Sunday, February 19, 2012

19 Months



Blaine turned 19 months old yesterday!  CRAZY!  He finally finally FINALLY is saying "mom" more than once every blue moon.  He often will yell it from the other end of the house when he wants me.  I'm still in the "THAT IS SOOO CUTE" stage and not sick of hearing him scream it like I'm sure I will be in a few years. ;)    Crazy that most kids say mom when they are like 6 months old and here I am writing it in his 19 month post.  But that kid is more proficient with tools than any other kid his age, I know it! :)

Last Friday, we visited the lady who will babysit him 3 days a week next school year.  It was HARD.  REALLY HARD.  I am so wishy washy on my decision to go back to work but it is still a "yes" at this time.  He will fit in SOOO WELL there.  She is amazing at caring for kids, I've known her since I was 10, and she's the number 1 recommended babysitter among my coworkers.  When we went over it was 30 degrees out at 9 AM and the kids were already playing outside.  If at all possible, they play outside all morning, then go in and have a dance party, eat lunch, then nap.  Most are still sleeping when the [all teachers] parents pick them up.   Yes, it will be a perfect fit.  He ran into her garage, got out all the tractors he could find, and starting digging in the snow.  Made me smile.  Just like home. 

Now I just have to figure out how I WILL adjust, since I'm pretty sure Blaine will be fine. ;)

10 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Aw Happy 19 months Blaine! So cute. The babysitter sounds like a perfect fit- yay!

Diana @ frontyardfoodie said...

Aww, what a big boy!

You are lucky to have found such an amazing woman to take care of him while you're working! She sounds like she's really got her system down and I am tempted to use that system myself. haha

I know it'll be rough being away from him but remember why you're doing it and know that it's for him in the end:) So proud of you.

Anna & Kirby said...

Sometimes it's the parents we have to most worry about ... as you know teacher, right? ;)

Nikki said...

Happy 19 months! The daycare sounds like it will be just right for Blaine, which will hopefully help some of the worry with going back to school. I'm sure you'll both do great!!

Kate said...

This daycare sounds a lot like ours except that they play in the afternoon (post-naptime).

You will both be just fine (and you'll find that they adult conversation does wonders!).

Kara said...

Happy 19 months!

My kid still doesn't call me Mom haha. She doesn't say Mommy or Daddy. She's a rebel.

Janelle said...

My kids love their daycare, which sounds very similar...all of the other kids that go there have teacher parents, they play and play and play...Blaine will love it, it will be great for him to get to play with other kids, and you'll love adult time. It will be great!

Jill said...

My kid is the same! She didn't say mama and dada until 18 months. Weird! Now she says it constantly. I'm like you, I love every second of it! :)

momto8 said...

he looks just so cute and happy!! Everything will work out the way it is meant to....

Amanda said...

Happy 19 months Blaine! Good job on learning the Mom word. It's very valuable and will get you what you want so very often. haha.