Another wedding and baby question

[Super~Single~Mama]

So I posted some new pictures on facebook of my adorable little man, and my best friends mom left a comment.

My best friend is getting married in a few weeks, and I'm taking the baby with me to the wedding, and my parents are coming to the wedding so that they can help with the baby (he's not going to the ceremony, my parents will have him, and they will probably hold him alot during the reception as well). My best friends mom commented that they are looking for a babysitter for all the little ones at the wedding so that the parents (me) can party.

I'm NOT going to leave Lincoln with a babysitter that I've never met. My dad hasn't seen Lincoln in 4.5months, so convincing him to let me leave Lincoln with a babysitter wouldn't happen anyway (fine with me, I'd much rather my dad play with him).

Should I tell my best friends mom that I wouldn't be using the babysitter? Would you just let it slide? None of my friends family has met Lincoln yet, and I want to make sure that when they do I'm around - I trust them, and am close to them, but Lincoln doesn't always react to new people very well unless I'm with him. Ugh...I've seen these threads before but never thought I would be in this situation!

[EviesMom]

I would reply something like "Cool! My parents will be watching Lincoln, but if there's a babysitting room set up at the reception, let me know. They might all love to check it out." if that is indeed true. I did something similar at a wedding a few years back, and they were glad I had childcare already worked out. The childcare room had fun stuff for DD to do and they sent an extra couple of adult meals to the room since they knew my parents would be there too.

[pinksprklybarefoot]

I wouldn't say anything. I am assuming that the babysitter is for a group of parents and will be in the same building as the reception? She'll probably never notice who uses the sitter and who doesn't - there is just so much going on during that time.

If you do feel that it is necessary to tell her (i.e. the babysitter is just for a couple of kids including yours), I'd say something like, "My dad already has dibs on DS. He says he's been looking forward to having him during the wedding for months!"

[TiredX2]

Originally Posted by thyra

So I posted some new pictures on facebook of my adorable little man, and my best friends mom left a comment.

My best friend is getting married in a few weeks, and I'm taking the baby with me to the wedding, and my parents are coming to the wedding so that they can help with the baby (he's not going to the ceremony, my parents will have him, and they will probably hold him alot during the reception as well). My best friends mom commented that they are looking for a babysitter for all the little ones at the wedding so that the parents (me) can party.

Do you generally reply to comments on facebook?

If not, I would let it slide.

If you do, I would say something like, "That is so considerate! We're lucky because we have my parents as built in babysitters for the day, but I bet there are going to be a lot of very happy parents!" I think it would probably be hard on the babysitter to take an infant anyway if they are going to be entertaining older children as well.