Daycare Difficulty

Kris and my FMLA time (family medical leave) is about to come to an end - well kind of. We were lucky that both of our workplaces were flexible to use the FMLA time for part-time days. So to simplify what I am trying to say, I took 6 weeks full time off, and then am spreading out the other 6-weeks of time into 12 part-time weeks. Luckily, since I worked more than 20 hours a week some weeks, I still have about 100 hours left. Anyway...the reason I am explaining all this is that we have been on one daycare's waiting list since November, with the knowledge that we wouldn't need it until the end of April or May - putting Karmann in at 4 or 5 months old. I have been calling almost every two weeks to see if there is any movement or update as to when Karmann may have a spot. I called again last week, and just heard back today that we are 7th on the list, and nothing is moving until May. This puts us in a predicament, since we were hoping to be back to work full time by May. So, I started calling other daycares around Downtown to see what the status was for their services. They are all full through July or August - crap! So we are trying to figure out what to do. 

This has been an emotional day for me having to deal with this issue. I don't believe anyone ever really wants to put their child in daycare - I would much rather prefer a family member or close friend watching my child at home than a stranger in a strange place, but we have no choice! Plus, I guess its similar to sending them to school when they are older, but that's different - they can speak and feed themselves at that point. But I digress...we are lucky to be on a list for a really nice place directly across the street from Kris' office and two blocks from mine - close enough to where I could nurse during a break if I wanted to! So it would not be a bad situation, but the timing is what is off at this point. Anyway, we are still trying to figure out what to do in the worse case scenario, so I guess I'll give you an update once I know what is going on. In the meantime, pray that we move up on the list quickly! We'd appreciate it!