Jeanni

It was a tough decision for Justin and I to have me go back to work after Nolan was born and my maternity leave ended. A part of me really wanted to stay home with him, but another part of me felt like that wouldn't be totally feasible right now or even necessary until we have more than one child. Still another concern was the fact that we didn't have anyone to watch him. Many of my friends that are working mom's have family nearby to watch their kids while they work part or full time. Since that's not an option for us (I'm sure not for lack of desire by the grandparents :)) we started looking at day care. But the price tag and the idea that some stranger would be watching our son (along with how many other children) didn't really sound appealing or practical either. 

Enter my visiting teachee and friend, Charlotte, who told me about another woman in our ward, Jeanni, who runs a day care out of her home and who, she was fairly certain, didn't even charge very much. I had never met Jeanni but since time was running out and according to Charlotte she was great, I decided to give her a call.

Best. Decision. Ever. 

Jeanni has without a doubt been a God send for us. Not only does she love Nolan to pieces (She greets him every morning with, "Hi handsome!!!") and takes amazing care of him, but she is so affordable! We are so blessed to have found her! I'm honestly not sure what we would have done. 

She's really sweet and sends us pictures and videos of Nolan during the day which makes being away a little easier. Here are some cute pictures we've gotten from Jeanni the past few months. It looks like he's having a good time to me! I just hope he doesn't like her more than us! ;)