My bestie has just started having a nanny come around to their house for dinner and play for a few hours a couple of times a night so her kids can get used to her. My friend's hubby is in the Navy and will be going to sea in a few weeks, and my friend will be out of the house two nights a week. She'll be there when they go to bed, but imagine how scared the kids would have gotten if they had awoken to a total stranger, eep. I think it's a great idea to have the potential nanny come and spend a considerable amount of time with the kids first to make sure they are comfortable with them.

I get major separation anxiety and only left my kids with their grandparents for the first time a couple of weeks ago. My son is 2 and it was his first time, lol! I was rather anxious for the 4 hours. I even get nervous when hubby takes the kids to his parents for an hour or two to let me sleep in. I very much appreciate him doing it, but I still hate the feeling when they are away from me. They on the other hand, are totally fine, lol!