Today bubba, the almost two year old i babysit, was sick so that pretty much totally reset me for the day. As much as that kid can really rattle my nerves sometimes, I love him and it brings out the protective mothering side of me seeing him so miserable. I get a much needed day off tomorrow cause his mom is going to take him to the doctor and spend the day at home with him. =) Not that its good bubba's sick but with how my head's been working these past few days i really need it. One good thing about today, other than what i already mentioned, is that him being sick brought out his loving side. All he wanted was to sit in my lap and watch Thomas and Friends and hug me whenever he started feeling bad again. He's so independent nowadays that he hardly hugs me at all unless he's just woken up and even then, in that same breath he's requesting food or a drink! I was starting to wonder if he'd grown to not like me as much. I guess he does he's just being a typical little boy and is now much more interested in playing than he is showing affection.
Today's sick day for bubba also helped me to process his parents wanting to put him in an early preschool program. As much as they've said it might not be possible with their work schedules and the program's strict parent pick up rules, it wouldn't mean i'd get replaced in the event that they do end up sending him. Its only a three day a week program. I don't think his mother would want to replace me unless there was no other option, either. She's expressed to me before that having me there makes her feel so much more secure leaving her youngest for the day so she can work because she knows i love him and vice versa and that i'll take care good of him. Even on my worst days, that boy might not get changed out of his PJs but he'll get fed and his diaper changed and i'll still humor him with coloring if he wants or his naming the trains over and over and keep him out of trouble and keep her in the loop about how his day went.
Today's sick day for bubba also helped me to process his parents wanting to put him in an early preschool program. As much as they've said it might not be possible with their work schedules and the program's strict parent pick up rules, it wouldn't mean i'd get replaced in the event that they do end up sending him. Its only a three day a week program. I don't think his mother would want to replace me unless there was no other option, either. She's expressed to me before that having me there makes her feel so much more secure leaving her youngest for the day so she can work because she knows i love him and vice versa and that i'll take care good of him. Even on my worst days, that boy might not get changed out of his PJs but he'll get fed and his diaper changed and i'll still humor him with coloring if he wants or his naming the trains over and over and keep him out of trouble and keep her in the loop about how his day went.
