tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post3814415566785412129..comments2023-10-23T09:25:53.013-07:00Comments on Half-Breed Outlaw: Halloween Party ...modestmusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12944011124930185088noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post-49105892795959845552010-11-05T06:45:25.997-07:002010-11-05T06:45:25.997-07:00I just love your blog! I've linked to your pos...I just love your blog! I've linked to your post on the State Department weekly blog roundup. Please let me know if you'd like me to take it down or edit. Have a great weekend!<br /><br />http://run2newplaces.blogspot.com/2010/11/state-department-weekly-blog-roundup.htmlJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839088443302559336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post-27725514213800336012010-11-02T14:34:55.430-07:002010-11-02T14:34:55.430-07:00aww, i love catching up on your blog and miss you,...aww, i love catching up on your blog and miss you, neil, and the adorable nile i have yet to meet!<br /><br />as for advice i don't have a kid but i do have a problem getting over the hump of a difficult decision sometimes. you know it has to happen, so you just have to confront it, and i think that will probably happen soon, since you're thinking about it so much and taking steps toward being ready.<br /><br />x x leslielesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363342618740248180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post-20431862821952122502010-10-31T11:23:19.088-07:002010-10-31T11:23:19.088-07:00HEY- Grandma and PopPop are waiting, anxiously wai...HEY- Grandma and PopPop are waiting, anxiously waiting, to get our hands on that child of yours. But I know you will want to share her with others while you are here but just so you know....GO OUT....GO AWAY... just come back and know that we will take VERY good care of Nile and looking forward to it too. :Dthe momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034825084429579419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post-79150949943582042732010-10-31T08:08:00.165-07:002010-10-31T08:08:00.165-07:00Well we just had our first non-family babysitter l...Well we just had our first non-family babysitter last week. For our ten month old. So yeah, I get it. The thing is how do you start, right? It is a good idea to slowly build up but then what to you do if you keep putting that off and then all of the sudden there's this thing you want to go out for? I second getting a recommendation from someone you trust. I perused internet caregiver boards for a long time, but then eventually I just asked some ladies at church who they would trust THEIR infant with and voila we found a good and somewhat cheap teenage babysitter. She has a baby brother Adele's age and watches him alone all the time, so she is definitely a winner and we are definitely using her again. Luckily Adele is very social, but she is still in the throes of separation anxiety so we just got the babysitter a little early and hung out for a while so they could get to know each other with us still around and then we took off. She did cry at some point but she's just a crier and she liked the babysitter in general so we knew she'd be fine. And she was.mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159476032060692901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418451779138307001.post-2549430997183518092010-10-31T04:30:45.538-07:002010-10-31T04:30:45.538-07:00Everyone feels differently about this, but I'v...Everyone feels differently about this, but I've always felt that it's enriching for my kids to interact with others and be loved by others. You are in Latin America where people LOVE children! I would try asking people you trust for a recommendation, and then first leave her for short periods, then build up to longer.<br />The thing is, she's only 7 mos old. I promise you, it will only get harder if you wait until she's 2yo to start hiring a babysitter.<br />I miss my social life....you guys seem to have a great one there, and as Nile gets older you won't be able to take her out with you. So you'll be home much more. <br />Ok since you asked, those are my thoughts! Good luck!Bfileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657766918735380467noreply@blogger.com