Laelia Sky

 Laelia’s day at the park with Bryant.

Haha, boy cooties!

Lali has been enjoying spending time with Phyllis while Charley and I try to figure out this childcare situation. Right now we’re driving to El Cajon everyday to drop her off and pick her up. She seems to love it there. We had other options, but none I trusted last minute like I would with Phyllis. It turned out our other potentional babysitter (also in El Cajon) got jury duty for a long while and isn’t available. So that’s where we’re at still.

I got brave and attempted posting on Craigslist again for people in our area who could stay at our apartment with her. Despite the one jerky person (who should read this), we’ve gotten a few interested people. So far no one has been willing to do the stretches, but I’ve been doing them after work and then Chelsea (and now Lauren on Wednesday) does them again at 4:00pm. So even though it’s not ideal, it’s working okay. Laelia’s right wrist has frozen up, and that worries me.  I think I can get it loose again with some double-time stretching this weekend. It’s crazy that my daughter’s body does it’s own thing like that! So if I do find a sitter, even though I’m not requiring it, it would be WONDERFUL if they would stretch her.  

I’ve been nervous about meeting new people who could potentially affect my daughter’s life in positive or negative ways. I just don’t know these people, and for the first time in my life, strangers scare me. Well I’m specifically talking about potential nannies. I plan on calling references and doing my homework, but it’s still scary. I also feel awkward asking these nannies personal questions, but it’s important that I know if their religion will affect something they might do around my daughter or if their first husband’s sister who just got out of jail may hunt them down or something.

Hmm, paranoid much?

I’ve just been so lucky to have a great system of friends, long-distance family and wonderful YMCA respite workers. I have people who have offered to help in a crisis. I have friends learning Lali’s stretches. The nursery at church has never once balked at caring for her. It’s been nice, even comfortable.

Come back comfort zone!  

Let’s face it, it’s 2:45AM and I can’t sleep because I just got emails from a couple people interested in watching Lali while I’m at work–people who sound wonderful, but are different than what I expected. So why am I so scared? Maybe it’s the unknown. What could happen. I’ve thought the worst! I didn’t know my brain could go places like that, and I certainly didn’t surface unscathed.

I didn’t even want a nanny! I wanted to put my normal child in a normal daycare and continue with my normal life! But NOT ONE DAYCARE IN SAN DIEGO will take her! They claim it’s a liability issue. Because Lali couldn’t defend herself, they wouldn’t be able to stop the other kids from hurting her… since they are ostensibly impotent!

*sigh*

So that leaves my happy, good-tempered, wonderful baby (I should add all that to the ad) looking for a wonderful nanny who will work for bread crumbs. Here’s her ad on Craigslist: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/kid/856627203.html

I have to decide if I want someone “looking for childcare experience” or to pay a little more for someone with said experience.

I’m praying that I can find someone who has childcare experience but wants special needs experience. Some people do because it looks good on resumes.

Cross your fingers!

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