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October 28, 2004
Here, doctor doctor doctor...that's a good boy!
Yes, we're searching for a doctor. A pediatrician, more specifically. We've been given a line on a guy who practices at the same pediatric clinic Lara's Mom used when Lara was a child, and he has experience with adopted children, so that'll be our first go. Hopefully I can get in to see him next Wednesday morning.
Next up after that is a visit to one of the two five-star child care establishments in Cabarrus County. No appointment, here, of course. We know for a fact Emma will be in day care starting a few months after we get back. We could be a one-income family, but it would be a truly huge sacrifice, since Lara makes nearly as much as I do.
Add to that the fact that both of us are the only people at our respective jobs who do what we do, and that to leave our respective fields would mean falling irretrievably behind, and you might begin to see why we're not interested in going the "stay at home parent" route, as appealing as it is. Jamie's lucky enough to be able to do it, but in her situation, day care would eat up most of her salary.
So we're shooting for the best care we can get after it's time for us to go back. Hopefully this place will look good, and we know they're taking in new clients. This isn't a decision I look forward to making, but we'll have to get around to it at some point -- better sooner than later.
Posted by at October 28, 2004 10:38 PM