Thursday, December 4, 2008

Waiting to exhale

Waiting to exhale is the best way to describe 2008. No one word correctly captures my feelings but this phrase puts it perfectly.

You can exhale in one of two ways, with a big giant ahhhhhhh or with a slow leak that eventually leads to that same ahhhh feeling. I never got my giant ahhhhh but I have been leaking for some time now and am finally breathing again.

So now that I am breathing, what's up next?.... Daycare. This is a biggy for me since I have never left Noah with anyone other than my mother and mother in law. I am petrified. But my mother in law ( who would need her own post) is now saying she can't watch Noah on fridays and since my mom works, well...daycare is our only option. Being the overly neurotic germa-phobe I am, with a child who is not fully vaccinated, this makes finding childcare a bit tricky. But I need to do it, need to bite the bullet, and I am sure in the end It will be harder on me than on Noah!

So once again I am holding my breathe, albeit it's a whole different scenario but still one that puts me on edge. I can't wait to let out a big giant ahhhhh as I watch Noah play with other kiddo's and am finally comfortable leaving him on friday's, for five hours with a pack of strangers. ...it will all be ok =)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can totally relate--finding daycare is scary! If you're worried about the germs and everything, what about finding a home daycare provider who only watches two or three kids at a time? At least it's smaller environment of children (less germs!) and Noah can still learn to play with other kids?

Good luck!!