I have thought about this SO much. In order for me to stay home, we would have to make some changes that would seriously impact our future. An example, as of right now, our house will be payed off by the time our firstborn is 12 and I will a little over 40. That is HUGE for us. If I quit, that would put us back on a mortgage that would not be paid off until I am almost 60.
Also, I have a job teaching the age I love in a school that is literally 3 miles from home. Should I need to return to work, I amy not be as lucky and end up driving across county, or worse, another county to find a job.
I think this is a decision that is different for each family. I am lucky in the fact that my dad is retiring early so he can keep his grandson.
My husband works from home and can usually have a flexible schedule. I am sure I would look at this differently if I was facing leaving my baby with a daycare or sitter that was a stranger.
I am blessed to not have to worry about my boy being with someone who loves him
almost as much as mommy.