Finding The Balance

So after coming home today from an 8 hour shift I started thinking about how us mums find the balance of working being mum and beinf wife/girlfriend/friend .

I would like to say yes i have a good balance but I admit if find it incredibly hard still leaving J or if I am working early and he is at home with my partner knowing I won't see him till I get home if he isnt up before I leave.Its hard because I know have alot less time as mum than I was previously used to and miss him when I am working but I know I cant be the only mum dealing with this pull feeling of wantin to not miss a moment of their childs day but also wants to work and provide the best that they can for their child. I think the way i get through is knowing when I get home J will shout for me as soon as my key goes in the door and run to me arms wide open for that hug that lets me know yes mum i missed you too.

I always say to my friend and family about how fast J is growing up but its absolutely terrifying to think in 6 months time he will be in a nursery 2-3 days a week and then next stage will be school and my little boy won't be little for long. But i plan on building many memories for us to enjoy over the years. I came from a home where my gran was the mother to me my own mother should have been and I was my dads little girl and I want to ensure that J has the best mum and dad we can give him. Family units are something I say about alot but its the absolute truth my family I are amazing and J is going to have great cousins to grow up with aunties and uncles who adore him and be surrounded by love as he is now.

When I think on to the more recent future though I have to admit as a mother who tends to go with her gut instinct and tried and advised methods there is one thing ahead of me I am not sure how to tackle J is getting to potty training age now and I am completely thrown on how best to deal with it we have a potty which J sits on and we cheer and give him praise for doing it properly but have had no success stories as of yet and also getting him to drink cows milk is proving a push and pull battle as he really isnt keen on it we have had occasions of success but mostly he refuses it and wants his formula my only worry is as he is getting to an age where formula isnt appropriate how do I win this battle.

I am going to try and space my blog to every few days though so that this doesnt end up my online diary as unfortunately my life siply isnt that excitin lol. Also please drop some comments yours views are appreciated.