I have two new kids now in addition to my precious Maria and Charlie. Their names are Leah and Samuel. They are the babes I Nanny. They are wonderful. I adore them and fall more in love with taking care of them everyday. Coming to work every morning even after the 45min-hour drive is always a joy. This is my second official week working with them full-time, but I have known them for a month and a half already.
Samuel, age 6 loves using his imagination to create games and activities. He has a best friend named Sammy, a girl who lives a couple houses down the street. They band-aided themselves together last week so they "could stay together forever". Samuel swims, plays piano, and wants to be a scientist when he gets older. He amazes me everyday with his eagerness to learn and ability to put into practice his current knowledge. I love it when he goes to hold my hand or stands close to me when he's telling me something, it lets me know he loves me.
Leah is my little one; not yet three years old. She is so much fun to be around and always shows a lot of affection and love for me. The other day while I was doing her hair she said, "Liz, I like you and I love you". It's those tender unprompted moments that I love the most. I love playing with her, singing with her, teaching her, putting her down for nap, picking out her clothes in the morning, and reading to her (we read A LOT everyday). Leah is a true treasure. Unfortunatly Leah is sick today. She got some sort of stomache thing over the weekend and is still recovering. She has a fever and is napping right now. I feel bad for her.
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I already love these kids and I've only known them a short time. I miss them when I am not with them during the day while they are at school or playdates. I soak up every minute I can with them.
In other news I just bought a Christmas tree for the apartment. Sarah had mentioned the sadness of not having one, and since I lost mine I agreed. Tonight I am buying new lights, and assembling the tree so that Sarah and I can decorate it together later this week. I am so looking forward to that. As much as I say I don't like the Christmas season because of what it's been turned into over the years, there is still something in me that likes the magic of lights and ornaments. I can't wait to put up our new tree and stare at it!
