Meet Miss Holly

Today was Ethan's first day with the new sitter.  I was expecting the worst as I walked out the door...tears, screams, holding onto the pant legs, all that good stuff.  Much to my surprise, NONE of that occurred.  Miss Holly said Ethan was an absolute perfect angel who was so sweet.  I loved hearing that my little guy didn't cry, fell asleep easily, and enjoyed playing with all the new kiddies.  In fact, Ethan was in such a great mood when we got home.  I loved being able to spend time with him after work rather than wrestling him while getting dinner on the table.  Here's to hoping this lasts and isn't just a fluke.

We've got Molars

Ethan is sprouting his very first molar.  Yesterday, I had him hanging upside down while tickling him.  I look in his mouth to find this teeny tiny little tooth way in the back of his mouth.  This could possibly explain the cold like symptoms he's had lately.  Now I just wonder if that's what has caused the horrible case of diaper rash this poor boy has dealt with lately.

Poop

Ethan says poop now :)  I'm so proud!

Babysitting Woes

Last week, our sitter informed us that she would no longer be able to watch children.  She is needing to send her own son to preschool to help with his speech delays so she's taking a job at the daycare to offset the cost.  Initially we were really upset with her because of the way she told us...she placed a letter in our bag and let us "find" it.  No conversation about it until the next morning.

Our hearts were broken for our little guy.  He has been been going to Miss Dawn's house ever since he was 9 weeks old.  He's used to her, her routines, her schedules, her personality.  Now, all of that is going to have to change.

We met with one girl (Miss Holly) on Sunday and she truly seems like a wonderful sitter.  The only reservations we have about her is that she seemed to smile very little.  We'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she was nervous.  The other thing is that she charges regardless of whether Ethan goes or not.  Since we don't pay this way now, we're worried about how much more money this will be.

We are hoping to meet one other possibility this upcoming weekend so we'll see how it goes from there.

More

Ethan signed "more" tonight for the first time.  I asked him to get more bath toys out and motioned for "more."  Next thing I know, he's imitating me.  It's always so exciting to see that Ethan is learning new stuff.