It's terribly unnerving, leaving your child with a babysitter for the first time. Luckily, we had a great one. Katie, Chad's younger sister was pretty much our go to babysitter for the first year of Afton's life. In fact, until we moved to Santa Rosa, we never had to leave Afton with anyone but family and that was mostly thanks to Katie.
Sometimes it felt as if Afton liked her better. I know, I know, that's crazy. But Katie could often get Afton down for naps much easier and with much less crying than I could. Just call her a regular Mary Poppins. I just hope she wasn't giving her spoon fulls of sugar to get her to sleep!
I hate to say Afton has a favorite Aunt or Uncle, but simply due to the amount of time they spent together, Katie would win favorite.
I honestly never had to worry about Afton being unhappy while Chad or I was away, when she was with Katie. I always had a peaceful feeling and just knew she was in good hands. Now that we don't live by our families anymore we definitely miss all our wonderful baby sitters, but most especially Katie.
So thanks Aunt Katie for being a wonderful Aunt and a wonderful sitter while we were away!
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