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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...We said we were not going anywhere and that the last week of July and first week of August would be best.  We have another baby due then and the grandparents can fly in to cover caring for the older child. 
We said this verbally and in writing. It seemed agreeable by both sides...[/quote]

This part is really bugging me. OP, when you say "it seemed agreeable.." that seems too ambiguous to me. Did your nanny say "Yes, those dates work for me." ??? OR, did she say "those dates should probably work for me." ??? You might want to go back to the writing you've mentioned (texts/emails/whatever) and make sure that she definitively said those were the dates she would take her vacation, and not anything less committed (like "probably" or "I think they should" etc).

OPs nanny was trying to be accommodating, which is why she asked which dates her MB would prefer. She tried to make it work, and it didn't. If the nanny had not asked for MBs input, and arrived at the dates (end of August) by herself, MB would still be in the same position because DBs pat leave would be over by then, and as OP has stated, the grandparents have other plans at that time. DBs paternity leave timing AND the grandparents being unavailable at that time are both factors that have NOTHING AT ALL to do with the nanny changing her mind about dates; it would have been an inconvenient time regardless of any previous discussions on vacation dates. Which is why the responsibility to deal with the situation (hire a temp nanny for a week?) lies solely with MB.

I don't know much about the airline change fees but I know I was able to change tickets I bought through Alaska airlines three months in advance with no extra fees. It's definitely worth asking the airline, especially since it is so far in advance.[/quote]

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