Saying goodbye

Today we said goodbye to Aaron's first nanny. Julie started with us in September, back when Aaron couldn't sit up on his own, didn't flirt with strangers in restaurants, and was generally much less interactive than he is today. It was a sad day for us as well as Julie. Aaron lights up when he sees her and I know she adores him as much as he adores her.

Julie doesn't graduate until May, but she is starting a new ("real") job on Monday related to her major (pyschology). As a going away gift, we got Julie a Starbucks giftcard (she often arrived with a Starbucks cup in hand) and a reuasable insulated cup from Starbucks that we were able to customize by adding photos of Aaron (including this one we just took today) to the paper insert. Julie also surprised us with a Thank You card and offered to come play with Aaron sometime when we need to get out of the house.

Julie has been a great care provider for Aaron and one that will be sorely missed and hard to replace.