So the past month has been fairly busy for us. Jaime and I have decided that she will stay home full time with McKenna starting in March! It was a tough decision and took some finagling with finances and schedules but it'll work out great for all of us I think. Jaime might continue to help out at Plywood Supply a few hours a night after I get off to watch McKenna, which would be beneficial for both parties involved. We'll see how that goes.
We are in the process of getting a daycare license so Jaime can watch a few kids during the day so McKenna can make some friends and we can make a little money as well. We've started to childproof our home which is actually kind of fun. I'm making a wrap around bench in the dining area so we can have some more storage and seating, and we've already moved the furniture around so the living room and dining room are child friendly. We'll be moving the guest bed from the nursery into the office and we're getting a few more smaller cribs or mats (depending on the ages we watch) that will go in the nursery. We have signed up for first aid, adult CPR (we already took the child CPR), an 8 hour training/informational class, and a few others. I still have to take a 8 hour AIDS class and we have to take a 20 hour STARS training program as well. It's amazing how much is required to be licensed as a daycare from the State of Washington! I'll also be adding a linked NellNell Daycare Website to our main NellNell.com site for the parents and kids, so you can check that out in the near future as well.
McKenna started her first days in a local daycare on the first full week of February while Jaime puts in her last month of work. Wouldn't you know it, the very first week she was there she got sick with a fever and a raw throat and such. We took her to the doctor who prescribed some amoxicillan and assured us it was now or later, but it still makes me mad. And to top it off, McKenna then passed her sickness on to Jaime and I, who both got it pretty bad and had to stay home from work for a few days each because of it. Doh!
Well, that's not all but it's late and I best be off to bed. If you haven't checked out the new McKenna pictures on our main site please check them out when you have a moment. McKenna is starting to smile and giggle quite a bit now, and it's quite contagious (almost like her daycare virus)!
Hope all is well with you and yours,
Until next time...

Oh, PS, as promised here are a few pics of the new man room changes.

Jealous Yet?

:)