Our au pair (nanny) was going to switch families for her 2nd year in the au pair program, because she wanted some new experiences (& possibly 4 children at some point scared her a bit), BUT at the last minute we jokingly offered her a raise and a ticket to visit Germany to see her best friend....AND she took the deal! Now we don't have to worry about delaying the adoption EVEN FURTHER by getting a whole new person into our homestudy fingerprints, & medical papers, etc.
We use Cultural Care as our au pair agency. We really like having an au pair in the house...soooo nice to not have to wrap the kids up and drag them to someone's house for daycare, etc. We also like the cultural experience it brings to our family. Our current au pair is from Panama and now she will be with is until July 19th of 2011.
After they added, like 2 sentences, our homestudy is STILL with DCFS...ughhh. Then the next step is getting everything apostilled.
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I'm glad you managed to figure it out with the au pair. I think it's funny you offered her a ticket to visit Germany. Did you do it on purpose when you know all flights have been cancelled?
ReplyDeleteSorry it's taking so long for your home study. I hope things go faster for you this summer.
There's always so many delays & redo's with all of the paperwork, sounds like you guys are still making progress. Glad you figured out the au pair issues :-)
ReplyDeleteHang in there. Trust me the end is in sight somewhere, even though it may not seem like it at times. Glad to hear things worked out with your au pair. Continue to find solace in the small (and big of course) things.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Having an au pair care for the children is a lot better than putting them in daycare. But what about the kid's education? Are the kids getting the education they need? Childcare techniques and education nowadays have grown in leaps and bounds. I just read in this link- Daycare that the creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children's skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, and more.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I agree, the educational aspect of a daycare center is good. One of my children has a heart defect and a daycare center was not an option for us, because of his compromised immune system. Our au pair does educational things with our kids and goes to playgroups for the social aspect. I think parents need to weiggh all the options, but I brought it up because when I had my first child, I did not know of this option nor the cost/savings benefits. With many of my fellow bloggers becoming parents of multiple children all at once it is good to have all th information.
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