Babysitting

As my 3 loyal followers know, Mya spent the night at my house last Thursday. I was excited as well as leary about having her stay because it's been 7 years since I had a baby sleeping over night in my house. Luckily for me, Mya was a piece of cake. Man, she was the easiest baby to watch! She woke up at 4 a.m. but after a quick (and I mean quick) feeding and a change of diaper, she was right back to sleep.

She got up again at 8 a.m. when the Beesten girls arrived (the two I watch on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays). All four of them were so excited to see her again (the Beesten girls were here when Sue and Patrick dropped Mya off). They begged and begged and bugged and bugged me to let them hold her.

I told Emily how Mya has her chubby rolls.

I showed them how I used to make them laugh by grabbing their legs and making them "run." Mya laughed too.

Mya thought Emily was so funny that she spontaneously laughed when she looked at Emily.

All four of them found it hilarious that she shook her head no, so they started asking her questions and then laughing hysterically when she would shake her head. "Do you like my mom?" followed by peals of laughter followed by "Mom, she doesn't like you!" or "Did you fart?" followed by "HA HA HA she didn't fart!" and so on and so on.

They would deliberately put their hands within Mya's reach and then squeal when she would "grab them."

Mya was more of a babysitter for me than I was for her.

I had intended to take some cute pictures of her, but by the time I got her to myself, she was already rubbing her eyes and ready for her nap.

It was nice having a baby in the house again. I forgot what it's like to have simple things like shaking your head or pretending to run be so funny or so enjoyable. Everything with Mya is new and exciting and refreshing. It was nice to have that again even for just one night.