A Nanny Diary
As most of you know I am a full time nanny and a full time student. My two children (not my dogs) are five year old Braxton and four year old Elizabeth. They live here in Augusta as well. Their mother is a ped’s neurologist and their daddy works at the infamous Augusta National Country Club (Master’s Tournament). I have been with them since middle of August and plan to continue through the next three or so years. They are precious little ones and I love them like they were my own.
Braxton is a special little one. With Down’s he is a very bright and curious little boy. He is so sweet and very affectionate. He likes me but he LOVES Adam. He calls Adam, “Aamm!” He also loves Gatorade like I have never seen before! And recently he has become a little obsessed with “pants”. This usually includes a pair of blue jeans. He loves to pick out his clothes and likes to also try to pick out Elizabeth’s as well. And when the three of us go shopping (usually to Target) he will continually say “Cute!” This cracks me up! Apparently I say “cute” especially often and he has caught on. It makes me happy each time he says it!
Elizabeth was adopted from Russia as an infant. It is very impressive because she is very well aware of this and talks about it constantly, “When I was a baby in Russia”. She also is very bright and sweet, but between the two she is the more adventurous and mischievous one. She has very specific taste, basically anything with Disney princesses on it. She also considers herself a princess and is usually within a foot of a crown and wand.
Lately she has become quite concerned with shoes (wonder where that came from). Earlier this year I was at Target (I know) and saw that her size shoes were on clearance! So, of course I had to indulge (I love little shoes, well shoes for that matter)! I think I bought her nine pairs! They composed of sparkly red (think Dorothy) to brown suede Mary Janes. Just precious! Her mother was thrilled as was Elizabeth. So, basically now I have created a shoe monster! At least I have someone to share my personal fetish with now!
Anyways, they are what keep me busy when I am not in class. Since I am not taking summer classes I am kept VERY busy until VBS starts. It is fun to play mommy, but then have the nights and weekends off! Not to mention I do get paid and their house has a pool! It’s fun to watch them learn and grow. And it amazes me how much they pick up on being around me.
Oh! And they LOVE LOVE LOVE my dogs! And that is an understatement! And boy do my pups love them! Seeing Pep’s reaction to Elizabeth’s arrival is priceless. Just as Elizabeth says, “Pepper is my best friend!” I think that pretty much sums it up for you!
One more thing, they both (Braxton and Elizabeth) LOVE the Colby Calliet cd! They call the “Bubbly” song the “brown song”. We listen to that cd on a weekly basis and sing along to almost all of the songs now. Even Braxton has picked up on it and requests it regularly! Did I mention I love these kids?! My friends all laugh and say its good birth control to be around little ones that often. I personally think it’s just really good practice for when I start raising my own!
