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I am a "complete" at home Dad. Our son is 14 weeks old. I freelance and work almost exclusively from home. My wife works at an office nearby so it just made sense for me to stay home with the little guy.
It was great while she was home on family leave. We all got to be together for 8 weeks and then almost all the time for the few more weeks over the holidays as my wife worked a limited schedule.
I find that being home with our son levels things out a bit. He gets to be with me all day, and then my wife is recharged and really eager to be with him at night. He gets to experience both of us as the primary caregiver so I think he benefits from it.
Believe it or not, we are also nursing the baby. Thanks to the fact that we live close to her work (a block) it is really easy for her to pop home over lunch and/or for the occasional feeding. Otherwise she pumps and I bottle feed during the day. It seems to work well for all of us.
As far as getting work done, it is hit or miss. Some days I can manage to get a lot done, while other days he is a bit fussy and it is a challenge to accomplish any work tasks. I also do a bit of apologizing for the crying in the background when my clients call, but for the most part they understand and are supportive.
All things considered, I love being at stay at home dad (or Mr. Mom as we are sometimes called). PM me if you want to swap more stories and good luck with your little one.
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"All it takes to make a difference is the courage to stop proving 'I was right' in being unable to make a difference, to stop assigning cause for my inability to the circumstances outside myself, to be willing to have been that way, and to see that the fear of being a failure is a lot less important that the unique opportunity I have to make a difference."
-Werner Erhard
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