The Nanny Life

My day starts off like any others who work at 7:30 AM. I wake up and hope to have a good day and hope the two boys I take care of are going to behave and be happy. One boy is 3-years-old, the other is 7 months. They are my favorite. As I reach their house and walk in the door, most of the time they are both awake. They are so happy to see me. There are sometimes when only one is awake, usually the 7-month-old, but sometimes I get lucky and both of them are asleep. When they both sleep, I get an opportunity to clean and help organize the house, since both parents work and don't have time to clean all the time.

The boys always eat breakfast when they first wake up, this is important because without food they become very "hangry" as most people like to say. After breakfast, we watch a movie. This gives me an opportunity to distract the 3-year-old while I put the 7-month-old to sleep. The 7-month-old is always tired after breakfast, because he wakes up too early and goes to bed late. Some people say I have the magic touch and can put a child to sleep in around 5 to 10 minutes. I'm very lucky most of the time; the 7-month-old is easy to put to sleep, but when he isn't, I usually sing to him and it soothes him really quickly. After the 7-month-old is asleep, I go and sit with the 3-year-old and watch the movie with him.

These boys are so smart. The 3-year-old can add multiple digits and count to 100 plus and write any number you tell him. He can also write down simple words with ease. The 7-month-old is just learning how to crawl and is into everything, but loves to be held and loves to be wherever I am. After the movie is over, I put on the 3-year-old's favorite show, so I can make lunch and by this time the 7-month-old is awake, so I have to feed him as well. He likes his food warmed up for 11 seconds, no longer and no less. For the 3-year-old I make simple lunches, but his favorite is mac and cheese, of course. After lunch we usually go to the basement, where the boys' play room is, and we play with all their toys and discover and learn together. The 3-year-old loves to do karaoke with me, so we sing and learn how to read at the same time.

And usually by 2:30 PM their dad comes home. This is hard, because I want to spend more time with them and the 7-month-old always wants me to hold him longer. They love me, I do believe. They are cute, loving, and such a pleasure to take care of. Now I don't have kids and am not married, so this gives me an opportunity to have kids that I love. But it's also hard, because as they start getting older, it comes closer to the time where they won't need me anymore. This will be a sad day and will have a big impact in my life. I didn't know you could become so close to kids that aren't your family. But they do become your family, they become part of your life.