Mr. Mom

In Caden's 20 months of being here, I would say 99.9% of that time he has been right there beside me. I understand being a stay at home mom, this is part of the job description. But people who work even get a break for vacation and have weekends and holidays off. I have never had this. I am so envious of facebook friends that write they are having grandma watch their kids for the day, for the night, for the weekend!! I know living away I can't have that, but I needed just a little break today. Nick had the day off, and my friend Danielle wanted to go shopping and so did I. Normally when this happens, I take Caden and give Nick a break. But I decided to mix it up and let him watch Caden. I hate that he is his dad and I say watch his own son, I am not watching Caden everyday, I am just being a mom. Nick does a really good job helping around the house and with Caden, don't get me wrong. Its just sometimes I need a break from it all, and living away from family it is hard to get that break. So during Caden's nap, I left for two hours and went shopping. It was purely wonderful, no crying or fit throwing, just shopping like an adult. Well, Danielle had her two sons there, but they weren't my problem, and when her husband comes back home we will shop and eat in peace! When I got home, Nick had cleaned the house and managed to watch Caden just fine. He said it was easy, haha! I told him good, next time I will leave for 12 hours then and see how you manage with all the daily chores. He should have known better to say it was easy.