Babysitting

It's out with the old and in with the new. Baby Lauren who is 9 months old now started going to daycare this week and I am now keeping my bootcamp instructor's baby 2 days a week. She sleeps and doesn't scream all day, plus it isn't everyday so it's all good. 

Lauren loves destroying Rhett's train tracks and the kids love playing with her. 

I kept Lauren a few days this summer when Amy had inservice trainings and doctor's appointments and things.  It was fine and way better than 5 days a week, but sweet Lauren does not nap! She is exhausted, but will not sleep unless I wear her in the Ergo. She has taken a 2 1/2 nap like that which means I stay standing and walking around for 2 1/2 hours. My back was sore those nights. She is a high maintenance baby to say the least. Her reflux seems to have come back, poor thing. :(

So now we have baby Elan. She will be at our house every Monday and Thursday, 8:15-2:30. Not a bad gig. :) Plus it pays my monthly car payment. Her only struggle is that she won't take a bottle and gets hungry and fussy, but she is getting the hang of it. I got her to take 2 1/2 ounces out of the bottle the other day! She'll figure it out and be just fine. 

Rhett wanted to be a baby too.

And she sleeps! She usually takes a 2 hour nap at our house (in the pac N play).