6 Months & A Quandary

The babies went for their 6 month well baby visit today. Here are the latest stats!


Rea- 16lb2oz and 25in
J- 15lb15oz and 26in


Wow! J is closing the weight gap back up but he's really grown a lot in length! He grew 1.5 inches in 2 months! Rea grew an inch too! (She was 24in at 4mths and J was 24.5 at 4mths.)
Dr. Bubba is very pleased with their growth. They continue to pretty hover around the 50th percentiles. Yay! He also said that we can start with the teething biscuits and in a month start with some diary. (Full fat yogurt and we they are eating better, cheese and such.) He said that we can start weaning to full fat milk around 11 months. (He said a lot of babies respond well when over the course of a few weeks or a month slowly changing the bottle from formula to milk.)

He gave me some ideas on clearing up Rea cradle cap. (Ugh. So gross! I got rid of J's with one treatment of the cradle cap stuff in the baby section, but it's not working on Rea!) He did say some scalps are just very stubborn and it takes a long time to clear up.

Rea had the most pitiful cry while getting her shots. So pitiful that me and nurse were like, "Aww..." She just looked at her daddy, poked her lip out and did this hiccupy sniffle cry. So pitiful. (But I'm sure it'll get her places later on with her dad!)


They did great overall.



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Now for my quandary.

I was offered the assistant front office manager position. (More or less. She called to see if there was any way I could work with the rotating schedule. She said I was the lead candidate.)

Now it's the question of if we can do this.

I would start out either on start grave shift (10pm-6am) or splits grave/swing (10pm-6am & 2pm-10pm). So that would mean we'd have to find a babysitter/nanny for the kids for at least a few hours between the time I had to leave for work (9pm) until John gets home (usually 1-2am) but that was flexible enough to stay much later if need be. Sometimes, if something big happens, John can't just leave work. (Last night for example. He got home around 8am this morning. Supposed to get off around midnight.) But they had a huge deal that he had to take care of and of course it happened right at the end of his shift.)

On the months I worked day shift it wouldn't be so bad. John and I would be passing each other and not really have time together, but we probably wouldn't need any childcare for those months.

But for the months I worked swing shift, we'd need a full time nanny/sitter.


The money isn't great, but it's better than nothing. (And things are getting really tight.) But I'd also be driving 30-45 minutes- one way- and spending that money on gas. Plus the expense of the nanny/sitter.

I ran a few numbers, some estimates obviously, and it looks like we'll clear about 900$ (give or take a 100$) a month after gas and childcare. On the months were we don't necessarily need a full time nanny/sitter, it would be more.


I really don't want to go back to work, but need to do what's best for my family. (And me in a way.) Having the assistant manager title can (and probably will) open up a lot of opportunities down the road. It would look great on my resume. (And the truth is we can't afford to be a one income family indefinitely.)

I would like to hold off on something 'better' but am scared to pass it up. (Let's face, the economy is in the toilet right now. If I can find another job at all it'll be amazing.)

I'd be back in the hotel business that I ultimately enjoy. (Even if it is in gaming.)

Ugh. The drive! I hate the drive! (And it's like 5 or 10 minutes longer than what I had to drive at the other casino. Blah on driving!)

But the hotel is also working towards a 4 star Mobil rating. Also a Good Thing for the resume. (And I have a little experience with 4 star standards.)



She said to research the sitter/nanny situation to see if it's feasible for me and to get back with her next week.


What to do?


Why can't there just be an easy solution?!



Gina