What I've come to realize

My first pregnancy I had very little support from the daddy. I had my mom and dad but not daddy dearest. I raised my son by myself with little help from outside family. Yes, I lived in my mom and dad's house but they did not help me all that much. I used them as if I did not live there...like a babysitter or a childcare provider. The father of my son is still not in the picture but he is well adjusted thanks to my husband. He met Eli and took him on like his own kid. He helped potty train him and taught him things he needed to know as an older child. I love that he gets a dad even though his dad is a loser. I like to call him the sperm donor. So now I am on baby # 2 and my husband has never handled babies before. He is doing well mind you but it has been a learning process for him for sure. I appreciate everything he does while I am at work. What I have come to realize though is....no matter if you are married or not when you are home it is like you are a single mom. I have come to realize mommy's work so many hours and they never get a vacation. I figured it out last night....I work 40 hrs at work alone then at home I am with my daughter nonstop and maybe my son needs attention occasionally...I try to be fair. I work at home 12.5 hrs on the week days and 48 hours on the weekends...I am always on call 24-7 because let's face it I am the mom. Anyway that is a grand total of 100.5 hrs a week. Wow! being a mom is a lot of hours however it is rewarding and I would never trade it for the world. I am by no means complaining I've just come to realize being a mom is a nonstop job.