Every once in a while, I receive a rare treat via email from Melanie. Let me clarify; my treat is Melanie's horror. Melly has been baby sitting for the last couple months as a way to supplement our income. I often worry about her sanity. Apollo is a very demanding little guy, add a baby into the mix and another toddler...can you say "Prozac"? I could not do it and I am not sure how Mel does. I can barely wipe Apollo's ass let alone someone else's baby. Needless to say, Melanie reaches her breaking point with babies from time to time as well.
The two little one's Melanie is babysitting now are; Kylie- a 6 month old little girl that comes some Mondays and every Tuesday thru Friday, and Sastia, a 2 1/2 year old Haitian girl that only understands French that comes over occasionally on a Monday or Friday. The following is an excerpt from an email Mel sent to me at the end of one of her typical days:
Sastia just went home.
Her and Kylie both took naps at the same time while your baby ran around screaming and talking as loud as he could! I swear he can read my mind, he is really tired but won't sit still!
I mopped the kitchen floor and got all the birds out for like 5 hours and mixed soil with our dirt then planted my jade cutting...
We all sang songs and had a dance party
then we ate lunch and played with play-doh before sitting down to watch a cartoon.
Apollo will not wear a diaper and is pretty pissy that I am making him wear shorts!
He wants to be naked all day.
Of course when sastia's daddy got here he took all his clothes off to show off "going pee in the potty". Then he ran around with his weiner in his hand screaming "Where's my peepee!"
Oh the shame of it all. They'll never be back!
so it's going fine I guess...
I laugh so hard every time I read this. It has been 3 weeks now, and Sastia is yet to come back. We hope she does return. She and Apollo are 1 month apart in age, and they have a lot of fun together! Plus she is such a sweet little girl; maybe she can help soften some of Apollo's rough edges.
Apollo is very bossy! He likes to be in control and everything needs to be done on his terms. I will claim responsibility for his control issues, however, the bossy part...well that is all Melanie. For the most part, Apollo is an only child. I say this because I have a sister and brother that were 6 and 8 years older than me, and I remember them seeming more like an aunt and uncle than siblings. So, I worry about Apollo having that only child syndrome. The one benefit that Mel and I have seen from her baby sitting, is that Apollo has had to learn that the world doesn't always revolve around him; not always, just mostly.
Mel is off to a women's retreat this weekend for a much needed break. It couldn't have come at a better time. Apollo and I are hanging out and having some good bonding time. Ian and Aden are off to a cross country meet today, so we are hitting the town!
A quick update in regards to my last blog:Mel did take Apollo to the pediatrician while he still had a fever, they did do a culture for Strep which came back negative. At this point, we are about 98% sure Apollo had Roseola. After 4 days of fever, it finally broke. A slight rash started to form and spread over next 2 days. The rash took on a lacy red look to it, which is indicative of Roseola. I like knowing the reason he was sick, unlike other times where you never know it was anything other than viral.
One residual side effect to Apollo being sick; he was about 95% potty trained, but it has been a struggle this past week to get him back on track. He is readily peeing the potty again, but he is not ready to try pooping. As I write this, Apollo is running around with his hand over his naked butt; "DADA! I need this diaper NOW!" I had better go...before he does!
I am glad to hear that Apollo is feeling better and that Mel is on some well deserved Mommy time. Do you suppose she would mind watching my overly bossy child too? Perhaps Lillian and Apollo can have a boss-fest and see which one is still standing at the end.
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