We need to find a sitter for LO, who is 8 months old, ASAP (in a little over a week) since the childcare we had planned fell through. We will only need them one day per week, and haven't had much luck finding centers who will take him because of that. So now I'm looking for a sitter, probably through care.com.

I'm really nervous, though, as LO has really only been watched by my husband and I, and a couple of times by my in-laws. I'm hoping to get some advice here.

What should I ask in an interview? What should I look for? I've seen sitters who are SAHMs with babies and sitters who don't have kids, any advice/experience/opinions on either? He might like playing with another baby, but maybe there are problems with that that I am not seeing? What about taxes and such? This will be for a few hours once per week, do I do anything with that?

I really am clueless, so I'll take any help/advice/resources you can give me!