Bachan

Our babysitter had a medical emergency last Thursday. To give her a chance to rest and recuperate, we kept Chloe at home for almost a week. Since it happened suddenly, we had to scramble to make arrangements for Chloe’s care in the interim. I ended up taking 1.5 days off work. Randy took one day. Randy’s mom (Chloe’s Bachan) took 2 days off and came over to stay at our house to watch Chloe the remaining 2 days.

We are so fortunate that Randy’s mom was (1) able to take the days off on such late notice and (2) willing to do so. Not only was she willing, she practically jumped at the opportunity to spend time with her grand-baby. I know of grandparents who live so far away from their families that they cannot help when help is needed. I also know of grandparents who are not so inclined to chip in even though they love their children/grandchildren dearly. With these in mind, we are grateful for such a doting and helpful Bachan.

Side note: Not only did Bachan come over to watch Chloe, she even cleaned our stove, range hood, microwave, and toaster oven and weeded our backyard while she was here. Where did she find time to do all this while taking such good care of our little rascal? This shows it IS possible to keep a tidy house even with a little one in tow. We obviously have lots to learn from Bachan. We should have her over more often. :)