While I am positive that being a nanny to
Johnny (3)
David (1), and
William Romney (1)
- doesn't mind having baby food splatters on every article of clothing she owns
- isn't fazed by a continual state of stickiness
- has the ability to hold one child on each hip simultaneously
- can prepare bottles with one hand
- can, with at least 60% accuracy, call David and William by their respective names
- can push a double stroller uphill without passing out
- will think in terms of nap times and what's in-between not in hours/appointments/classes
- perceives a run to the grocery store as a "social activity" (Caution: Target may be a sensory overload)
- ability to play peek-a-boo for indefinite periods of time
- will treat Little Bear, Winnie the Pooh, and Clifford like real animals
- has the complex and highly demanding task of diaper changing down to a science, complete-able in under 15 seconds
- can cheerfully shake cheerios out of her clothes at night
- can deliver reports on nap and feeding times with military accuracy
- wants a "Mary Poppins bag" for her birthday
- can remember which of the half dozen shampoos, lotions, and creams goes on which twin
- can sing innumerable primary songs and nursery rhymes indefinitely to keep babies happy while driving
- expert animal noise maker
- loves wet kisses
- can keep David from eating pebbles and William from crawling into the pool, at the same time, on opposite ends of the yard
- chooses new clothes based on their durability during baby boy wrestling
- never gets tired of kissing chubby cheeks
- can distract a two-year-old with stories long enough to get a sandwich in his tummy at lunchtime
- can share a golf-cart steering wheel with a baby without wrecking
- has expert snack timing in order to keep twins happy for a 45 minute walk
- lives for those gurgly little laughs
- knows what causes hives on David vs. William
- realizes that on road trips with three toddlers anything is possible with enough Teddy Grahams
- can quote "Finding Nemo" verbatim (and can describe each scene from the soundtrack in the car)
- knows instinctively when David is playing in the dog food
- pillow fort architect
- knows the names of every truck, construction vehicle, and sports car, can describe their function and mimic their sounds on demand
- knows that two times the bottles, diapers, jammies, socks, and baby snacks equal twice the smiles, cuddles, and baby hugs....
and that being a nanny is worth every minute of it!
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