Thursday, July 31, 2008

Found: Baby Sitter

All this week I have been struggling with the fact that I have to find a baby sitter for Baby Gnat. In fact I have been struggling with this since we left the awesome sitter when the school year ended. I contacted Community Child Care Connections and they emailed me a list of providers in V-Town and G-Town. I called all the providers here in V-Town, and either they were full or they did not answer their phones nor did they call me back when I left a message.
I resigned myself to the fact that I would have to call the names of the providers on the list, in the town south of here. The first person I called had 2 spaces available and I scheduled an interview for last night. I invited Mr. Anti-Hippie to go along, as he did not really like our other sitter. See she was in the process of being licensed and this is the Anti-Hippie's first baby so he was real nervous about her being there, I on the other hand made the executive decision and she went. I loved that sitter she was the greatest. Anyway I digress, we went to the interview last night and Anti-Hippie liked her, her name is Jamie and she has been doing daycare for over 14 years. Her house is nice and seems really kid friendly. I have a good feeling about her, but I still miss R. I did not ask about cloth diapers, but she will do breast milk. Baby Gnat will be the youngest child in her care.
I am very nervous about leaving Gnat with anyone. I feel confident I did make a good choice. I am just worried about all the changes that will be happening the next few weeks. I resigned from my job, I start student teaching on August 18th, Eddy starts school on August 18th, and the Anti Hippie is on his AT with the Navy starting on the 18th. I freak out at change, even more so than a kid would, I resist change, I am scared shit- less of change. But, every new adventure starts somewhere. Right?

3 comments:

Jill said...

It sounds like you made a good choice in childcare, so hopefully that will take one of the worries off your mind (or lessen it... it never really goes away, does it?)

Good luck with everything else. You're one of the strongest people I know, so I know you'll handle everything that comes your way :-)

Earthy Mama said...

Thanks Charming and Delightful!!

Earth Muffin said...

You done good, EBM. All will be fine, stressful at first but fine. Change is hard, but usually it is a good thing and this, especially, is a good thing. Try to relax during what is left of summer so you're ready for the running start you have coming!