For the last year, Dylan has been going to the same daytime babysitter. We chose not to enroll in regular daycare as Tamara was going to be home part time and we wanted them to not spend all of their days in daycare.We had one sitter bail on us several months in but then we found a new sitter that came highly recommended. Her kids and Dylan worked out very well and we were happy with her for the last year.
However, times change and she decided to go work full time and had to stop taking Dylan. This of course was a big disappointment to us, me moreso than Tamara, but there was nothing we could do about it so the search for a new sitter began.
Tamara dug around and we found a new one who has a little girl about 2 1/2 and they seem very nice. Dylan started going there yesterday and today is day two. I have to say that I am feeling a little uneasy about the situation. I tend to pay close attention to how Dyaln is and he’s been a little extra “sooky” lately and I’m not sure if it has to do with the sitter change, or if he’s getting a little sick (since it is in the house right now). It’s hard to know whether or not his need for extra attention stems from the change in sitter situation or from something else.
I find it very hard to deal with the idea of leaving my kids with someone I barely even know. I mean how do I know she’s not a closet axe-murderer or something? I don’t. I just have to trust my gut and hope that all is well. Right now, something feels a bit off but I can’t say for certain that it’s the sitter. I know that I need to wait a little while, watch Dylan and make sure he’s ok, and that if he seems fine after a little while, it’s just parent paranoia. If his behavior still seems a bit off, then maybe we need to look at the sitter situation.
It sucks. I don’t like seeing him upset at all but I know that kids like routine and changes to it can be hard. Hell, changes to MY routine are hard.
Pulled from DylansHouse.com. Read the original post here
