Angela D.

Angela D. watched my son full-time from the time he was 9 1/2 weeks old until he was six months old and we moved away. I was so sad to have to say goodbye to such a wonderful sitter. Angela is caring, communicative, and flexible. I found it very easy to develop a good routine with her and it was so great to not have to worry about my son while I was at work. Every morning when I dropped him off, he smiled when he saw Angela, and he arrived home happy and healthy every afternoon. She made me smile by occasionally sending pictures or videos or just emails which let me know how he was doing. She was open to suggestion when it came to feeding, toys, activities, etc. but she was also comfortable without direction, which made things very easy for me (though I am easygoing about such things, but I suspect she would also be fine with parents who have more definite ideas than I did). She was also extremely reliable; in the four months she watched my baby, she only took one day off for illness. Angela also showed good judgment about when to contact me; she called a handful of times when she had a concern about my son but also knew that if her question was not an immediate concern, she could make a decision and wait until we next saw each other to ask if that was what I wanted/expected, which meant distractions at work were minimal. We cloth diapered and breastfed, and Angela made it so easy to continue doing that while at daycare, so our son's diet and routine were seamless. After we found out we were moving, she offered to watch the baby any time during the moving process, and also offered to get a work crew together to help us with the painting and yardwork at our old house (and she did both of these things). She is truly a kind, compassionate, wonderful human being. Bottom line: our son thrived while in Angela D.'s care. He was at an age where it is hard to leave a baby in care because they can't talk to you about their day when they're that young, but Angela clearly cared about and enjoyed watching my son, and he adored her. I felt truly lucky and blessed to have found such a wonderful caregiver, and I would recommend Angela without reservation. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Erin S.