Oct
31
Is nannying a word?
When I arrived home from Israel this June, I immediately began working as a nanny for two different families. Today was my last day with one of them, as their little boy will be entering pre-school on Monday. Next week I will begin working full time for the other family, taking care of their little 6-month-old boy from 8:45-5:30 every day. I’ve committed to work for this family until next November. That means I will be living here, in Ithaca, for one whole year. And after that? Only Jesus knows at this point. But I am satisfied with that. I know He will clue me in when the time is right. Until then, I’ll be doing the nanny thing.
November 6th, 2008 at 1:31 am
Nannying wasn’t a word but it is now!
How is the nanny life treating you?
November 6th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I must say, I quite enjoy it.
It has its moments of awe, when the little one does something new and wonderful, and moment of desperation, when I just can’t mix that bottle of formula up fast enough and he screams and screams. He usually at that moment also decides he’s not actually hungry. Reading the mind of a 6 month old can be challenging. 
But where else can you have 2 hour breaks during the day and spend the rest of your time making gurgling noises at a perpetually smiling infant?