Shannon came down to help me pick out my wedding gown and also to try on some bridesmaids gowns.. we originally thought Chassidy (who is 3 and the flower girl in my wedding) was going to be with her daddy but that did not work out so she had to come along on the dress excursion.. which was no the less interesting.. The problem with dress shoppping with a 3 yr old is they just want to RUN everywhere and TOUCH everything which is not the best idea in bridal shops!
But after the shopping it came time for Shannon to go home and Chassidy did not want to leave!! It was soo heartbreaking and pitiful that I asked Shannon if she would allow her to stay a few extra days especially since i don't get to see her that often anyway... She agreed and the baby sitting began! Starting with bath time.. So I'm a little inexperienced to say the least wit
h bath time.. especially now that Chass has gotten so much larger and capable i sometimes don't know what she can and can not do.. So as I was attempting to wash her hair (Which she hates) I tried to use clean water from the spicket not bubbly water from the bath but i forgot to check the temp of the water.. and it turned out that it was FREEZING and i didn't know until chassidy let out a loud cry.. and then as i continued to finish the hair washing we went from freezing to burning hot and back again and by the time i
was finished she was done with the bath entirely!! Another lesson learned is anything and everything is entertaining for a child just be creative.. I gave her some stamps that i don't use a lot and some ink and she was very happy making "presents" for everyone.. And she really enjoyed gluing ribbon, and puff balls to paper.. she didn't like the crayons though.. guess they were too boring :) She also really likes my dog and cat toys..
Day 2 started very smooth we ate cereal and walked the doggies together and watched some tv..before we had to go on our 2nd dress shopping day since it was planned before i spontaneously decided to babysit I decided to continue with the plan.. but what i learned from day prior bring toys.. more toys and bribes! Chass loves candy.. not my choice for her but its her fav. so we use it to our advantage! Sit down and you can have 1 piece.. the works very well
until she learned where the candy was and could go get it herself!! The other thing i learned is that you have to make your plans around the baby, their attention span and their need to release energy( mostly from all the bribes) so we would have to stop at one stop for us (dress store) one stop for her (chick fillet play ground or the park) this helped the day go by much smoother and joyful although we did still experience a few meltdowns!!
But i will say by the time zach got home i was soo ready for him to take over so i could have some big girl time!! I had to leave the house! I am not cut out for the stay home mom biz! But i will say after only 2 hours when i came back he was pooped! She is quite the energy bug.. I love having her visit but when I get to give her back to her mommy I will be glad to have my quiet house back!!
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