Thursday, June 16, 2011

Where is the Babysitters Club when you need it?

How do you know when to call it a day with a babysitter? Ours is a sweet woman who seems to really enjoy spending time with our baby. When she shows up, that is. Unfortunately, in recent weeks that averages about 50% of the time. If you have someone babysitting only two afternoons/eight hours a week and she cancels one of the days, that is only FOUR hours a week of help! Four hours is not enough non-baby time for me. I realize how lucky I am to have any help while being a SAHM but, believe me, this is as much for Mr. Monk's benefit as my own. We don't have any family around here, so I have to hire someone so that I can go get my hairs cut/cavities filled/bras purchased without a baby in tow.

This babysitter has only been working for us for a little over a month, but she has managed to call in sick four times. I don't think I called in sick that much in my previous three jobs. My husband thinks that I don't react strongly enough when she cancels. If a grown woman tells me that they are sick and in pain, I don't exactly feel comfortable asking for a doctor's note. I generally don't enjoy being confrontational, but her unreliability is starting to become reliable. Hooray for the ability to be brutally honest in email format.

To be honest, I was sort of happy that the babysitter bailed this afternoon so I could sneak in a few more hours of strolling with my little man before I head away for the weekend. As excited as I am to laugh it up with some girlfriends, it will be so incredibly strange to wake up and not immediately be bombarded with his starving mouth. For 8 months (8 months on Saturday, whoa), I have spent nearly every one of my waking, and many non-waking, hours consumed with his care. Now, for two days, I only have to worry about the frequency of my own poops.

8 comments:

  1. Hi, very nice blog. I'm a mom to a 6 yrs old girl and 9mo old boy. New follower from MBC. Please visit my blog http://heelsandbabydiapers.blogspot.com/
    Ana

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  2. Sweet blog! I am here from the finding friends blog hop!!! Your post was right after mine so I clicked...:) Have a lovely weekend!

    melody

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  3. I hope you get a much need rest in those 2 days! Im your newest follower from MBC. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  4. Sounds like a lovely weekend of rest and relaxation. I hope you enjoy your time. It's always fun to get away once in awhile. Esp if you are a SAHM and don't get that many hours alone due to your babysitter calling in sick all of the time.
    New follower from weekend blog hop.

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  5. Did you see on Kathie Lee and Hoda-Rent a Grandma? You can search there for your next babysitter.

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  6. I totally understand the need for a sitter, and cancelling that often just sucks. Anywho, Hope you have a restful little time off. And I must tell you how happy I was just to read BABYSITTERS CLUB, took me back to receiving my book club books in the mail. I loved Dawn.

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  7. oh enjoy your girly time away. no doubt you'll come home refreshed and with a new appreciation for your baby boy x

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  8. I agree that time away is important. Hopefully your babysitter gets it together soon.

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