We have a brunch booked for the Habtoor Grand Grill and the organizer has (stupidly?) booked an outside table. I was already considering having our sitter look after DS and now with the added possibility of having him in the scorching midday heat, I think a sitter is the only option.
Apart from leaving DS with grandparents during the daytime, we have never left him in the care of our sitter. Now I do trust her, she is a full time nanny for close friends of ours, but my DS doesn't really know her that well. We have used her in the past during the evening but he is usually in bed by the time she arrives. At the moment we seem to be in the middle of a stranger anxiety phase (please God let it be a phase!) and I am really concerned that leaving him in the care of our sitter will upset him too much. In preparation for the brunch DS and I have spent time with our sitter whilst she has been working with our friends child so I am hoping this might make a difference.
I really am in two minds about whether to go or not. One side of my brain keeps shouting 'this is way too much stress for an afternoon out', 'it's not fair to put DS through this', 'what happens if something goes wrong whilst I'm out?'. Whilst the other side is screaming 'you deserve to enjoy a child free brunch', 'you live in Dubai without family this is the only option', 'if he is upset you can just come home'.
This is another difficulty about living abroad. DS is 9 months old. We have had a handful of evenings out without him, but have never left him during the day before (let alone a whole night!). I feel we need to get used to leaving him with other people (obviously trusted sitters!) as this is probably good for him, as well as our sanity.
So this brunch will either be a success, or a disaster. I'm hoping to return to a happy baby and I have managed to enjoy at least one drink without worrying..... am I dreaming? We will see.....
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