We knew when we found out that we were expecting that finding the perfect Ayi was very important. I may be what you call ‘particular’ when it comes to certain matters in my life and I feel that the care provided for my child will be no exception. There was a couple that worked at our school that were leaving Shanghai for Moscow last spring with their 6-year-old daughter. Their Ayi had been with them since their daughter was born and they were looking for a couple to ‘adopt’ their Ayi who had grown to be a part of their family. When I approached them they were relieved to hear that we were looking. We met Xiao Ma (Shao-Ma) and we had a good feeling, so we decided to hire her. The only catch was that she would be full time from August because she didn’t want there to be a gap in paychecks. So when we arrived back here on August 5th she had already put in 40ish hours of work.
We noticed that there were a few items that weren’t ours in the apartment, some books, some kitchen items and other random things. I assumed that Xiao Ma’s previous family just asked her to bring them over and that they were things they didn’t want to take to Russia with them. Then our friend Adriana arrived back from the states and asked for her stuff that we stored for her over the summer….. ooops. I found Adriana’s sports bras, work out clothes, handbags, blenders, diabetic medication, doggy door, doggy door screws, and dozens of other items put away in our apartment. I found more stuff this week!
There is defiantly an adjustment period with anything new and we are figuring each other out. She has been making dinner a few times a week and has taught Matt how to make Kung Pao Chicken. Next is dumplings or at least that what I hope he learns next.
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