last week I had my first ever ‘real’ babysitting gig. our friends brought little eliza into the world a few weeks ago and mom decided it was time to get her hair done and asked if I would like to watch their little girl for a few hours on wednesday. growing up I was never really around babies at all and other than our niece and nephew my experience is limited. I won’t lie – I was a little nervous. marsha armed me with all the little tips on how to handle her if she got really fussy.
put a little music on.
hold her horizontally so her tummy is pressing against my hand a little.
turn the faucet on because she loves the sound of running water.
check her diaper. I know some guys might not think of this one but I do at least know that much. I let her continue with the list.
I’m happy to announce that we both survived and eliza was fast asleep when mom came home.
what she did during the previous three hours really isn’t important.
