I've posted a couple of times about my nanny already when i was feeling very frustrated and there have been other things i have not posted about as well. Now things seem pretty neutral with her, but at one point i was ready to switch nannies immediately. During that phase, I interviewed other candidates and found one I love.

Now I am torn on what to do. Basically my dilemma is I don't know if i am justified in firing our current nanny. The issues we had seem to be resolved this week. But the truth is also that i never really loved her. There have been small things that have bothered/annoyed me since we hired her almost 3 months ago. I worry about what else will happen. But again, she is not a bad person. I think I may have a case of "bitch eating crackers" with her and perhaps I need to give her a more fair chance? I would feel awful just taking away the job from her and I am questioning if I am even justified in doing so?

The most frustrating part is that I love the new potential candidate so much. Hands down if we met them at the same time, we would have picked the new one in a heart beat with no hesitation. I would have even removed my ad for a nanny on the website I used to find a nanny. I never took down my nanny ad because I have never felt 100% about the current one.

I know so far this sounds biased and like I should go with the new one. But when I try to be objective, the fact is she is pretty good with my kids. She looked awesome on paper and had great references. My 4 year seems to be getting attached, enjoys spending time with her, and feels comfortable with her. My 1 year old has finally gotten used to her (it was hard in the beginning but she is his first caregiver other than me - other than an occasional babysitter, so i can't guarantee it would be different if someone else came regularly and i left to go to work). DH comes home from work before me every day and says they are always playing and happy. The issues we had were related to her professionalism and reliability - we talked to her about it and so far she seems to have gotten the message. So essentially she is doing her job. I have no reason to think kids are not safe or that I can't trust her with them. So why let her go then? Wouldn't that make me and DH awful people?

Some other info:
- It is supposed to be a short term position for 6 months (4.5 months left to go)
- But we are considering keeping a nanny longer in which case I would really want someone I love a lot if it is for a longer term employment.
- the new nanny is overall cheaper per month as she is bringing her 2 year old daughter with her (bonus of a playmate for my baby and someone closer in age to my 4 year old which may also be beneficial to him for other reasons)
--- And my own salary is going to decrease by 20% next month and we will be paying for my 4 year to attend daycare 2 days a week in the summer so he is not home everyday all summer and keeps up with learning French (it's pretty cheap though)... so basically our income is going down and output is increasing. Saving on a cheaper nanny would be a big help!

I am adding a poll because I am so torn!