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heather07 has 102 days to go and is now in week 25
	Age: 30 Country: Province/region: City: Partner: Handsome Husband--Brian Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Yes Due date: 28 May ,2012 Occupation: teacher
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15-11-2008 - Brian is 8 months

My mood while writing this blog:
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Well, I can't believe my son is already 8 months! Time really does fly. He is crawling EVERYWHERE!We actually went out and bought 3 gates two days ago because we were chasing him around the entire apartment! He says mama, dada, baba, and ball. He loves cheerios and thoe Gerber puffs. He is also a big fan of the Yobaby Yogurt. (His dessert after dinner everyday.) He gives kisses all the time too, which I love! (The mouth open ones)

He is also FINALLY sleeping in his own crib 100% of the time. HE still gets up at least once a night though. He has a little attitude at times now and has no problem expressing it! He is just my entire world, and I don't know how I lived 28 years of my life without him in it!

The only problem we are having this month is that we might need to find a new babysitter. He is currently going to a girl that I was good friends with since high school. However, it isn't working out. I often pick him up and find food still all over his face from lunch. I call once a day on my lunch break, and she almost NEVER picks up. Not only that, but she doesn't return my calls either. She said she doesn't have time to pick up the phone everyday. Seriously, doesn't have time for one 2 minute phone call a day to say yes he is doing well? She said that none of the other mothers call once a day, but I can't imagine the other parents drop their kids off and don't care what happends with them for 8 hours?? It make me wonder, if she is soooo busy with other kids that she can't pick up a phone for 2 mins, how good of care is my son getting? I mean she is good to him, and I am scared to bring him to a daycare center because I know she is giving him one on one attention and affection everyday, but I don't know. What do you think? Are your children in daycare centers or private home care? I am totally stressed out about this.

3 Comments on Brian is 8 months

bransuzanne4 - Saturday, 15 Nov
I had a daycare for about 5 years and never minded when parents called. I think you should go with your gut. If your not happy you should find someone that you are happy with. Be it a center or inhome daycare. I loved having the kids in my daycare:) I was never too busy to talk to a parent. That's just how I ran things. They also could come anytime they wanted and check on their kid:)

babyharris - Saturday, 15 Nov
That's a tough one because the one on one attention and care is priceless plus you know her since highschool. I wouls find a gentle way to tell her you'll leave wipes in the baby bag to clean him up after eatng because yu know he can be messy...and laugh a bit. I would put the phone answering thing off on your husband...tell her he is concerned and wants to check in so it would make him feel better if she could answer or return a call...let her know you understand that she is busy. good luck!

karenc - Saturday, 15 Nov
hi, i saw your post on the 9 month page and thought i'd just stop by. i understand your concerns, and obviously you want your son to have the best care. i know people who use both in-home daycare and daycare centers, and love them. i will say that a couple of the ladies i know using in-home daycare have had complaints and one had to find a new situation. some of the ladies using daycare centers have had complaints but worked with the center to deal with them; all have stayed with their centers.

i recently put my son in a daycare center (he was 8.5 months at the time and is 9 months now). there is one infant room with 7 children total, and 2 teachers in the room at a time. the youngest baby is 5 months, the oldest is 12 months. i looked at three centers before choosing one and decided to use a center for several reasons:

*i did not know of any in-home daycares are run by people i know -- if i had, i probably would have tried it;
*all of the children in his room are around his age -- i wanted him to be around kids in his age range so he could learn from them;
*there are at least two people in his room and several other teachers in the other rooms that help out -- the more people on hand to help out, the better;
*the teachers set up different activities for the kids every day, do arts and crafts with the, and take them out for a walk every day the weather allows -- i really want my son to be in a stimulating environment;
*there is good security onsite -- people who should not be there can't get in;
*the teachers are monitored by the director, and the center itself is monitored by the state -- it was important to me that someone be watching the people watching my baby.

i like the daycare very much and my son is LOVING it, but there are days when i pick him up and he still has some snack on his face. otherwise, tho, i think they're doing an amazing job.

how many other children is your provider caring for? do you feel that it's too many? also, i'm not sure there's anything you can do about the telephone calls -- if your sitter is caring for even only 2 children, she really may be just too busy to pick up the phone and may actually find your calls disruptive. if you have any negative feelings, you may want to consider a different situation, either in-home or a center.

it might help to get some perspective by interviewing a couple of different sitters and taking a tour of at least 2 or 3 daycare centers. you may find that by looking into new situations, your current one looks really great and is the best thing for your son.

good luck, and sorry i wrote a novel! :-D

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