Equal Time with the Kiddos

I have been thinking about writing this post for a while. I feel so blessed that my children get to spend equal time with both of their parents. Not all families raise their children this way. I grew up in an environment where my dad worked all the time and my mom stayed home with the kids. Johnny grew up in an environment where both of his parents worked and when they were working his extended family would take care of him.

I think as parents (Johnny and I) work really well together. We sat down a few months ago and discussed what it is that we both want career wise and as parents. Both of us decided that we would prefer to both work and spend time with our kiddos as oppose to one person working 5o to 60 hours a week and the other staying at home. So I work anywhere from 30 to 40 hours a week depending on the time of the year and Johnny works anywhere from 32 to 40 hours a week. Johnny typically works evenings and weekends and I work during the day on the weekdays. This has allowed us to both spend lots of time with the kiddos and continue to progress in careers. I like to think that we are a true modern family where both parents raise the children and work.

Yes sometimes our work schedules make it so that we need extra help from family and childcare (Montessori Home) but we have put careful thought into what type of extra help we needed. Johnny and I think it is very important to have our families help raise the children so that they are exposed to other people that love them. We also feel that it is really important for our children to get exposure to other children and learning environments which is why Pennington goes to Montessori Home. Our plan is to have Piper go to Montessori Home as well starting next January.

Above all I would like to thank Johnny for allowing me to continue working and for helping me to raise our children by splitting it 50/50. Love you!!!