Day Care

Meant to get a post up last night but Relia used her magic powers and made me fall asleep on the couch.

So yesterday we finally tackled the day care thing. The FP Gal has a job offer and she wants to take it. Since we don't trust Sana to take care of a baby (yet) we are looking at the day care route. We've done the math about wages and cost and where the break-even point is. My goofy schedule means that we're not really looking for a 40/week spot so that helps. A quick google maps search showed a good half dozen locations that would work for us. Phone calls revealed that the closest one had openings.
So yesterday afternoon we headed off to see it. The ladies who run it seem professional and knowledgeable. The place seems clean and the workers happy and responsible. They have good plans in place for sick children. The building was in good shape and the children there seemed to be having a good time.
In short, it'll probably do. Depends on the final wage offer on the new job. Oh, we're also visiting another one tomorrow. It's a little cheaper and might knock our socks off. Who knows?
The hardest thing (and I'm sure there are some parents nodding along here)? How do you trust complete strangers with such a precious baby? We're still working on that. I guess at some point you just have to realize that life is sometimes difficult and you have to make tough choices.
Hope we hit the Powerball tonight.