New Nanny and Friend

Since I went back to work Amelia has been in a nanny share for most of the time with a little girl a month older who lives basically across the street. A couple of months ago our nanny, who was wonderful with the girls, turned in her notice. Thankfully she gave us plenty of time to find a new day care situation. The other little girl actually got off the list and got a space at a local day care (I was beginning to think that doesn't happen) so we started looking at our options. We can't get Amelia into any of the day cares until at least August, so that wasn't an option. We found another nanny share that looked like it might work, but in the end fell through. Just as I was about to panic, a woman emailed me asking if I was still looking for a nanny share. She has a boy who's 2 and a great nanny that's been with them since he was 5 months old. We emailed back and forth, then we all met, and we were good to go. Yesterday was the first day of the new nanny. I felt a little bad because Amelia was still asleep when I left (morning nap) so she was waking up with a stranger there.

Amelia could not love the new situation more. She loved her other nanny share friend (she would stand by the front door and say the girl's name when it was time to go) but now she has an older boy who's just as hyper and crazy as she is. They were running around screaming with delight when I got home last night. There was twirling and falling down and jumping off stairs and generally throwing themselves against the furniture. And when the little boy left he asked if Amelia could come home with him. I think that's a great sign, but I'm fairly confident they're only going to start having more fun when they have more room. We're at our house for the next two weeks while the other family moves, but then it will be at their house permanently and they'll have more space. Amelia did great while they were there, but crashed and was asleep within 20 minutes of them leaving. We'll see how she does today, but I expect it to be more of the same. A worn out baby is a great thing.