My very docile DD at very nice daycare only bit one young lad in her class - he must have been aggressive to her in some way or some kind of threat to her; she bit him more than one time – his parents were furious and wanted her removed or out of his class. Daycare figured a way to keep him away from her (and watched that she was also securely away from him) and somehow things settled down. We saw no change in behavior with her at home nor was anything other than ‘calm’ going on at home. the daycare director was very experienced and noted that this sometimes happens with a child only biting one particular child. But it definitely was discussed/addressed - and definitely not happening 2X a day! It happened I believe 2X over maybe 10 daycare days.
Many daycares are having trouble staffing; DD’s three go to a church building/well established daycare that serves the kids hot breakfast and hot lunches every day. They treat employees well but also seem to hire the right kind of staff that are content and stay employed there a long time. We feel very fortunate about that situation - it is blocks from DD’s work and they allow her to keep her vehicle where they have extra parking available/no charge.
We welcomed our first granddaughter last month. We have agreed to help with the babysitting when DIL goes back to work. We will fill in gaps between their schedules and her mother’s schedule. Daycare is so hard right now.
Thanks all! She was offered the job! She is putting in her notice tomorrow! Sounds like it will be a much better environment for her and for my grandson! She is good with children and is well loved by the kids. The other day care was a victim of not being able to hire the quality staff they needed for a price that would get a new day care going. For dd the biting and cost of gas tipped the scales.
I used “that’s not on your journey today” if GD started to misbehave. It worked great! We flew out for a week to babysit the 4.5 yo and 15 mo old for 4 of those 7 days, while older s and his w went out of town. Yes, it is exhausting but fun (harder with the time difference as we never seem to adjust). I’ve posted this elsewhere but will briefly vent here too. Younger s’ MIL happened to come in to visit at the same time, so we were able to get all 3 of my grandkids (younger s’s son is now 3 mos old) and all 5 grandparents (older s’s inlaws live in the area) together, which I loved. Then older s’s inlaws took the 4.5 yo GD for an overnight at their house and to swim at their club with her 5 and 7 yo. cousins (who also live in the area). So, when they brought her back later that next afternoon, I asked " how was the swimming with the 2 cousins?". Grandma answered “oh you didn’t hear? Younger cousin has COVID!”. I don’t have a poker face so probably had a “what the heck?” look on my face. Apparently older cousin tested negative so it was decided that if they kept the car windows open and older cousin masked while indoors it would be ok for her (who was clearly exposed to her brother’s covid) to come swimming with my 4.5 yo granddaughter, who is too young for a vaccine… and we (DH and I) have not had covid and DON’T want it! Oh, and a pic they posted on the family google group was of older cousin and 4.5 you inside in the locker room talking on a bench— and of course the older cousin was not wearing a mask. I was NOT happy with that decision. Seems so selish.
Oh and I came back with a yukky cold that I’ve had for a week (took 3 covid tests- all negative, its a cold). Apparently the older 2 grandkids have colds now too and supposedly it was going around older granddaughter’s class, but I haven’t been sick in almost 3 years and am not happy. Who knows if it came from the other cousins… will never know.
DIL returned to work yesterday and 3 month old GS started daycare. He was smiling when mom dropped him off and smiling when she picked him up. Off to a good start.
Every time in the past 2 years when we visit our grand kids one of us gets a cold. We also had not had a cold in years. This last visit we both got one. I realize we have been isolated for 2 years and not around little kids (age 2.5 and 8 mo both in daycare). Every time we took covid tests they were negative (many types and many times). I figure they get exposure now or when they start school if not in a daycare setting. This last cold took longer for me but we are both over it.
On Friday, my little hurricane of a GD smacked her face on the carpeted floor while playing peekaboo with me. She cried really hard, and blood was everywhere. I figured her teeth cut her lip, because that results in a lot of blood. When I looked, though, her lip was fine. It took a bit to finally get a good look, but I saw a tooth that was out of place & a pool of blood behind it. I called D and told her what happened, then I put GD in the car & drove her to D’s house. After the snooze on the way over, plus some cuddles with her mom, GD was back to her normal self. But she had to see a pediatric dentist Monday morning to make sure that there wasn’t damage to the adult tooth underneath. Fortunately, all was well. But the dentist asked her if GD had trouble feeding as an infant. She did - in fact, she never took to nursing so was exclusively fed breast milk by bottle her first year (it took awhile to find a nipple that worked for her). Turns out GD has a very pronounced tongue-tie. He suggests waiting until it’s braces time & taking care of it then if it’s a problem for her. I learn something new every day.
