Things Are Looking Up
Well, it looks like I've found someone to watch Adam!
I have a friend, a parent of one of my students, actually, that I'm really close to. Their family is wonderful and their daughter, who is now in middle school, is going to watch Adam at my school during my programs, as an introductory babysitting trial. I adore her, the family is wonderful, and they have been there for me and have been so supportive through my journey.
Well, one day I was texting with the mom and explaining how hard the daycare situation had been for me, and she suggested her mother. She feels like I do and had a really hard time with the idea of daycare, so she only trusted her mother to watch her children when she was at work. She also was a single mom and raised her daughter by herself for 12 years so she understands my situation. I asked a little bit about her mom. She says that she does speak broken English, but that she lights up around children and has raised many as she has multiple children. Apparently, she has a kind of magic with children and they never want to leave. And she *LOVES* babies. I asked what she would charge and she said she will work with whatever I'm most comfortable with. She obviously has a heart of gold.
Setting a price was hard for me. I didn't want to rip her off, but I clearly can't afford a lot, either. I finally threw out $550 a month and she said that was fine. So yay! I feel better with the idea of him with someone in the circle of trust, that is very reasonable, and that will have one on one care. I'm still going to keep my name on the Frisco ISD Employees daycare and it might be a situation where I only use her until I can get in there, as it is the best daycare option. But I'm going to see how it goes and see how she does and if she's okay with the situation and how things are going. I'm going to meet her soon to make sure it's a good fit, but I'm feeling much better about that situation.
In other news, yesterday I was pretty stressed because I didn't feel Adam all day! He's usually very active and I feel him throughout the day, every day. I can almost figure out his sleep cycles, too, so I was worried when I didn't feel anything all day, or all night. Also, yesterday my dog was hurt, we took her to the ER and I spent all night with her making sure she was okay. Oh man, it was AWFUL seeing my baby like that. She has to stay with my mom for a little while because she can't handle stairs right now. Poor thing. I asked my mom how she was doing this morning and she said much better so I can't wait to go over there and see her perked up! YAY! This whole mommy thing is emotional! So yeah, last night I poked and pushed my stomach in all places until I got Adam moving again. The movement was still minimal but at least I knew he was okay. Today, he's kicking up a storm, so yesterday must have been a lazy day. LOL.
So it looks like all is well, Adam is okay, Kaci just needs rest and TLC and then she should be okay, and it's looking like I'm going to have someone great to take care of my son. YAY!
I have a friend, a parent of one of my students, actually, that I'm really close to. Their family is wonderful and their daughter, who is now in middle school, is going to watch Adam at my school during my programs, as an introductory babysitting trial. I adore her, the family is wonderful, and they have been there for me and have been so supportive through my journey.
Well, one day I was texting with the mom and explaining how hard the daycare situation had been for me, and she suggested her mother. She feels like I do and had a really hard time with the idea of daycare, so she only trusted her mother to watch her children when she was at work. She also was a single mom and raised her daughter by herself for 12 years so she understands my situation. I asked a little bit about her mom. She says that she does speak broken English, but that she lights up around children and has raised many as she has multiple children. Apparently, she has a kind of magic with children and they never want to leave. And she *LOVES* babies. I asked what she would charge and she said she will work with whatever I'm most comfortable with. She obviously has a heart of gold.
Setting a price was hard for me. I didn't want to rip her off, but I clearly can't afford a lot, either. I finally threw out $550 a month and she said that was fine. So yay! I feel better with the idea of him with someone in the circle of trust, that is very reasonable, and that will have one on one care. I'm still going to keep my name on the Frisco ISD Employees daycare and it might be a situation where I only use her until I can get in there, as it is the best daycare option. But I'm going to see how it goes and see how she does and if she's okay with the situation and how things are going. I'm going to meet her soon to make sure it's a good fit, but I'm feeling much better about that situation.
In other news, yesterday I was pretty stressed because I didn't feel Adam all day! He's usually very active and I feel him throughout the day, every day. I can almost figure out his sleep cycles, too, so I was worried when I didn't feel anything all day, or all night. Also, yesterday my dog was hurt, we took her to the ER and I spent all night with her making sure she was okay. Oh man, it was AWFUL seeing my baby like that. She has to stay with my mom for a little while because she can't handle stairs right now. Poor thing. I asked my mom how she was doing this morning and she said much better so I can't wait to go over there and see her perked up! YAY! This whole mommy thing is emotional! So yeah, last night I poked and pushed my stomach in all places until I got Adam moving again. The movement was still minimal but at least I knew he was okay. Today, he's kicking up a storm, so yesterday must have been a lazy day. LOL.
So it looks like all is well, Adam is okay, Kaci just needs rest and TLC and then she should be okay, and it's looking like I'm going to have someone great to take care of my son. YAY!
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