Pre Samantha I worked as a nanny for 4 years. Then when I was 38 weeks I stopped working and haven't looked back. Well...sorta. A few months after Samantha was born I started occasional babysitting. Currently I regularly babysit for three families. The V's on Mondays, The B's on Tuesdays, and The {other} B's on Fridays. My Mondays with the V's just started last week but last week, I didn't go in until around 10:30am since I had to have my initial appointment with my dentist for my broken tooth.
Today was my first day needing to be there bright and early at 7:00am. Wow!! I set my alarm for 5:30, but didn't roll out of bed until 5:43, lol. Chris travels up that way but a little farther and said I needed to leave by 6:05-6:10 so that was my plan. I hurried up and got dressed, brushed my teeth and hair, and then got Samantha ready. She was NOT happy to be getting up so early. Well Samantha, here is a taste of your own medicine!! After I was all packed up we got into the car and headed up. But not before a quick drive thru run at Dunkin Donuts. Delicious! Then we got stuck in traffic. Yeah...that 6:05 depart time probably wasn't the smartest idea. I ended up not getting to their house until after 7:15. Thankfully it wasn't too big of a deal, but I still felt bad.
By the time I got there I was completely ready to go back to bed. I dragged all day long, and I must admit, was somewhat depressed that the two younger kids no longer take an afternoon nap, because boy, that would have been nice!!! Once I got home from taking the youngest, J, to preschool I tried to relax on the couch with Samantha while T played on the iPad. Then the phone rang. "Hi, this is so and so from "insert pediatrician name here" calling to let you know that J's strep test was positive. Please give us a call back to let us know which pharmacy to send your prescription to and so we can answer any questions you may have." Perfect. I quickly called the mom who was in shock and promptly returned the pediatrician's call. Mom decides to pick up J from school so that I can leave 30 minutes early with Samantha. Okay, sounds good. I was frantic and put in a call to our pediatrician just to be on the safe side. I left a message on the "well baby" line which says they will call back within 3 business days, but thankfully it was under an hour before I heard back. Luckily, for some reason, strep is uncommon in children under 2 so I shouldn't have too much to worry about. I'm going to keep an extra close eye on her just in case though since she's been fighting a cold for the past week or so.
All in all, it was an exhausting day!! I don't know how I managed to get up at 5:30 four days a week, put in a 10 hour work day, and not get home until after 6:00pm. Today was seriously a struggle. I give mad props to all you working moms out there. I don't know how you do it!!
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