@kelsmom - glad your GD is ok and that the dentist noted the ankyloglossia with her tongue. Younger gs didn’t/doesn’t feed well and I had wondered if that was an issue for him too. Haven’t heard but with all the lactation specialists someone should have checked, I would think. @rockymtnhigh2 I’ve taken my 4th covid test. Negative. Its a COLD. But it sucks. Where do these kids get them all?
GD had tongue tie. They figured it out when she had a hard time feeding. They performed laser surgery (minor cut) on her. D1 also took GD to see a baby chiropractor to do minor adjustments. GD seems to be all fine now.
DD2 fell down on the bed playing with DD1 and DD1 rolled - so DD2’s two front baby teeth were damaged. She had already seen this pediatric dentist before as our dental plan had a 18 mo visit. She did no damage to permanent teeth; eventually from what I remember she did need to have a little root canal type work done. One tooth had fallen out not long after (she had little braces for a while to stabilize the baby teeth) and then some time after the other fell out. So she was w/o her two front teeth for longer than most kids. Thankful no permanent teeth damaged.
Arrggh. GD,3, woke up with fever and sore throat. We’re all thinking, just when the vaccine is hopefully finally really going to be available! But she’s Covid negative and strep positive, so a quiet weekend and antibiotics mean she won’t miss the end of school activities this week.
I was not a happy camper when I got my mail today. I got a jury duty summons for August. GD will go into daycare three days a week in Mid-September, but in the meantime, I am watching her 2-3 times a week. I really don’t want to miss out on my last weeks with her! Maybe I’ll get lucky & not actually get called in … I have to call every night for two weeks to see if I do get called … but I assume that I will get called. There is a Covid exemption that allows probably 80% of the adults in my state to get a postponement (BMI >30 or smoker or type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure are among the automatic reasons you can postpone). The cherry on top is the fact that it’s for the US District Court in a college town that is a very construction-filled hour & 15 minutes away, and gas prices are currently at least $5.29/gallon. I know it’s my civic duty, but I am currently pretty unhappy about it.
I don’t know if there will be an option to defer, but I am going to try. If it could get pushed to October or so, it would be helpful. The paperwork only talks about Covid-related postponements, but hopefully there will be an option to request a postponement when I do my questionnaire. I am familiar with local district court, but the US District Court is intimidating.
My D was able to defer her US district court jury duty here in California from June to October without any problem. I think there was a number that she called and spoke with someone that gave her the options of when she could defer it to.
I am enjoying these last couple months of taking care of my little sweetie, and I don’t want to miss out. Not to mention that it puts D in a bind, since her MIL works part time so may not be able to cover for me. Hopefully, I can get a couple months reprieve.
Usually any court (and US District court is different) will allow one deferral, especially for a family reason.
On the other hand, US District courts don’t have nearly as many jury trials as local courts, and often they only start jury trials on certain days of the week (Mon or Tues), so even though you have to call in every day, your chances aren’t the same every day.
Good luck. I’d love to be on a US district court jury. The court house is immaculate, air conditioned, no one just walking around and entering to use the bathrooms, no cell phones allowed AT ALL so it’s quiet, no criminals in custody walking around the halls (they enter the courtrooms thru elevators in the center of the building)…really, the Cadillac of jury duty. We have one older courthouse that is absolutely gorgeous with stained glass windows all around, 20 foot ceilings, marble… but I don’t think they have jury trials in that courtroom.
@garland ~ I hope your GD is feeling much better!
We have lost count - but I am guessing that GS has taken two dozen antigen tests and at least that many PCR tests. He is now five and has had his initial series of the vaccine. He will get his booster before he begins Kindergarten in August. GD has probably taken ten PCR tests. We are anxiously waiting for GD to be eligible to start her vaccinations. She just turned three.
@kelsmom ~ I feel your pain! I have been summoned for Federal Jury Duty / United States District Court for July and August. I am on call for two months! My request to be excused or deferred was denied. The clerk told me I will need to speak to the judge in person. I care for my GS and GD about ten (varied) days each month. I have been their only caregiver. H could take care of the kiddos by himself, but it would not be a great day for anyone, as he is not very mobile these days. I agree that it is my civic duty, but I’d be happier to wait until 2024 when both grandchildren will be in school all day. We will figure it out.