Of course Sunday, when his godmother came to visit, he would basically wake up for 30 minutes, and then sleep for an hour all day long - so it wasn't as much fun for her while visiting. But! She did manage to finish up the blanket she was making him... it's adorable. I'll post pictures when we finally get some sun.
Back to the nanny. I hadn't talked much about her here, mostly because I didn't really have anything to say yet. This whole 'pregnant with twins' thing has thrown us for a bit of a loop. Last year about this time was working through the same question for Hulk - what will be the best childcare option. We decided to go with a very fancy daycare, mostly because they came highly recommend, and I liked the idea of the socialization he would get. The costs associated with 3 in daycare are SO high that it isn't even an option... so we started looking into other things. I'm still not comfortable with an au pair. And staying at home isn't an option for me. I lucked into a situation where someone I know who has a GREAT nanny - her youngest is starting preschool in the fall. She needed to have the conversation with the nanny that she wasn't going to need her anymore - and mentioning that she had a friend that would need a nanny was a great opening.
We met with her on Saturday, and she seems wonderful. She doesn't speak perfect English, but will speak Spanish to the kids... which I think will be awesome for them. I explained that my goals for my kids is for them to have fun, play and be safe - and she had this look of relief on her face. I'm sure that others have visions of nannies doing flashcards and teaching all day - but I think that is for school. They should enjoy growing up for a while! Assuming all goes well with my pregnancy, our plan is to have her start right when the twins come - to be an extra set of hands, but also to give me time to get to know her better before I have to leave her alone with 3 babies.
Oh - and as promised, a picture of our book corner.
I'm planning on keeping kid things in the bottom shelves - the toys that dogs can eat go in the shelves with doors (Henry has already eaten his fair share of binkies). The next item for this corner is a circular table on a pedestal (which Aaron is building, so that will take some time) and a beautiful stained glass fixture that will go over it.
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Same way here, I just want my kids to have fun and enjoy being little. Childhood goes so fast, and they have the rest of their lives to go to school and work.
That book corner is AMAZING!! Is that in your living room? Asking because we are thinking about painting our living room an aqua blue. The blue you painted your makes me want to do it so much sooner!
Cece, You are so organized. You already have child care taken care of. Hope this pregnancy is as easy as the first. I am so happy for you and Aaron.
I love the book corner! I have been trying to convince my DH to do something like this in our house, lol
I love the idea that the nanny speaks spanish to the kids. A second language is always so beneficial.
Love the book corner too.
that's so great that the nanny search wasn't too hard- and that the kids will be exposed to Spanish. :-) You sound like you are good to go- glad you had a fabulous weekend too!
Glad you were able to talk with the gal. I bet that's a HUGE sigh of relief! The bookcase corner looks great!
You are such a planner! I love it! That is great that you have a nanny that comes with a good recommendation too.
Have I mentioned how amazing you are? I know just learning you were pregnant was a shock and I can't even imagine your surprise at the twin part. But even with all the hormones, the worries that go with pregnancy, caring for Hulk, and working full-time...you seem to be taking everything in stride. I admire you so much!
We're hiring a nanny this summer and I hope to find one that will speak Spanish to Owen. Love the book nook.
Also, about Henry's weight? Who knew binkies were so fattening?
LOVE the book corner. What a great idea.
I join the rest Cece in admiring how very organzied you are! The twins are not here and they already have a nanny, very cool. Love that she will use spanish, great to start kids at a young age, they are like little sponges and will soak it up immediately. I thought of the movie Babel when i read that, remember the nanny spoke to the kids in Spanish and they answered her in English, so they understood.
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