and my mom stays with Connor so he has very consistent care during the day (and she sticks to his schedule a lot...). Our bedtime routine is the exact routine we have been doing since he was around 6 months.......I guess everyone has differet experiences

We also go on walks and "play" outside. I guess everyone just has different stressors in their lives and everyone has different views on their jobs, etc.

A lot of my stress comes from job, and unfortunately nothing can change b/c my DH is in Law school full time right now......he does have a job for next year, which is great news, but unfortunately we live in Michigan where like a lot of other places, the economy is horrible. So, although he will have a great job next year, its not enough for me to cut back.....at least not yet.

TakYelgif

I feel your pain on the job front we are in a similar situation, DH works but until he is finished with his masters and gets his ASL certification I have to work. 

I saw your post about your job and if I were in your shoes I'd go nuts!

Has your DH considered looking outside of Michigan for jobs?  I used to live just outside of Detroit, I don't miss the terrible economy in MI one little bit.  Nothern VA has some fabulous job opportunities for Lawyers.

CMM05

Hey-

 He actually had a job offer in Chicago, but when we listed the pros/cons it just wasn't worth it. My family lives within miles of us.....we are VERY lucky. We have never had to have anyone besides family babysit and we can always find someone willing to do it. Plus, we decided that if we lived in Chicago, we would most likely have to send DS to private schools b/c we would want to live in the city and I would not want him going to Chicago Public Schools. I felt that we needed the family support more than anything.

His job is really good and he will be working for a large firm that is doing really well. But, as you know, with the prices of everything, his first year salary isn't going to allow me to stay home. He does want me to go part time soon and he's very sympathetic about my stressors but we also want the best for Connor.....which means me working for a couple more years....

 

skoorbnibor

I don't work full time, we have a great routine and E sleeps through the night, but because he was not an easy baby, that equates into an unstable environment? I think not.

I am backing out of this post, so as not to say something not nice, but consider what your post might say to someone who has a reflux baby, or a colicy baby.