Lost Control

After our drop in visits yesterday I feel much better about daycare. Both centers we visited were nice, clean and felt safe. After visiting the second daycare Chris and I just knew it was our place.
It was also nice to see that one of Chris’ co-workers was there to pick up her baby during our visit. After our tour of the baby room Chris and I had Parker’s name put on the waiting list for January.
We really like the different activities that the teachers do with the babies. They read, have belly time, and go outside for fresh air when we have nice weather. We also like that they will give us a chart of Parker’s activities, general mood, as well as his changing and feeding schedule at the end of everyday.
Chris and I are very excited for Parker’s daycare!

I only wish that I had an exciting story to share about my doctor's appointment yesterday. My blood pressure isn’t any lower. My doctor now wants to determine if it’s just high blood pressure or if it’s a condition that has been brought on by pregnancy. On Sunday I have to collect a 24 hour urine specimen and on Monday more blood work. If they find it’s a condition that has been brought on by pregnancy we have been told the only treatment would be delivering Parker early.
I feel overwhelmed. I feel upset. I feel like I’ve lost control of my pregnancy.
I know that having a healthy baby and a healthy mommy is more important than anything so I will continue pray for the best.

Daycare Search

After my doctor’s appointment this afternoon Chris and I are going to visit two daycare centers. Now this might sound strange...I am excited, but also dreading our visits.

Chris and I are very fortunate that we don’t have to worry with childcare outside of our home until January, maybe even February. Once our families found out that we were having a baby everyone pretty much cleared vacation time and volunteered to stay at our house with Parker.
I don’t think I would be this calm if we had to enroll our tiny baby in daycare after my maternity leave.

I have heard from our friends who have kids that the best daycare centers fill up fast so we want to find one now so we won’t have to worry during the holidays. I just need to know where our baby will be when I am at work, and that he’ll be safe.

I’ve spent a lot of time researching and asking around about different daycare centers. As of now I have narrowed our search down to two places.
One daycare I like has several different activities for toddlers such as paint class, theater, and sports. If we still live here when Parker is a toddler I would breathe easy knowing that he was learning different activities. I also like how close it is to our house.
The other daycare I like only hires teachers with degrees. In some strange way that I cannot explain this calms my fears. This daycare is also very close to our house.

I have very high hopes for our afternoon visits. I hope that we have two very positive experiences and that we have the hardest time choosing our daycare because they were both great.
I am also sure Parker will love his daycare.