After a 16 years break here I am doing this new mom thing ..LOL , my plan was not to return to work after having bubba, but the reality of being a DHW was not a appealing as the TV show,so with just about a week before i had to return behind my desk...the panic of looking/finding great childcare for my Ryry left me with no edges.
Where do I even start ??? how am I going to know if its a right person for my LO and I ??? and let me not start on my mother sharing all those horrific story about Nursery and childminder.
Anyways i have decided to use the Childcare.co.uk App as per the advert and take it from there only 2 options really caught me eyes and Martine was at the top of the list with SHAMAZING review ...i was like this is too good to be true.
Anyways I made the call, book to have a visit with Martine , not expecting much to be honest ( please note that Ryry is highly selectively social , just like her mama lol ) .
Now as we arrived at Martine's i felt at ease straight away , she is really welcoming as warm , the kids that the were on the date were always welcoming :-) , her home is lovely and safe for the kids.
Ryry went on the sofa and got comfortable ( which she never does in a new/unfamiliar setting) , so we discussed about her availability, the ours that works for both of us , and the fact that Ryry has never been left with anyone apart form myself and her aunt.
before living Martine reach out to ryry to get acquainted and to my grand surprise...she went with open arms ( I shed a tear). We Had 2 "settling session " but my mind was made up from the time i had left her house on the 1st meeting.
Aryah settled in really nicely with the kids and Martine , she does have her fussy days , but that is only because she wants Matine's attention all to herself :-) and we cant blame her for that .I get daily pictures of her during the day , Martine's does great activities with the kids and also implement a healthy eating routine ( i mean my girl now loves rice cakes *yeahhh* ) she has also developed so much , it is juat so amazing to see her leaning and growing and being happy with her little circle of friends.
She absolutely adores Martine , every morning upon her arrival she gives Martine the biggest hugs ever ( even i don't get those type of hugs :-( lol ). Like all mom I was highly anxious about returning to work and leaving my little energetic bundle of joy to a complete stranger , but Martine made it easy and she is far from being a stranger to us , she really feel like family ( i mean i was out and about with Ryry on Saturday and we bumped into Martine , after a long 10 minutes hug this girl was ready to head home with Martine ) .
Like the title says ...who needs Mary poppings ??? NOT ME
Thank you Martine for being incredible .

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