So cute!

The "woe" picture is KILLING me. Look at his wee little arms!

Oh, he is de-lish!

Um, pretty sure if I had a choice between lounging by the pool with a little slice of heaven like Noah, or sitting inside, staring at my computer, racking my brain about the several nannies I interviewed previously, all to please a bunch of people I've never met, I'd choose the former.

Hoorah for summer!

Precious! I especially like the way the turtle matches the green in the towel.

or just more photos would be great, too.

Dude. Could your kid BE any cuter?

Is Noah participating in cannibalism here? Also, your thighs are very nice but baby thighs are delish!

Oh damn he is cuter every single day. How does that work? We're living at the pool this summer, it is great.

OH MY GOSH! TOOOOOOOO CUTE! Love the facial expressions!

Turtles make everything better.

Nothing wrong with forcing your highly desirable friendship on someone. It's really for their benefit. You're only thinking of others.

Ooooh the Wall! How the mighty crash with no nap!

I hear ya.

Ok I have to say...I'm kind of glad to see Noah gets upset, because I was getting bitter. Jojo was a nightmare at an indian restaurant tonight AND had a diaper blowout, which he had not had in months.

I'm SO glad Noah liked the water & the pool! Good luck making friends-- I know it can be difficult, but then again, I'm not royalty. ;)

Is it okay to hate you because 1) we are the same age 2) you have a baby and I have never had one and 3) your thighs look better than mine ever have?

A little hate? Just raging jealousy? I'm fine with that.

What E. said.

Amalah's thighs: The Other White Meat.

Dr. Johnny Fever: The Biggest Asshole On the Internet, Yet I Love Him Anyway and I DON'T KNOW WHY

Just a great entry. Soooo jealous of your tiny, white thighs. I have the bigger version of same. Only, without the cute Noah to make everything better.

The other white meat, indeed.

SCRUNCHYYYYYYY FACE!

Look at your skinny little thighs! Are you sure you had a baby less than a year ago? Wait till you have 3 like me! Nope, you'll still be skinny. Ah... well.... I'll just live vicariously I guess!

I am LOVING the agony picture. So afflicted! Yet so adorable!

Noah is so preshus!

The agony photo is killing me.

Unless the nanny story includes lots of pictures of Noah, don't bother.

I just adore that little munchkin!

damnit! I had to retype that entry three times and I messed it up the last time and typed "arms" instead of "thighs." I suck immensely.

Turtles make everything okay.

We took NikkiZ to the pool for the first time this week and she was FASCINATED by the whole go-under-water-and-disappear thing. hehe.

Oh my GOD! He is the cutest thing in the world!

But Karma, you are right about her. Good luck with the nanny hunt, I can't even begin to imagine how frustrating it must be. I'm sure you have already thought of it but maybe someone (a parent or a worker) from the day care place he was in while you were working would be able to help you out...?

Gawd, Noah just keeps getting handsomer (is that a word?). He's such a little man!! I bet he got tons of phone numbers at the pool, right? That babysitter you were trying to poach should have been seeking HIM out.

Glad you had fun at the pool. You both deserve it, and it sounds like way more fun than the nanny decision, even with the Wall of Nap (which, let's face it, is a daily experience anyway).

OK, you know how much I adore you, and I hope you don't take offense, but I was surprised to see you considering a nanny for preshus Noah. I have 3 kids. 3. And I work from home doing a variety of things (some of my A Girl's Gotta Spa! posts have been picked up by an online fashion magazine yippie!)...oh where was I? I just work a routine around the kids and have never even considered a nanny or babysitter for them while I am home working. I realize you have bigger gigs than myself, but I guess I was just surprised that you only have one child and want a nanny.

Please don't send me hate mail. lol. I'm just surprised.

the agony picture is priceless. noah is just freakin' cute.

hope the nanny thing is going well for you. most of us will be refreshing your sight, waiting to hear!

I swear I'm not a perv, but kid in bathing suits is my crack cocaine.

I just took my little guy to the pool this week to. He loved it.

Okay, he was confused by it. But I loved it.

Holy Cuteness Batman!! I love the Agony photo! Made my face get all scrunchie...I could just feel his pain :)

He's such a beautiful boy Amy.

~Lisa~

Thighs is good. Yes.

Unlike LotionBarBunny I found it impossible to work and care for a child at the same time, so I completely understand the Nanny thing.

For the mere 12 weeks I was home with my daughter I got absolutely NOTHING done during the day. I had tons of designs to do online and after 12 weeks? They were all still waiting.

So - if I were to "work from home" and actually get anything done? Like, you know, to make money? I'd have to have a Nanny or a sitter - even with just ONE baby like you have amalah. As a matter of fact, I think when I first heard you were going to do this I just ASSUMED you'd get one. So - don't fret - there are other of us like you out there!

Gah!

I need to find the nearest attractive man and procreate, like, nowish.

He is absolutely adorable!

I love the "agony!" face. Precious.

Thighs? Them ain't no thighs. Little sticks of pre-pregnancy goodness, maybe, but thighs!?? Pffft. I show you stinkin' thighs.

If there was ever a doubt about who the baby daddy was, people could just take a look at the Woe picture. Holy DNA, the kid looks just like his dad in that shot.

And I love his little man boobies. Maybe he needs a "bro" or a "mansierre"? Or would that be a "tot-sierre"? Not sure.

Hi Amy--
I just wanted to chime in with my experience. Our son has been cared for by a nanny since I went back to work when he was six months old. The hiring process was quite eye-opening. I had to come face to face with a lot of my personal biases, because it can be hard to differentiate between your "gut" and your internalized classism, racism, etcetera. Towards the end, I interviewed the woman who became my son's nanny. Honestly, one of the things that attracted me to her was that she presents herself very well. She is someone I can imagine taking my son to the ER and successfully advocating for him there. That ended up being a criterion for me. Also, she came across as confident, with a lot of her own ideas about taking care of children. That ended up being important to me too. I wanted someone who took ownership and would be a true partner to my husband and me in raising our son. In the end though, I didn't end up relying on my gut, which was giving me a lot of confusing mixed messages quite honestly. I relied heavily on references. After I talked with three of our nanny's past employers, I was overcome with this strong sense that I needed to call her right then and make her an offer. And I did and the rest is history. Two pieces of advice that kept me calm along the way-- it might take 20 interviews (I ended up only doing 15) and a lot of people don't find the right person the first time around. Good luck!

Man, those pics make me want to drop my whole life and fly to another continent to be Noah's nanny. Can I Amy? Please? PLEASE?!

He is so cute it should be a crime!

I wondered how long before someone said they had those same towels!!:-)

Love the "agony" picture. Get that boy a nap!! We are just all so sick of rain, it was nice to see a sunny day.

alrite, now that i finally have a fairly adequate blog (well, at least the beginnings of one), i figured i'd de-lurk and say:

Noah is the king (well, maybe the prince.. my son is the king!) of gorgeous babys!

I absolutely love your blog. It is a part of each of my days. :)

Michelle*

Good luck probing the nannies (oooh that sounded dirty)....though the pool sounds like MUCH more fun. Noah is just adorable!!
I've been reading you for a while now so I thought I should probably delurk just so that you are aware that I'm here. LOL :o)

Dawn

Those are your THIGHS!?

My foreams are that big.

And sweet, sweet baby photos. I love angry baby and fussy baby photos.