Today is my first day as a solo parent and I couldn't be happier!
You may recall that 2 months ago my husband was laid off work. I was very upset. It was 3 weeks from my due date, we pulled the kids out of day care and started to plan for what to do if his stretch of unemployment went on too long. We couldn't live indefinitely on my maternity benefits alone. My work doesn't top up and the govt only portion (as generous as it is, don't get me wrong) would not be enough to keep our household running for long.
As the title of my post says, when one door closes another opens, and it turns out this new door is opening to a much better opportunity. One that would have never presented itself if Kevin had remained at his previous job. Not to mention having him home with me the last 5 weeks was the most amazing blessing. I know for a fact that having him here was integral in me getting the nursing established. With all the trouble and pain I had, I may not have been able to handle it if I had also had to managed the kids schedules and meals. He did it all and I just focused on myself and my baby. It was amazing.
At first I was very angry at the company that laid Kevin off, now I am thinking a thank you note might be in order!
18 comments:
It is so nice when things work out! I'm so glad for you guys.
I'm so glad that has taken care of itself and fed you all on so many levels...now...where's that baby?
xo
erin
What? No new pictures...ok. I'm patient. Well, kinda. (Glad the nursing has resolved as well. It's no easy go.)
xo
It's funny how things work...and work out. We're in the middle of something right now and hoping it goes as planned. Best of luck to him at the new job!
You didn't mention how many hours he'll be saving each week by cutting out that awful commute! All those hours that he'll now be able to spend home with his family.
That's amazing news! We went through a similar situation when I was on mat. leave with Maggie. It was really tough at the time, but we're so much better for it now.
YAY!!!!!!!
That is great, happy news! :)
Yay! The same thing happened to us when my husband got laid off last year. He ended up landing in a much better job. Glad to hear things turned out well for you guys, too.
Sounds like the universe is lovin' you. Great news!
You are an amazing wife and mother! xoxo
woot! woot! such great news. very happy to hear that things are working out for y'all!
hooray!
So happy for you guys! I hope it's the beginning of great things.
So glad it worked out for the best!!
I'm so glad that you'll be able to remember this time in your baby's life as a moment in the family where everything shifted for the better.
So what's hubs doing now?
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