Child Care Blues

I found a home day care near Jen's job that seems to be very nice and Punk could start right after we got back from Florida in April. Actually she could probably start tomorrow if I wanted it, but since we're going to Florida I think that's a phenomenally bad idea.

When all of this child care and going back to work talk was hypothetical, it seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea. We need money. I like working. Et cetera.

But now that it's like this actual probable reality, I am haaaaaating it. I had sort of fallen into the "oh, no child care centers have openings before October" notion and the idea of hanging with my cool kid for 7 more months was pretty stinking awesome... especially with spring and summer coming up.

I don't want someone to see my baby walk before I do! She may be nice but she's not going to wear my baby during the day and she isn't going to be able to rock her down to sleep when she has other kids to watch and it isn't going to be All About Punk. I am sad.

I wish I knew what to do. I could always continue draining the savings...

Napperoo

Ms. Punkytown is a very good napper today. She napped from 8:45-9:15 this morning, had a bottle at 9:15 and went back to sleep until about 10:45. Then she got crabby around 2 so she had her bottle and went down probably at 2:30 and is still sleeping without a peep. Wow. It's like not having a baby.

She was like this yesterday too and then didn't want to go to bed at night. I always thought that good naps meant good nights? Not here, anyway. I rocked her in the rocker last night from 6:45 until 8:20 and then couldn't do it anymore and Jen had to finish it up. She kept making this annoying eh-eh-eh-eh noise in the back of her throat (kind of like clearing her throat very loudly) and did it so much that she gagged herself. After an 8oz bottle. Lovely.

Gosh I hope tonight isn't anything like that. So frustrating. SO frustrating.

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In other news, I have been talking sushi with a friend today. And now I want sushi SO. BADLY.

Must. Have. Sushi!