Sunday, February 19, 2012

Baby Steps

We got a sitter.

Not an aunt/uncle, friend, or grandparent.
A real, teenage girl, sitter.

Being newbies, we didn't know how much to pay her. I did some research and hopefully she doesn't feel like we skunked her. There's nothing like spending hours at someone's house and then being paid with M&Ms, true story!

Max slept the whole time while she was here; so it was a no risk, no stress situation. Precisely what Christopher could handle. This was a BIG deal to him. In actuality, I can't believe he let it happen. At one point he said we would just bring Max with us.

Christopher is super cautious PARANOID to leave Max. Sometimes he even worries when it's me watching him, no lie. So, when Christopher got tickets to a local play I thought it would be a good opportunity to try out a real sitter.

Plus, it's a good baby step for when we leave Max for SEVEN days. Yes, that's right, just Christopher and I are going here . . .

 
Mayan Riviera

I sure hope the warm sand and ocean breeze ease my worry of being away from Max. I have never been away from him for more than 24 hours.

Here's to baby steps, sitters, and a couples v-cay!

3 comments:

Jess said...

Jon is the same way with getting sitters, we got a nanny for a couple of hours in Cancun while P was sleeping and it was almost not worth the worry. You will love your couples vacation, it's great to get away for a little bit.

Lindsay said...

Fun times...hope you enjoy your vacation! When do you go? Who does Max get to stay with? I love all his silly faces below and the cute valentine stuff you did with him!

johnandjana said...

That's great you got a sitter. You need to do that once in a while. Probably a few more times before you do leave him for a week, but when he is awake. Your vacation sounds fun. I wish I was going somewhere.