Isaac's not even five months old and he will be going to his third babysitter on Monday. It totally breaks my heart. This last week has been an interesting one--with emotions covering the entire spectrum. Isaac was being watched by friends in our ward, but that has not been working, I guess. She watches him part-time (about 20 hours a week) and she has a little boy about 2 months older than Isaac and long story short, she can't get anything down with the two. So...we were faced with trying to find someone else in a town we know hardly anyone. There were quite a few other things that went on, and we learned mixing frienship with business is difficult, but this is probably not the best place to get into it.
Luckily, I work with people who are a wealth of knowledge--all of the people I work with are moms and have been faced with the same issue, so I was given several names. Unfortunately, many of those names were daycares. I don't know, but the thought of putting my five month old in a daycare just tears me apart. I don't know why--I've never been inside of a daycare--but apparently whatever I have conjured up in my mind what a daycare is like, is not ideal. BUT, being faced with really no other options, we went to one yesterday and it really changed my mind. (Disclaimer: I was really excited about where he was, and that didn't turn out, so I'm trying to not get my hopes up). The daycare is in a home--they bought it and have turned it into a functioning daycare which I really like because it's really "homey." It was REALLY clean and smelled really good--another plus. (I think I had a dirty dingy image in my head of what it was going to be like so I wouldn't get my hopes up). I was really pleasantly surprised and the people who own it were really really nice. I presented several of our concerns and I was really pleased with their answers and then one of the gals said, "We really love what we do." And honestly, that was really nice to hear and has turned out to be a very important aspect.
So, Isaac is going to start going on Monday and I plan to stop in on my lunches everyday to see him. I'm sure Isaac will be overwhelmed with the new environment that I don't know how much he will sleep, but I just hope he is cared for and given lots of attention and love...and I know that no one can replace what I or Taylor can give him, but I just want to know he is well taken care of. And we both felt really good about this place...so hopefully it will be a good experience. Anyone have any good experiences with daycares? And/or advice as to what to look for in a daycare? (I do NOT want to hear any negative stories!! :-) )
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you know what? trust your instincts as parents.....both you and taylor are smart, loving, wise and live close to the spirit. if you feel good about this place, then there is a reason for it. (and nothing beats a good "nanny cam"!) :)
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