Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
I got married right after grad from college. It was another 4 years before I had my daughter. By then I had a very good job, with career in mind, and figured I would return to work when it was time at 6 weeks old.. I didn't... I stayed home until she was a little over 2. Money may have been tight once in a while, but I never looked back on the time spent with her. I still contribute this time home with her to her being so advanced in school. By 2 years old she knew her letters and some environmental words ( like "pepsi", "coke" "milk", " McDonalds", "Exxon"- in other words the concept that letters made words. ) I went back to work part time when she was 2, but wasnt happy not being with her more. At 4 years old, I opened my own pet store. She stayed with me all day, after morning pre school with other children. Learned how to count money.. lol.. By the time she went to first grade at 5 she was already reading on a second grade level, and could count money, etc.. lol.. It actually was pretty funny. They had to move her 3 times the first year to get her placed, and I never ever thought that time off was a bad thing- or that I had missed something.( btw- she graduated from High School at age 16... And just graduated from college at 20 and a half..) And I am the PROUDEST MOMMA IN THE WORLD OF COURSE.. !! LOL
I know! Isn't it amazing how babies progress? My niece will be two on the 25th and she's been forming sentences for a while now. She asks you, "What's the matter?", "Let's go to the store.", etc. She talks more than I do (I didn't even think that was possible)! Her best friend is her Mamaw and Papaws Husky/Shepherd pup, Bart. They run and play and it's awesome. She helps her Papaw feed the kitties and birds. It's so weird to think that just over a year ago she couldn't walk and now she runs, talks a lot, etc!