Meet The Fishers'

Most people know that strangers don’t scare me and I’ll often talk to the people in front of me at grocery stores or even the neighbor beside me while I get gas in my car! I have met some pretty cool people by striking up random conversations, but have never been approached by someone with an opportunity that worked out! A few weeks ago, I was meeting a girlfriend at Starbucks to catch up. The man beside us over heard us start talking about being nannies and struck up a conversation. We swapped business cards, and two weeks later, I had set up a day to watch his babies! He and his wife live close to us in Greenville and have three children and two dogs. The kids are 4, 2 and 1 and they also have two furry babies, Finn and Tucker. 
These parents know their children exactly!! The personalities that they described their kids as were exactly on dot! They were so much fun and were great kids to keep. We had a fun day coloring, making tents and playing games together! 

The family went out of the town this past weekend so I was able to dog sit for them! I was so excited to be able to take the dogs walking downtown, and Stu and I even took them by the river walk and let them get in! Of course I had my phone in my hand all the time taking picture of them. 

First Week Down -Nanny Diaries

My first week with the kiddos is done! We had an exciting week, other than the fact that I missed out on them today since I got pink eye. We had craft time, snack time, and played together every afternoon. These two are so sweet when they are by their selves, but are an unstoppable duo when they are together!

Mary Mac is so precious and loves her brother!! She usually wakes up from her nap before he does. When its just her and I, she loves to play with my phone or play with Anne (family dog), but when we hear Rollins wake up, she is full speed crawling to his room! She loves to eat, smile, and be chased!

Rollins is a little sweet heart! He loves to color, do crafts and be a superhero! Every day we come in from school, put Memer's down for her nap and then go into his room and read a book before his nap. He loves his stuffed animals and especially his puppy Anne!

Anne is the dog that I want someday! She is so great with the babies! They pull her tail and play with her ears and she just lays there and lets it happen. She always has a ball in her mouth or by her side. Anne follows me upstairs or downstairs, and especially stays close during snack time. She often checks on Rollins during his naps and keeps me company while the babies are sleeping.

This weeks adventures included putting stickers on a styrofoam smiley face, coloring superheros, playing hide and seek in open places, pulling Memers off Rollins’ back multiple times, and opening my heart to these two love bugs! 

Things I have learned this week: Snack time means messy time, Dr. Seuss uses the word Milf, baby clothes are cute and tiny but hard to fold, legos are still fun to play with, lincoln logs will never go out of style. 

Nanny Diaries

Thus starts the Nanny Diaries J Yesterday was my first day with the family I am now nannying for. The first time I met them, I literally came home and told Stuart that I wanted to be just like them when we grow up! They have two adorable babies, Rollins who is almost 3, and Mary Mac (Memers) who is 14 months.

Luckily they both warmed up to me pretty quickly! Lee (Mom) came home with me to help get them both down for naps before she went back to work. Memers went down easy, but I sat in Rollins room with him as he read me a story before his nap. Shortly after he went to sleep, I heard Memers start crying. I peaked my head in her room and she was standing up in her crib. She has a massive attack of the hiccups.

I got her up and played with her a bit before I gave her some graham crackers for a snack. They also have a lab named Ann. She is a wonderful vacuum cleaner. We went in the living room to Rollins train set and played with it for a little before he woke up and wanted to join in on the fun. We played a few minutes before getting our shoes on and heading outside to play until Lee got home!

 

Things I learned on my first day:

Memers is a pro at drolling.

She is also a little giggle box.

She wants to do everything Rollins does.

Rollins is all boy.

He wants Memers to always be with him.

Ann is old, but loves to play fetch.

I will wear my hair up today!