I have a couple of choices for child care:
1. a college aged girl whom Aaron and I know from church could possibly come to our house and watch her. She isn't an experienced mom, but loves babies, knows how to take care of them, and it would be someone I know, trust and in my own home one-on-one.
1. a college aged girl whom Aaron and I know from church could possibly come to our house and watch her. She isn't an experienced mom, but loves babies, knows how to take care of them, and it would be someone I know, trust and in my own home one-on-one.
2. An in home daycare where someone I don't know watches her along with up to 6 other children all under the age of 4. While I don't like that there are so many other kids there too, she has a helper and this woman is experienced with babies. The benefit would be that she would have Madeline on a schedule and make my life easier. What do you think? Even though the college age girl doesn't have any children of her own, somehow I feel better about it being in my home and one on one. Madeline is a good baby and pretty easy to take care of.
Aside from that, we are doing great. I am loving my time with her and she is changing so much. She focuses on faces and things now. On our nightly walks she just stares at me. She is "talking" a little more every day. She is grasping things with her hands and can hold on now. (see picture below). She has started taking her morning naps in her crib in her bedroom! We have a video monitor we watch her on. The first day we tried it, Aaron and I were glued to the monitor the whole nap time! She lets me sleep 5-6 hours straight most nights and I love her dearly for it! I have already forgotten what labor felt like and how hard those first few weeks were. Thank God!
Here are some pictures and please, any feedback on childcare is appreciated and no, staying home full time is not an option right now.
She has just discovered the duck on her carseat and they are having a staring contest. She was focused on that duck for 2o minutes!
Her green sunglasses on one of our outings. 
Her grip on her toy. Even when she's sleeping, she doesn't let go.
3 comments:
I say go with the college girl. She can put her on a schedule that is hers, not a daycare workers schedule. And she won't be exposed to all the sick and yuck that comes with even a home daycare. She'll be much healthier. Adn she'll build a much more personal relationship wth her caregiver, rather than one child in a group of babies getting only limited attention.
The best nannies are college students!
I think that is an awesome situation and opportunity for Madeline.
Our college age babysitters had very little, if any, experience with infants, but it has worked out great having them in our home. Plus, I liked that I could "train" them the way I wanted and also shield her from all the nasty viruses that kids pass around at daycare. PLUS, they are able to help me with light cleaning, dishes, and laundry while the baby naps. This helps me tremendously when I get off work. Good luck...it is a tough decision.
I just love all of her pictures! Seeing how she's noticing things and holding on to that toy for dear life shows just how much she is changing! Oh, it all goes by too fast! And here goes the feedback...go with your guts! You're the momma and you know what is best! And if you try it one way and that doesn't work, it's okay to change your mind and do what's best for your family!
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