It was our son's 30th birthday on April 4th and dd decided to throw him a surprise party, which by all accounts was a success. We were invited, but as it didn't start until 9pm and that is our bedtime we decided to pass and babysit our little cherub!!
Nora's parent left just after 6 pm and I had a list of instructions on what to do and what not to do and when. So as per the instructions we could feed her, her squash and pears (in that order) around 6:30 pm. So I put her in the high chair and she DID NOT like that one bit and was very vocal about it. So fine we took her out and decided to calm her down, but that didn't really work. So figured as per the list she had to have a bath around 7 pm. Well she has this fold up thing like this which was perfectly fine when Miss Nora was tiny but at 16 lbs, she is squished in there. Again suffice to say she wasn't happy about having a bath either and the way she arched her back I was surprised she didn't escape. Miss Nora's parents are buying another bigger bath for her, but hadn't got it before the weekend.
So got her all dried and dressed and she still isn't happy. Walked her up and down and she stops wailing and even manages to smile at us. By this point we are heading towards to 8 pm mark, and we still haven't fed her. Oh and by this point the bloody list has been thrown out. Managed to get her fed, by giving her the pear first and then slipping in the squash. She wouldn't take the bottle for love or money though and starts wailing again.
To cut a long story short I finally got her in the crib at 11 pm. Poor dh had to be up at 3:30 am to go to work. There is a footpath in the living room carpet now where we/I walked her back and forward. Dh and I were exhausted. We couldn't get over how someone so small can cause so much chaos!!! Dd and son-in-law came home around 1:30 pm and went to bed. Miss Nora got up for a feed around 5:30 am and then slept to 8:30 am. She was back to sleep by 10 am until after 12 noon as she was that tired..........I wonder why!!!
It's when she turns at you and smiles and talks to you your heart just melts, then she has a hissy fit a minute later. Despite her mother telling me she has strawberry blonde hair I reckon it's more red and she has the temper to go with it. I told dd and son-in-law to please feel free to ask his mother to babysit next time!!! I don't think it's fair that I should have all the fun, do you?
Miss Nora had been out of sorts and the change of house, plus everything else must have effected her. We will of course babysit anytime they ask, as we wouldn't want to miss out. However dh must make sure he's not working the next day as we need a day or two to recover.
5 comments:
She is beautiful. I feel your pain today I had 3 of my peanuts since my sil had a baby girl yesterday. Lets just say I am not up for 2 year old twins and a 5 yo. Without my dd being here I think I would have curled in a ball and just cried. I through the list my brother left out..I mean I am older than him and my kids are much older than his. Love them but I am just to old :)
Now that's a funny story... from a distance:) I guess God has a reason to give babies to young people ha? Miss Nora is adorable no matter what. Is she teething? I do not know when babies teeth but I know that makes them very cranky.
Babies can have days like that. Is she teething by chance?
Sounds like the first time I left my oldest son overnight with the inlaws. Unfortunately they lived in an apartment house and the neighbours threatened to call the cops!
And that is precisely why I have never baby sat...or never will!
Jane x
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