Hey boo,

So a while back, on my Instagram, I had a nanny vs daycare post just to get views from other mommies on whether to take a toddler to daycare or get a nanny and I actually got really good pointers that it made me wish I had posted this before I got a nanny, because WOW!!!

So in September 2019,just before my baby girl turned 6months, I got a job and as happy as I was, I was left with such little time to actually find a “good” nanny so I just went and took an elderly lady from church and because I knew her from church I thought I could trust her. Best believe the first few months I thought this woman was the best nanny ever and even though my mom would complain about her not cleaning the house, I just didnt care as long as my daughter was well taken care of.

Then one day, I started to realize that the nappies and milk were getting finished so quick but my baby was constantly having nappy rash but I didn’t think much about it (my trust for her made me turn a blind eye). A few weeks passed by and I got a call from my dad on a Monday afternoon while at work, telling me that there is only 1 nappy left and I wasn’t even stressed about it, I just told him about the last pack that was supposed to last until the end of the month and even longer but to my surprise I was told there is no nappy and that “I probably forgot that there weren’t anymore nappies”. Now such can be so frustrating especially when you no longer have a cent in your pocket except transport money for the rest of the month because you have already sorted out everything you needed to (I know I should start saving) and here I was now having to buy nappies. I should have let her go right there and then right? Well, the kind person in me just thought of her children and how they’d manage if I let her go.

So she stuck around for a while, until one day my mother found her spanking my baby girl while bathing her and that for me, was the last straw. I mean what forces a human being, an adult, to go and spank a toddler that is not even a year old? I started wondering and picturing what happens when no one is watching her and right then I had to let her go and she didn’t even seem to care for the reason behind it.

So what I’m hoping other moms learn from me is, taking time to evaluate your nannies. Invest in nanny cams if you have to,because honestly you do not want to ever find yourself in the same situation as I did. Some would even recommend that you hire a nanny maybe a month or two before you go back to work just so you can teach them how you want your child taken care of.

Do you have a similar story? How do you look for nannies and make sure they stay in line?

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Hey boo,

Have you realized how time flies when you are having the time of your life? I’ve enjoyed being a mother to this precious soul that I forgot to look at the time and I forgot to take a moment to actually try and pause it all.

On the 5th of December my baby girl turned 9months,she now has a bright smile(teeth) could stand and can scream the words Tata out like it’s nothing and I’m just left thinking when did all this happen? It feels like yesterday when she just so tiny and in could fit in my arms but now she’s a big girl, running around in her walker and making a noise.

The only mission we had though has been her teething, she had no appetite and was starting to lose weight (mommies please invest in multi vitamins) which just frustrated me because as great a thing it is that she can now grab a piece of meat and have a bite, I need her to actually eat her food not just bite whatever she wants once and that’s it.

Now, can we discuss how these children ain’t loyal? My daughter not only looks like her father but she is also not busy saying Tata as her first word, what ever happened to mama? I mean, am I ever going to win in this? Or does every child just start with Tata as their first word?

Anyways, here is to many more words, many more steps, many more months and beautiful memories with our young ones.

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