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I shared a little while back about our plans to do a nanny share. You can read all about it here. It was all fun and games talking about finding our perfect nanny, but actually interviewing candidates and deciding on the perfect fit wasn’t quite as easy. Finding someone that you’ll trust with your brand [...]

Now that my maternity leave is almost over (just a week left, yikes!), we’ve really had to start focusing on the plan for Baby H when I return to work. Mr. H is self employed and works from home, which means that technically he has the flexibility to watch her during the day. However, realizing [...]

Last night, I did something new for the first time:  I made dinner.  I’m only kidding.. sort of. For the first three years of our marriage, Papa Jumper and I had pretty predictable schedules.  We both worked full time jobs, had breakfast and coffee together in the morning, and took turns making dinner at home [...]

The Nanny Search Begins Nanny Interview Questions When we were hiring a nanny for Charlie, we did 1-day trials with two different nannies. Based on how they did during their trials — feeding Charlie, playing with him, and putting him down for naps — we could have hired either one of them. Ultimately we decided [...]

I need to start interviewing nannies asap, and to make sure we find the perfect candidate, I’ve compiled a list of questions to ask during interviews. In the past, I think I’ve just been way too casual about interviews simply because I didn’t know exactly what I wanted in a nanny as a first time mom. [...]

We’re just beginning the process of hiring a nanny for Olive. Luckily we live in a young, family-dense neighborhood where nannies are in abundance. This is also the best time of year to hire a nanny because many nannies are laid off after September, as children head to kindergarten and preschool. I’m very active on [...]

Now that Olive is a month old, I need to start the search for a nanny soon.  Two of the biggest factors we’ll have to consider when hiring a nanny is whether they want to be paid off the books, and whether they have a green card.  According to a recent study conducted by Park [...]