The good news is that it is just Tuesdays and Thursdays (and the occasional Saturday, but only 1/2 days on Saturday). Rudi arranged his schedule in March so that he is off all Tues/Thursdays, so we don't HAVE to bring Samuel to daycare during Feb or March. We will use that time to get him (and us) used to daycare, since I fear the transition might be difficult.
We had hoped not to do daycare at all (just have Rudi not work when I am), but it turns out that 1) it will be difficult on the person scheduling Rudi's shifts to make the schedule that way and 2) if Rudi arranges his schedule as I noted above, he won't get any Sundays off, and he and I will barely get any time off together. So, we feel at this point that it will be best for our FAMILY if we do have Samuel enrolled in a daycare program for the days that I am working (unless Rudi is off).
I am all keyed up about this job--it's been over 8 months since I've practiced medicine (granted I've studied for the boards and have been doing unofficial ER "consults" with Rudi via telephone), and getting back into it will take a little getting used to. I am going to try to use the next 2 weeks to refresh my memory on some stuff.
