June 28, 2006
T Minus 100 and Counting
We officially have less than 100 days until the due date. Things are definitely falling into place -- we have a shower scheduled, we've registered for way too much stuff, we got some wonderful hand-me-down clothes from a family member, I continue to eat like crazy and best of all, we found child care!
Honestly, my impending motherhood doesn't scare me too much, nor do all of the usual concerns that go with it (how to get the baby to sleep through the night, what to pack in my hospital bag, which pediatrician to select, etc.) I figure those things will work themselves out. Childcare was different. I was seriously stressed about what we would do when I need to return to work post labor. Normally I wouldn't be quite so concerned, but Katrina made a serious dent in the childcare industry around here and I don't see many signs of that improving any time soon.
Happily, I was eating lunch at my desk recently and started looking up names of providers and calling them, expecting the usual response: "Our waiting list is full. Call back in October to see if we have any cancellations." I found the website of a place I hadn't seen before, so I gave them a call, certain that it would lead me to the same dead-end. When I spoke to the director who was not only nice, but also incredibly informative AND told me they had spots available in their baby room in December, I was practically speechless. I called Archi-Sapper and got him out of a meeting (which I never do) and spat out the story so fast I sounded like an overactive five year old who couldn't contain her excitement about a new type of candy she'd just discovered.
Archi-Sapper and I both went over there the next chance we had and loved the place, so we're sold! Now all I have to do is find some sure-fire way to lose all of this baby weight come October and I'll be set.
Posted by Kitty at June 28, 2006 04:00 PM
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