not good news

 As my dad put it, we got the worst gift and the best gift on Graham's first birthday on Friday. I will post good news and happy pictures in a separate post, but wanted to get this out there...it's good for all to be aware. This is the second life event for me that being more aware might have prevented something like this from happening. (the first being held up at gunpoint and robbed, by answering my post-college apt door without checking to see who was there first.) UGHGHHHHHHH.

Friday evening, after a fun-filled day of Graham's first birthday festivities, we received a knock on the door from a neighbor. She told us that her nanny, who hangs out with our nanny during the day with the kids, had alerted her that our nanny has been hitting (hitting!!) Graham on the backside of the head, as well as using foul language/names directed toward him. (if you want exact examples, call me...there are more instances than one.) Oh my God, words can't describe the rage we have felt. I won't get into those details, but after looking into this further and getting the details straight from the source, I'm saddened to say it's true and our sweet, precious, happy baby boy has been a victim of this ridiculous nanny "discipline" - that I only thought you could read about. Never did I think it would happen to us. How any human being can treat a BABY in the ways she did is beyond me and my wildest imagination. (I don't mean to make this sound more dramatic than it is, but any form of touching MY BABY to discipline him is UNACCEPTABLE.)

He has not been injured, thank you God, and we are so fortunate that this was caught and reported. Of course I wish I knew sooner, I wish we had a nanny cam, I wish I wasn't so trusting, I wish I was more aware, I wish there weren't people in the world who seem so loving on the outside didn't have a hidden evil side. We are beside ourselves with disappointment and can't even fathom why a person could even think to act this way to OUR beautiful baby boy. Needless to say, she's out of our lives forever.

It really sucks that I am writing about a mother's worst nightmare on Mother's Day, hello Debbie Downer, BUT I'm so grateful to our neighbor who told us even though she was shaking in her boots and it was so hard for her to do (we didn't know her before this), and very grateful to her nanny who is looking out for our son that she barely knows. I'm also happy that this has made me more aware, God forbid that anything like this or worse should happen again. Lastly, I'm blessed with a happy, well-adjusted little man who is the joy and love of my life.

Despite the dispicable news, we did have a fun weekend of birthday joys and mother's day happiness! Fun pictures to follow!