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[quote=Anonymous]We have employed our nanny for three years and she truly is part of the family.  We are now expecting a second child and I am having reservations if she's the right person to work with our family.  She's great with babies, but doesn't do other tasks aside from caring for our child.  This means that I am preparing lunch, and getting DS ready for preschool in the morning (a very hard task when I'm 8 months pregnant and getting myself ready for work).  We have a housekeeper so she's never been responsible for doing our daughter's laundry or other light cleaning nor have I expected her to be.

The reasons I would like to continue employing her are:
1. She and DS have a wonderful bond
2. She is incredibly trustworthy
3. She is always prompt and has rarely taken sick days.  
4. She really has taught DS so much and he's met all his milestones.  Has always been very well cared for. 
5. I like her
6. She's older and I'm worried it will be hard for her to find new employment

My concerns are:
1. She seems to have her hands full simply taking care of DS
2. She's unwilling to run to the store to pick up diapers or other things we might have run out of. 
3. Lately she has not taken our son on as many outings and seems tired. 
4. I worry that the drop off and pick up from school (which is walking distance from our house) will be too much for her with an additional baby.  
5. She's not the best with problem solving.  (i.e. if things aren't exactly where they should be, she won't necessarily look for them). 
6. I think that both she and DS nap for about 3 hours a days while I'm at work.  Not something that bothered me before but now that another one is coming I worry she won't be able to keep up with both of them. 
7. She's done some things recently that make me think she's having trouble managing stress (leaving our door wide open, losing the metro card we provide for her, locking the keys in the house). 
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