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Oh Good Lord. What have I gone and done now?


kit_kats_mom wrote: I just called K's daycare lady and gave her our two weeks notice. sad.gif I will be home, alone with jabber jaws (K) and Lauren the Schitzo (no offense to any schitzophrenics out there) all day, every day until K starts school right before her 5th birthday blink.gif Um, that's 2 whole years!

I was all fine and dandy with this idea until I made the phone call. That made it real. ohmy.gif OMG. I may just barf or cry.

Didn't help that the daycare lady started crying. bawling.gif She loves K. I promised that we will plan a play date at least once a month since her older DD and K have gotten really tight this last year.

So, I may not be around much for awhile while I try to get a good routine down for the three of us. I'm not even going to try to work during the days, except for naptime. I'll work in the evenings & on the weekends. I can do this....right? unsure.gif

MommyToAshley replied: Wow, that is a big step. Have you thought any more about having a person come to your home to help while you work?

Good luck!

ammommy replied: You can do it, but give yourself plenty of time to adjust. It took me months to adjust mentally to SAH so don't beat yourself up if things don't go exactly the way you envisioned. hug.gif and thumb.gif

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Not that I know what it's like to have children in daycare, so I have nothing to compare, but I had a rough transition when I decided to stay home. You'll get through it, it just takes time. If you're a routine person like me, I recommend making one fast. And I can't promise you, but I'm sure you'll love it in no time!! smile.gif

kit_kats_mom replied:
I have but since I'm such a hermit by nature, I've met no one besides DH's co-workers since we moved here over a year ago. Kind of hard to network when you don't know anyone. tongue.gif Totally my fault.
I'm going to check with the red cross to see if they have a list of sitters who've taken their courses.

kit_kats_mom replied: i forgot to mention, the main reason that the decision was made. Katherine said she wanted to stay home and play with Lauren and I over going to Ms Candaces. rolleyes.gif

ammommy replied:
Is there a local YMCA? You can check there, too, for a list of Safe Sitters.

kimberley replied: wow! that's a big decision! congrats. i am sure you will do great once a routine is set. hug.gif a mommy helper would be wonderful too. good luck in your search!

moped replied: I must have missed a post because I did not know you were thinking about this........well your kids will lvoe having mommy around all the time!!!!!!
You are lucky

Debra replied: Good luck! You CAN do this! I'm sure it will take some time to adjust but your kids are worth it! hug.gif

jcc64 replied: Wowsers, Cary- you're a bigger man than me! That's pretty radical. Are you sure you don't want to reserve just one day a week at the daycare (is that even an option)? Are you not concerned that K will miss the action occasionally?
As far as the in home sitter thing- as scary as it sounds- I found my sitter simply by placing an ad in the paper. I know that sounds risky- but I always knew I'd be right there in the house at all times- so I felt pretty comfortable with my decision. Dh and I did the interviews together, after a pretty thorough phone screening weeded out the obvious rejects. I've had my current sitter for 2 yrs now, and I would do ANYTHING for her- she has become an invaluable member of our family. She's a stay at home mom who brings her 2 small children with her to my house (her dd is now Corey's best friend) Pretty amazing considering our paths would most likely never have crossed had I not placed the ad.
Something to think about. Even if it's only for a few hours a week.

kit_kats_mom replied:
Yeah I know. Well, I wanted to spend some more time with K. It's just a big adjustment. Money is tight and her sitter can't afford to do part time right now. She wants to, but her finances are tight too. We are leaving it open to bring both girls in part time when Lauren is a bit older and able to hang with the bigger kids. tongue.gif I'm thinking about 6 months from now. Plus, if it just really doesn't work out at all, I can always enroll both girls part time in a regular daycare center.

I do plan to get K out of the house and I'm going to look into some play groups in the area. I also will set up a bi-monthly (minimum) play date with Candaces kids. A neighbor girl is also home all day so I suspect that a play date wouldn't be hard to arrange with her mom either.

I will probably put an ad in the paper if I don't find an in house sitter through the Y or Red Cross. However, if I can get the girls alseep at the same time for at least an hour per day, I'll be able to get some work done. We will just have to focus on nap time for awhile since that's always been one of K's biggest battles.

I'm kind of looking forward to the challenge. I feel like Katherine's grown up so much this year and I'm missng it KWIM? I know many WOHM's struggle with that every day too but I do have the flexiblity with my work to be able to do something about it. If it turns into a big mess, I know when to fold and send her butt off to daycare again. rolling_smile.gif

six_kids_at_28 replied: hug.gif I'm sure this is hard for you! All the kids (except the triplets since SIL moved in with us when they were born ) went to daycare. I know what an adjustment it is. Just keep your head high.

And I still hope to see you on here hug.gif

Good Luck thumb.gif

coasterqueen replied: Good luck w/the transition. VERY VERY brave woman you are. tongue.gif I WAH while on the almost 4 months of maternity leave with Megan and it was impossible. Partly because I have responsibilities that include meeting planning and I just couldn't talk on the phone all day with a fussy infant and screaming toddler. tongue.gif


Again, good luck. You are a great mom, i'm sure it will go very smoothly. hug.gif

amynicole21 replied: Wow.... big step! You're in for a very busy few years tongue.gif

ediep replied: It'll be great! You'll have tons of fun with all your creative projects and such. You can do so much outdoors most of the year....its almost too cold here for the park already.

Good luck with the naps and the routine. I'm sure it'll all work out hug.gif

jdkjd replied: With your organizational skills, I'm sure you will get things rolling...it may take a couple weeks but it will settle down.

With Ryan now working until after dinner is done-the first week was hell but now that I can plan ahead and troubleshoot, it's much better.

And with the weather better you can run the crap out of them in the morning so that they are good and tired before naptime. tongue.gif

My2Beauties replied: Wow! All WAH mom are Superwoman to me anyways because I know that has to be hard, but you'll get through it. You have two good kiddos on your hands there, you should be fine! wink.gif

DansMom replied: That is a huge step! Like you say, it can be considered to be experimental in some sense. If it doesn't work out, you can make a different plan. Good luck! I'm looking forward to hearing more about how it's working out.

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Wow Cary I had no idea you were thinking of doing this. Then again I have been MIA. I think you will be just fine. It will be great to have all that time with K. Good Luck!

A&A'smommy replied: Hun I'm sure after you guys get into a routine you are going to LOVE having both of your girls home PLUS this is your time to spend a little extra time with K before she starts school!! hug.gif hug.gif Good luck and we are ALWAYS here for those rough moments when you need to scream!!

wahm05 replied: Congratulations Cary! I remember that sick sort of feeling when I told my dcp and work that I was putting in my 2 weeks. It's a huge change but you'll enjoy it! Try to create a schedule and get out of the house at least once a day, even if it's just to go for a long walk or to the store.
I never thought about the Red Cross for sitters - I'm going to try that, we could REALLY used a sitter so dh and I could actualy go out some time.


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