Changes
Sunday we received word that Julie is no longer going to do daycare. Her last day will be November 4th. I was just about in tears. We had just gotten the boys settled back into a routine. They have been doing great, and now I will have to rock Chase's world one more time.
Julie gave me several reasons for the change. She and her husband want to sell their house and buy a farm. Therefore she needs time to get the house fixed up and ready to sell, and it is kind of hard to do that when the kids are always there. However, it seems the biggest reason has to do with the mother of the other two children Julie watches. Julie has known her since middle school, and she has watched her children since Quinton was born. He is now 9. Well, Beth just told Julie last week she is pregnant again. Julie said she panicked. Beth is not an emotionally stable person and not much of a mother. Julie has pretty much raised her two children for her. After each pregnancy she had severe post-partum depression and wanted to kill herself. Julie would keep the kids until it was time for them to go to bed. Julie said the thought of raising another one of her children was too much. She just couldn't do it again. Both children have had emotional and behavioral problems. Jarred is going to be 4, but you might guess he is two. He just started talking within the last 6 months. Julie just got him off of his bottle less than a year ago. So between those two things she needed to make a change. She told me she loves Chase and Tony dearly, but she needs her life to take a new direction.
The good news is, her brother's mother-in-law is going to start doing daycare again. She use to do it, then she became a florist for the last 6 years, and has now decided she wants to do childcare again. She said she wanted to be a grandma again. Julie told her all about the kids and told her I would be calling. I called Delana today, and she said she has gotten a lot of calls, but she was holding two spots for the boys. She will also be watching two other boys, ages 1 and 2, and in January she will be watching her great-niece who is 3. She lives less than 2 miles from our house and she said she would charge us what Julie was. Julie charges us $75 per kid, which is a steal. I was elated.
My biggest concern is having Chase meet her, and having him spend some time with her prior to the change. Eric and I will also go and visit with the kids on a weeknight, and then spend some time there on a Saturday with Chase and Tony. Julie also said she would go over and Chase could hang out and meet the other kids she will be watching. I am hoping that will help when that first morning comes, and he has to be there. He can bring his toys, so we will pick out ones that he really likes, and hopefully that will help the transition as well. Just talking to Delana made me feel better. She sounded very warm, kind and loving. She said she just loves children and is excited to start watching them again. God does truly provide, and I am richly blessed.
Julie gave me several reasons for the change. She and her husband want to sell their house and buy a farm. Therefore she needs time to get the house fixed up and ready to sell, and it is kind of hard to do that when the kids are always there. However, it seems the biggest reason has to do with the mother of the other two children Julie watches. Julie has known her since middle school, and she has watched her children since Quinton was born. He is now 9. Well, Beth just told Julie last week she is pregnant again. Julie said she panicked. Beth is not an emotionally stable person and not much of a mother. Julie has pretty much raised her two children for her. After each pregnancy she had severe post-partum depression and wanted to kill herself. Julie would keep the kids until it was time for them to go to bed. Julie said the thought of raising another one of her children was too much. She just couldn't do it again. Both children have had emotional and behavioral problems. Jarred is going to be 4, but you might guess he is two. He just started talking within the last 6 months. Julie just got him off of his bottle less than a year ago. So between those two things she needed to make a change. She told me she loves Chase and Tony dearly, but she needs her life to take a new direction.
The good news is, her brother's mother-in-law is going to start doing daycare again. She use to do it, then she became a florist for the last 6 years, and has now decided she wants to do childcare again. She said she wanted to be a grandma again. Julie told her all about the kids and told her I would be calling. I called Delana today, and she said she has gotten a lot of calls, but she was holding two spots for the boys. She will also be watching two other boys, ages 1 and 2, and in January she will be watching her great-niece who is 3. She lives less than 2 miles from our house and she said she would charge us what Julie was. Julie charges us $75 per kid, which is a steal. I was elated.
My biggest concern is having Chase meet her, and having him spend some time with her prior to the change. Eric and I will also go and visit with the kids on a weeknight, and then spend some time there on a Saturday with Chase and Tony. Julie also said she would go over and Chase could hang out and meet the other kids she will be watching. I am hoping that will help when that first morning comes, and he has to be there. He can bring his toys, so we will pick out ones that he really likes, and hopefully that will help the transition as well. Just talking to Delana made me feel better. She sounded very warm, kind and loving. She said she just loves children and is excited to start watching them again. God does truly provide, and I am richly blessed.
posted by Rachel | 10:56 AM
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Oh Rachel, another bump in the road for you. It sounds like Delena will save the day though! I'm sure it will all work out fine.
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