Goodbye, Mrs. Caretaker. Hello, Nana.

Last Wednesday, I was told that Mrs. Caretaker was going to have to close for two months. Mrs. Caretaker has been with Rylie since she was three months old. And from the moment we met her, we had a sense of peace and comfort knowing she was going to be the one taking care of our precious little girl. We like her. We trust her. And we are lucky to have her in our life.

As you all know, going back to work has been harder on me than expected. But the fact that we really trusted that Rylie was in good hands made all the difference in the world! Rylie truly enjoyed going to her home and I like to say that she made several good "friends" while she was there. But as of yesterday, Mrs. Caretaker will not be the one watching Rylie. She has full intentions on reopening November 1st; but so much could happen between now and then. So we've decide to take it day by day and see how things go.

The fact that we only had one week to find another in-home daycare may seem like a stressful situation. But honestly, our "problem" was so minute compared to the reason Mrs. Caretaker has to close in the first place. Her adorable son, who is a little over one year old, has to have his second heart surgery...the first one being less than six months ago. Although the circumstances are a bit overwhelming and hard to accept, we are all optimistic and trust that the Lord will take great care of him and his family. Not one day goes by that I don't pray for this blonde haired cutie and his family.

And if you are wondering...yes, we were able to find another in-home daycare provider and Rylie will start going there on Monday. I got her name and number from an employee who takes her two year old daughter there. So Brian and I met with her on Tuesday and felt really comfortable with her. Going forward, I will refer to her as "nana"...because apparently, that is what all the children call her. Isn't that sweet?! I know that Rylie will be just fine; but making this sudden change breaks my heart for her. Yesterday was hard because I kept thinking that "Rylie has no clue that she might never see Mrs. Caretaker again!" And yes, that probably seems a bit dramatic...but I'm a DRAMATIC PERSON! And stuff like this is hard on me. But by putting 100% trust in God and realizing that this is out of our control, we will get through it and things will work out great...I have faith!