The search continues...

We were so close this time. We thought we'd found a good housekeeper/nanny to help us out here in Bangkok. She was sweet and made a big effort with Sawyer (in the few times she'd been over). We got all the paperwork done and the medical check done. Now we know to get the housekeeper cleared with the embassy BEFORE going through with the expensive medical check. Turns out the housekeeper does some gambling and wasn't super clear about it with the embassy. I don't think she's a serious criminal but we didn't think it would be wise to bring someone in the house who's that interested in fast money. She's a very nice lady and maybe she'll find a job somewhere else. The only craps I want Sawyer to be familiar with right now are the ones in his diaper. A few weeks ago I started working with a service that matches up families with housekeepers. They finally called with someone the day after we'd decided to hire this last woman. I called them back yesterday and we have an interview on Saturday.
Also Saturday I'm going across the street to Bumrungrad Hospital to have them look at my wrists. I guess there's this type of tendinitis that commonly affects new moms because of the repetitive use of the wrists and hands in a certain way. It's been like this for months and the only things that I could do on my own to make it better are not options - anti-inflammatories (breastfeeding) and rest (sure, with a 5 month old).
Bumrungrad has Starbucks, Au Bon Pain, MacDonalds, and all these other places deliver to your hospital room. And when you are there for your baby delivery, they give you a free Boppy pillow and Build-a-Bear gift certificate. Supposedly it's like a 5-star hotel. Do you think I should have our second baby here in Bangkok and take advantage? I know there's more to life than Starbucks, but I imagine laying in bed, sipping an iced skim caramel macchiato and eating an eclair and having 5 nurses wait on me hand and foot...when in your life does an opportunity like that arise? But then I'd have to tell my second little baby, "Sweetie, we decided to have you so mommy could get pampered for 4 days in a super-posh hospital." Right now it's really hard to imagine having another little baby. Sawyer is our world right now. Is there enough room? I wonder if people have a moment they know they're ready for the next child or if they just go for it and hope they'll feel ready during that 10 months of pregnancy. We left the first baby entirely to God and didn't "try" for a baby or anything so maybe that's how the next one will happen. We'll see...
ps - working on getting more video up, this thing is a little tricky sometimes