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The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...

week 2: in which grandparents save the day and lucy realizes the world has not ended

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My mom stayed with me for just over two weeks and really came to the rescue. . . not only did she do the dishes, the laundry, drove me around, painted our downstairs apartment, and kept me sane, she also entertained and spoiled Lucy. . . We tried to do some of our normal everyday routine things so Lucy wouldn't think life as she knows it was over. Freinds came to visit to keep active and happy. . . We went to gymnastics to get some energy out. Mom's other responsibility was to cuddle the baby. . . (she's good at it!) This may be the chillest baby in the world. . . In the midst of all the excitement, we also had a major project going on at the house. . . an eight foot concrete wall going between us and the neighbor. . . with a three foot footing. . . which means a huge hole and a huge pile of dirt. and a queen of the hill. . . The night before her birthday party, she did what my dad describes as a double-somersault down the sidewalk (see how useful that gymnastics is?) and...

week 1: lots of cuddle time

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This is when Lucy and Gramma Leen came to see us in the hospital that first day. . . can you tell somebody likes her little sis? One of these kids is watching Scooby Doo. . . The best part of having to slow down and convalesce a little bit. . . Emily May and her Great Grandmother, Gwendolyn May Emmie watching her daddy watching crime dramas. . . It's no wonder at dinner the other night, Lucy looked out the front window and said, "That cloud looks like a daddy holding his baby. . ." We're loving cuddle time.

baby emmie

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Announcing Baby Emmie, born yesterday. . . 8 lbs 14 oz