"When a Tennessee dad jokingly told his wife that they "should get one of those hot nannies," he imagined a punchline, not a prophecy. But a few weeks later, Vinny and Jenny Hickerson found themselves in urgent need of childcare. Their babysitter bailed the night before Jenny's scheduled C-section at the height of the Covid-19 shutdowns, leaving the couple without anyone to watch their then-toddler son, Jagger."
"With no relatives nearby and no backup plan, Vinny called one one person he trusted implicitly: his friend, AJ Gatio, a former first-grade teacher and musician suddenly out of work after the entertainment industry went dark. "I said, 'Hey bro, any chance you could come stay with Jagger?' Vinny, 42, tells in an interview with TODAY. "And he goes, 'Heck yeah, man. I got you.'""
Vinny and Jenny Hickerson faced an emergency when their babysitter canceled the night before Jenny's scheduled C-section during Covid-19 shutdowns. With no relatives nearby, Vinny called friend AJ Gatio, a former first-grade teacher and musician recently out of work. Gatio agreed immediately and proved to be an exceptionally competent caregiver for their toddler, Jagger. His help became indispensable as the family navigated a newborn and a toddler. Vinny half-teased offering a full-time nanny position; Gatio accepted due to needing a job. The arrangement became official, and Vinny later photographed a shirtless Gatio at home and posted the image to TikTok despite his wife's objections.
Read at TODAY.com
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