I always swore I would not be the person who has a baby and then never gets a babysitter.
But lo and behold -- I am that person. My cheapness combines with my guilt that I already leave him in other people's care for too many hours a day And I'm one of those moms who has a perfectly happy child but I find it hard to chill out enough to trust my most precious snot-nosed diapered devil to just any one.
All that plus I'm just too exhausted at the end of the day these days to consider having fun anything but more work. And Hugo is starting to have separation issues, and mommy or daddy leaving the room can sometimes get him weepy.
That said, in the past 17 months we've hired a babysitter a total of three times. And she is just delightful. She's a stylishly hot church-going 18-year-old from a large family who attracts babies like a magnet. She is a teacher at Hugo's school and the babies seem to flock to her in a trance, much the same way fish hone in on Aquaman.
Heres a short vid of Hugo with his babysitter. When she comes to the house his mouth drops open -- as if I've gotten him Elvis, Kelly Clarkson and the Wiggles in one -- and he can not stop smiling. This video was taken after about 10 minutes of Hugo's intense screaming and laughing with joy. When I left the house there was no separation anxiety. In fact, he actually helped close the door as soon as I stepped out. "Sayonara mama, don't rush home!" This is why this woman is worth her weight in gold and more.
