So today is the first day since Isa was born that she will not be watched by a relative.
That means for the last 14 months (EXACTLY) she has always been watched by a relative-- either me, Lynn, my parents, Lynn's parents or Melissa.
Today our neighbor Jennifer is watching her for the first time because Jorge had to go back to New York and Lynn and I couldn't take off today.
Thank GOD for neighbors like Jennifer.
There is no one I would trust my daughter with more than her since all our family and friends are in New York.
She's a mom of two twin boys who are 5-years-old and her house is SPOTLESS. I mean impeccable. The kind of clean that you only have when guests come over, but it's like that ALL the time. It's truly amazing and incredibly enviable.
Like a crazy mom, I sent Jennifer this long text message telling her Isa's schedule.
I think I sent it more as a way to make it easier for her because I felt I was inconveniencing her because I now have to work. But thank GOD she gets it. She gets what it's like to be a "working mom".
It's hard!
You're faced with times like this where you have to choose your job over your child so you can provide for your child.
It's not that I don't love my child. I work BECAUSE of I love her and I want to provide for her.
After all my worries about "I hope Isa doesn't cry when Lynn drops her off," and "I hope she doesn't destroy Jennifer's home," and "I hope she's good for Jennifer like she is for us," Jennifer sent me this picture 30 minutes after Lynn dropped her off.
And with this picture, my worries melted away and made me realize everything is going to be alright thanks to family, friends and neighbors who make the best of friends.
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