Epilogue
 

No offense viet_mom but with all the strange people that you have described as living in your small town, I feel like I am witnessing an episode of a David Lynch show.

aV

Epilogue
 

Play the NannyCam videotape at her rehearsal dinner. Hijinks ensue!

Seriously, you're like freakin' Job over there. Hope you feel better soon. You're overdue for some good karma.

Mom of the Week
 

Viet Mom, you deserve the Mom of the Week Award. I'm just glad that the Babe is safe, and that she has a mommy who loves her, and that your house didn't burn down.

PS, now might be a good time to pick up some Febreze.

Epilogue
 

Now would be a good time to look into adopting that second child you were wondering about.

Epilogue
 

Confidential to viet_mom: It's a trick! Do not accept delivery of any large packages from Minnesota, especially if the packages are smoking, leaking, or making muffled noises!

Panda's in the club!!!
 

In light of the Viet Mom sitcom episode, I wonder what I've gotten into. Nonetheless, it's too late to turn back now - we recently welcomed into the world our very first little panda cub! Mom and cub are doing well, as shown below:

http://images.allposters.com/images/pa/6445016.jpg

Sleep...I remember sleep.....

Panda's in the club!!!
 

Congratulations. You're in for a treat.

Don't worry. You'll soon forget it, and you'll be happier for it.

Panda's in the club!!!
 

Cool.

Ask me about vomit.

No, seriously . . .

Panda's in the club!!!
 

I think you'll have some work to do to beat Viet Mom's story, but otherwise, I think that I can't wait to get a T-shirt that says that.

Bilmore -- what can you tell me about vomit?

Panda In The House
 

Congratulations!!!! And don't worry about vomit. Bilmore forgets that when they are that itty-bitty the stuff actually smells good. It's only when they stop vomiting and starting doing something better defined as "blowing chunks" that the going gets rough.

Vietmom (who is, along with her Babe, suffering the adjustment to day care having returned home from Florida to discover the new Nanny had decided to be a stay at home Mom instead of starting work. Goodbye Nannies. Hello
http://www.kindercare.com

Panda In The House
 

Women are indeed wired differently.

Granted, it certainly doesn't smell like vomit. And it doesn't smell bad. But "good"? Love is a many splendored thing.

Panda's in the club!!!
 

Congratulations! And that is one cute cub!

Panda's in the club!!!
 

Thanks. I have to say, she takes after her mom.

Footage; Cottage
 

Does anyone know if there is a place one can bring those little tapes on which we we record videocam footage of our kids doing such fab things and walk out a few minutes later with the footage on a DVD? Anytime I ask about what to do with these little tapes I end up overwhelmed with all this talk about buying this and that and doing stuff on the computer. Can't I just give it to someone and they give it back on DVD? I don't need to edit in Frank Sinatra songs to the backdrop or other stuff (NTTAWWT).

Final question of the day, to daycare center parents: do children really learn to sleep on those awful cots used for naptime, to wit: http://www.ncpg.net/cot33.jpg
Vietbabe passed out for 15 minutes on it, rolled over and fell off it and was not pleased at all. Also - for those of you (if there are any) that converted from Nanny care to daycare center, will I ever get over the feeling that I've just stuck my kid back in an orphanage?

Footage; Cottage
 

Re: the cots: amazingly, they do, and they quickly become more cooperative about napping on those than they are at home with all the comforts.

If you pick a day to drop in at a random time during the day (mid morning or mid afternoon), you will quickly feel less like you are leaving her at an orphanage. Drop off time can be traumatic, because there's more crying and carrying on; mid morning or mid afternoon, you are likely to see more of the fun stuff they actually do all day. If its possible, too, hang out for 10 minutes when you pick up- idle chit chat with the teachers can help you get a much better picture of their day. My kids went to a kindercare; for the most part, I've been very happy with the center, though each age room is different. I find in mine their turnover is higher in the older (preschool and K) rooms, which has been somewhat less than optimal, but I was very happy with the 1-3 year old programs, and my son did get quite attached to several of his teachers. And when you get to preschool, pre-k, there are a lot more options out there to choose from anyway.

edited by Not Bob to fix the quote tag.