Nanny Notes - Sick Day

I didn't just work today, I worked yesterday as well but it was for a short amount of time, so I didn't feel the need to post anything yesterday about it. Instead I will post today and tell you all about Little One.

She was very silly and playful yesterday when I was there. Sure, she had to sit in time out once but that was because she wasn't listening when I said she couldn't watch a movie. I'm very strict on movies and T.V. watching. That's partially because I think they could do more that just sit around in front of the T.V. all day. So we went down stairs and played down there. Little One dumped all of the chalk onto the floor because she wanted to see if I'd pick it up...but I wasn't falling for it. I had her pick it up while I cleaned out other mess. After her quick snack, she went to her room and grabbed this giant caterpillar/centipede stuffed animal and pretended to ride it. Of course, she wanted me to ride it too which made her laugh hysterically. She's such a cute little girl.

Today was an interesting day. I get to the house and was greeted by the Older One opening the door and the dog flying out to greet me. The dog never listens to me so it took me a few minutes of coaxing to get her back into the house. Silly creature.

The older one was home sick today because her stomach hurt. She did have moments when she had to lay down and she just didn't look well, so I believed that she was sick.

Somehow the girls convinced me to make them glasses out of paper because I told them I wore glasses. The Older One convinced Little One that the glasses helped her read better...crazy girls. Things went smoothly for us.

Then at around mid-nap time for Little One, their mother came home sick wit a stomach issue...just like Older One's problem. She relaxed, of course. Why wouldn't she? She didn't feel well. I kept the girls entertained until I had to go home. We built a huge fort and play board games like Farkle and Candyland.

We are all really excited for tomorrow. We are making chocolate for Valentine's day. And I forgot to make the boxes for them...shoot. I will have to do that at work tomorrow.

Overall, it was a fun day!

Just Another Day as a Nanny

Yesterday, I was told Little One was with a pacifier for nap time. I wasn't certain how she would react but I had a feeling that it wouldn't be good. So when I put her down for her nap, she threw a little tantrum. You can't expect immediate acceptance from a child who loved her pacifier as much as Little One. Sh did eventually fall asleep thanks to her dad. She just needed some reassurance. Her pacifier was her safety blanket for a good part of her 2 years.

When I got into work today, she showed me her new baby doll that she got as a present for sleeping without her pacifier. Unfortunately, she didn't nap today. She isn't my child and I just started working here at the end of October (and only for 2 days a week). Give it time and I'll be very strict with her...well not very strict but strict enough. I already took her sucker away and she isn't happy about that but there is a rule with candy that I've used for the last 6.5 years. Kids have to earn it.

Well, now I have a grumpy child to deal with but that might have been because she was hungry. Little One can eat like a beast, that's for sure.

...nope. She is still grumpy.

Now, with her big sis thrown in, it has gotten...interesting. The Older One (5-years-old) has the tendency to want everything to go the way she wants them to. There are times when it gets out of hand but she can correct herself every now and then. She threw a little fit because I didn't want to get in the tent. It was a small tent and I told her no. She stormed to her room because of it. Man! What is with these kids today? They aren't always like this. Maybe my sleeping issue and the weird weather is causing us to go all crazy. Who knows? But today wasn't the best day at work...better than some of the days that I had in the past but not a good day at all.

It's clear that there are still some things that the girls and I need to work on. But I think right now I'll deal with that slowly. Little One is testing me to see how far she can go to get her way. I'm going to have to crack down on nap time so she won't pull that on me again.

*this was typed from my phone. Sorry if there are a lit of spelling mistakes.