This girl is beautiful. & bright. & quirky. & funny. She’s fiercely loyal. She doesn’t sunburn easily. She loves TOMS shoes & photography.
I could tell you a lot about my sister.
I could even tell you things that would make her crawl in a hole, because that’s what sisters do. We blackmail each other.
But the most important thing about her?
She’s good for my son.
& with a little wiggle room from all of us & a lot of discussion, we have hired her as our nanny until next summer. I could not be more at peace with this decision, & more thankful to my sister for…well, needing a job. & wanting Harrison in her life.
p.s. she totally has the chin, too. p.p.s. it’s going to be a little weird to breakup with daycare after only three days, but I promise, it’s me, not you.
Yay for awesome aunts that double as nannies!
thats awesome!
What a wonderful opportunity for all of you!
What a awesome set up for you Gus! You must feel like you can breathe so much easier now. Lucky Harrison and lucky Auntie!
Yay! That is so awesome!!
that’s awesome, our mom’s split Gavin duty and it’s so nice knowing they’re *really, really* in good hands
WOAH…that is one sweet aunt! So didn’t like the daycare? Also, how often are you having your sister work…full time? I’m just wondering in case I start not liking our daycare! For now, I’m in love with them, but it takes just ONE time for them to piss me off!! haha
Christina, we actually were learning to like the daycare! Oddly enough
But her schedule changed to where she could keep staying with him (since she’s been keeping him since January) & it just worked out so much better. She’ll be full-time, but she will have off two afternoons to go to class.
That is so great that you have a relative close by to watch your son. I wish we had something like that!
How awesome!!
Yay for awesome sisters who love our babies and will step up when we need them!
Breakups are never easy…. but What a Blessing!!!!
I am so excited for you guys right now, just cause I know you loved having your sis watch H over the Summer – now it can be more permanent! Yay for you, from the bottom of my heart!
So cool! Congrats!
that is such an awesome situation for you guys!
Thats amazing..I am currently the babysitter for my nephew and have been for a year and a half..I love it that I am his aunt, because I really love him like he is my own kid..but let him go home happily at night! Its so great for his mom too, so this will be great for you! Such a blessing!
oh how exciting! yay!
Great news!
I have learned as of late that you do what is best for your family and those who share that mantra will understand. I am so happy for you!
woo woo!
That’s awesome news! I know my sister would never even consider such a thing.
So excited that you were able to figure that out.
Yea! Having family watch your precious loved ones is such a blessing. We have my MIL watch our son 2 days a week and it is so awesome. He’s is daycare 2 days also, but we love our day care lady too! Best of both worlds
Oooooh luuuuuccccckkkkyyyy! —–> Uber jealous over here (as I pick up my daughter from our child care lady). My sis should learn a lesson or two from your sis.
I love it when family is able to take care of the baby. My mom watches my DD every day and it is the best.
So awesome! Hiring a nanny on the days I work was the best choice we ever made! Hiring a nanny who is family would have been the only thing better:)
That’s great news Mama! So happy for you guys!
Woot! That is awesome!
{happy} tears in my eyes for you as i read this post. what awesome news!!!
Amazing! I want to steal your sister away! (Is she willing to commute to Colorado daily & work with twins?) I have a brother who refuses to be our “manny” despite numerous attempts at bribery.
That’s awesome! We broke up with daycare after 5 days, so I understand! I wish we had family close by for a lot of reasons, but this is a big one.
That is so awesome! Another awesome thing…I’m pretty sure your sister is in Pittsburgh in that picture…haha. I live in Pittsburgh..I hope she had a good time while she was here
..haha
Jess, she is in Pittsburgh in that picture! Too funny
& yes, she had a BLAST.
So glad to hear you’ve figured out a situation that makes you really happy. You shouldn’t have to ‘learn to like’ your child care situation!
I am a Aunty Nanny and I love it!!!!
Yay for finding a daycare solution you can all be super happy with! Congratulations!
Yay!! So happy for you and your family. Sounds like that works for everyone
I’m so glad for you, Blair! I think that will be good for EVERYONE’s mental stability!
While our nanny isn’t family, she has become a sister to me. I’m an only child AND consider myself co-parenting with her. She spends 45 + hours a week with the babe due to my commute. Thank God for the times when it all comes together…
Awesome news!! I am so happy for you guys!! I will be an Auntie Nanny once my sister has her kids in a couple of years!! Somedays I wonder if I will ever get back to work myself.
Yay! I think that’s awesome- and you seem to feel better about it!
That’s wonderful that you were able to work this out!
OMG I hate my daycare and I wish I had a solution like this. I’m so happy for you!
FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
Aww – so ideal! I’m glad you’re able to work a nanny situation instead of daycare!
Aww, that’s great news! It’s funny how things always work out like that… God is good!
Hahaha, I noticed that she was in Pittsburgh, too (I heart my city:) SO glad that things worked out so wonderfully for everyone!
Hooray Nanny McAuntie!!!
That’s awesome. I so wish I had this kind of opportunity. And, I had to laugh when I saw your last postscript. I wrote a post just yesterday morning about having to break up with my daycare.
http://thenumbersmom.blogspot.com/2010/09/daycare-woes.html
Yay for Auntie Nannies!
Thats awesome!!
Awesome! I’m so glad you were able to swing it and I hope it makes you feel much better about being a working momma!
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a sister that they can trust enough to let them nanny (and “auntie”) their child/ren. I wouldn’t even let my sister fish-sit while we were on vacation (and they’re 28 cent goldfish from Wal-mart)!
Good for you! Harrison will really benefit from the one-on-one time and thank god it will be with a family member, so that bond will last forever. Glad you decided to go that way..
Hooray for Auntie’s who make for awesome nannies!
that’s so great! i know you liked her watching him before. and i’m sure it was a perfectly lovely daycare (otherwise you wouldn’t have chosen it, if only for 3 days), but it’s not family.
yay!
Yay for sweet sissys!!!!
I’m totally laughing because we broke up with daycare after 2 days. YAY for Auntie Nanny!! You are so lucky!
I would totally prefer family watching my daughter, what a relief for you and Nate. So happy for you!
That’s awesome!
YAY! happy for you, your boy, and your sis! that’s amazing, lady.
xoxo!
That’s fantastic! I know I could never leave Jax in daycare, so it’s wonderful that your sister is going to watch him!!!
Just stumbled on your blog and wanted to say that I love it! It’s very refreshing to read someone write with such honesty. I will definitely be a follower!
I’m a mommy blogger as well (mybossisteething.com). Oh yeah, and a stay-at-home mom. That’s my day job!
You relationship with your sister is such a beautiful picture of redemption.
Glad you were able to work it out to keep Harrison out of daycare.
My sister-in-law is also going to be our nanny when I return to work in a few months. We’re so lucky to have her!
i love that your sister is there! i am moving in with my brother and his wife next week to be the nanny for my new neice… i love them all and am super excited to go but i am also a little worried about working for my brother..and how to know what is expected of me as a nanny and as an auntie/sister…do you guys have any thoughts on what works for you or what are some general “rules” to keep in mind? thanks…:)