Leaving Jacob with someone else tomorrow!

[moss]

As the title says, tomorrow will be the first time I leave Jacob with anyone but my husband. I was expecting it to be next Friday. My chemistry lecturer had offered (asked if she could, "pleeeease" actually) watch him while we have an exam, and then again in the afternoon when we tour the dissection rooms and present a project because it wouldn't be nice to bring him to that. I trust her! She is obviously very intelligent, and she is a grandmother. But she offered to do a trial-run tomorrow while we are in a class so that the first time won't be when we are in an exam. This was just decided tonight, so it is kind of unexpected. I'm feeling very strange about him being with anyone other than us, and worried about how he will handle it as he has been very clingy lately.

Also, because she is my lecturer, I feel funny about the possibiity of her having to change him or feed him. It is only for a couple of hourse so she may not have to, and she IS a grandmother so she obviously knows it might happen, but still...

On a happier note, how lucky am I to score a grandmother/lecturer for my first babysitter, and for free?

 

[Redshoes]

I'm sure you will be fine as you'll be busy with your studies, and all being well Jacob will enjoy the attention from this lady, and you are comfortable leaving him with her which is most important Very best wishes with the Chemostry too, and I hope its a good day all round

 

[Sherlock]

At that age Galen used to love having other people spend a couple of hours looking after him. We have a few people who did so and continue to do so for us. His Granny from Oz was over and was new to him and he used to love the attention she gave him. A new face to smile and squeal at, I am sure he'll be fine.

 

[Leese]

How'd it go? so nice for you to have a lecturer who would look after Jacob, you must be a very good student!

 

[moss]

Haha lets just say that I have potential.

It went well! I could have sworn I posted a follow-up to this, but it isn't here. I either dreamed it, or it is somewhere completely random. We got to the class with the pushchair, which is unusual because we usually bring him in a sling, but since he was getting take decided to take the chair. This through him off a bit I think (and being rushed out the door earlier than usual) and he was pretty upset. This was not the way i wanted to leave him for the first time! I handled it well though because I really like the woman who took him, and she was being really friendly and sweet towards him.

I sat through the class and felt very strange and incomplete, but I wasn't worried. Well, I was a little worried that he was going to scream the whole time, but I knew he would be safe. It also felt a little good to be able to concentrate on a lecture without worrying every time he breathed! I feel terrible saying that, though.

We got out and went straight to her office, where she was feeding him. He looked very happy, staring at her and squeezing her thumb. She said they had been playing on the floor and he was talking to her and laughing. Awww. Then Jacob saw me and started crying! He didn't want to go back to me!

After that, we left and he feel asleep in his chair, which was surprising because he doesn't normally unless he has had a very long day, which is rare since we usually hold him.

So I guess, as long as I get around to expressing enough, Friday will be fine!