Our beloved nanny, Julia, told us last fall that she would be visiting the Dominican Republic for 3 weeks this July. I thanked her for giving me so much notice and tried not to worry about it too much. This spring Julia told me that she had a close friend who works for the Boston Public School lunch program who would be off for the summer and available to babysit for us while she was away. Soooo wonderful of her to find her own replacement coverage! At the end of May as Julia's trip was getting closer and I was becoming increasingly anxious, I found myself wanting to micro-manage the training process (who me??!). As it turns out I was too late - Julia & Tammy had already come up with a plan that would give the kids ample time to get to know Tammy before Julia's departure. Periodically in June Tammy met up with Julia and the kids at the park or on their daily walk, and she came to the house a few times as well.
In some ways the timing couldn't be worse. Tammy was tied up with helping her grandkids start summer camps last week and could only come one last day before Julia left. Zoe is a tough nut to crack on a good day, but put this stinkin' virus in the mix and she is ultra-sensitive. But, because of the sickness it also ended up that I was home today so we had one extra day to smooth the transition. Both of us got the kids up from their nap. They were pretty wary initially, but Silas warmed up after just a little while. After they had their snack we decided that Tammy would take them to the park like Julia normally would and I would run a few errands.
I got home at 6:00 and Zoe was sobbing, plastered on Tammy's body where she was rocking her in the chair. UGH. Apparently everything was fine until they got home from the park and Zoe started looking for me. On the positive side, Zoe was trying to get comfort from Tammy and was at least curled up in her arms while she cried.
I'm back to work tomorrow and really hoping they have a better day!
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| Julia (left) and Tammy (right) |
In some ways the timing couldn't be worse. Tammy was tied up with helping her grandkids start summer camps last week and could only come one last day before Julia left. Zoe is a tough nut to crack on a good day, but put this stinkin' virus in the mix and she is ultra-sensitive. But, because of the sickness it also ended up that I was home today so we had one extra day to smooth the transition. Both of us got the kids up from their nap. They were pretty wary initially, but Silas warmed up after just a little while. After they had their snack we decided that Tammy would take them to the park like Julia normally would and I would run a few errands.
I got home at 6:00 and Zoe was sobbing, plastered on Tammy's body where she was rocking her in the chair. UGH. Apparently everything was fine until they got home from the park and Zoe started looking for me. On the positive side, Zoe was trying to get comfort from Tammy and was at least curled up in her arms while she cried.
I'm back to work tomorrow and really hoping they have a better day!
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