Since I heard that Capitol Steps was heading to Champaign-Urbana, I knew I had to go. And better yet, Brian and I should go together! And we should take my parents to thank them for all that they've done since Ethan has been born. They've really been amazing. Needless to say, we haven't really be able to take them out since they were our only in-town babysitters for awhile. This has really pushed us to make a big move and get a babysitter for Ethan.
Now, my friends with Ethan-age children are out of town, and other folks I know have tons of family in town, or babysitters who they have known for ages. With the university across the street and poor college students wanting to make money, you'd think we'd have babysitters banging down our door. But we wanted something a little more reliable than walking up to the door of a sorority house, knocking on the door, and asking who was free on Saturday night. So we found two lovely women online. Shocking, I know! Though with this website (Care.com) we were able to run background checks, call for references, and meet them many times before actually hiring anyone. And the two we decided on using are absolutely wonderful - one is an early childhood education major, another is a CNA, they both have been babysitting for at least 8 years and have past clients who absolutely love them...and Ethan loves them both! I have to just shake my head at this boy and how quickly he starts to flirt with pretty girls. My sister, the women who work at the Infant Cognition Lab, these babysitters...he is giggly and jumpy within 1 minute!
I think that the best compliment that we could ever have is how happy this baby is. Brian's sister Kim said months ago that he was the happiest baby she could remember, Vilma says the same thing (poor Vilma, with a new little boy there who screams daily), and now his babysitters are bringing out the giggles and squirminess as well. What a cutie.
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