Share your "day in the life"!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:730: Arrive at family 1 home. Wake up the children, supervise getting dressed, brushing teeth, etc.
8:00: kids sit down to a quick breakfast with their mom
8:20: load up the car
8:30: dropped kids at school and drive to my second job

9: arrive at family 2 home, finish feeding newborn and get toddler twins dressed and ready for the day.
9:15: fold a load of laundry with a newborn in my lap while toddlers play with toys
9:45: Feed toddlers a morning snack, baby decides to finish her bottle
10: out the door with toddlers for an activity
10:45 arrive at activity. Walk around the farm with toddlers picking A pumpkin
11:45: load toddlers back in the car, sing "The Wheels On The Bus" 15 times so they won't fall asleep
12:30:arrive home with toddlers, take newborn, swaddle her and put her in the swing for a nap, feed toddlers a snack/lunch, unload dishwasher and wash dishes while they eat
1:00 put toddlers down for a nap, finish dishes
1:20: bus arrives home, put away groceries and help with prep work for dinner
2:15 tidy up from dinner prep and hand wash breast pump parts
2:30 leave and go back to my first job
3: pick up family 1 kids from school, stop at store on the way home so that they can each choose a pumpkin to carve tomorrow
3:30 arrive home and have kids put their stuff away
3:45 tell kids that the weather is beautiful and they are not allowed inside until 430.
4:30: tell protesting kids that they have to come inside for a shower. get them showered and into pajamas.
5: have kids carry their laundry downstairs and supervise them in turning on the washing machine
5:15: have a tickle fight with kids while we wait for their mom to get home
6: MB arrives. Feed kids while she get started on a Halloween craft to do with them.
leave once dinner is on the table to drive back to my second job.
7: arrive at family 2. Try to convince toddlers to play downstairs without fighting for a few moments so that I can get everything set up for their bath upstairs

8: Bring toddlers and baby upstairs and give them all a bath (sometimes with help, sometimes without)
8:30 get kids dressed and ready for bed, sing songs and tell nursery rhymes
9: Took toddlers in, give baby back to her mom
9:30: arrive home and fall into bed.

Wow this is crazy. How are you not burnt out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:730: Arrive at family 1 home. Wake up the children, supervise getting dressed, brushing teeth, etc.
8:00: kids sit down to a quick breakfast with their mom
8:20: load up the car
8:30: dropped kids at school and drive to my second job

9: arrive at family 2 home, finish feeding newborn and get toddler twins dressed and ready for the day.
9:15: fold a load of laundry with a newborn in my lap while toddlers play with toys
9:45: Feed toddlers a morning snack, baby decides to finish her bottle
10: out the door with toddlers for an activity
10:45 arrive at activity. Walk around the farm with toddlers picking A pumpkin
11:45: load toddlers back in the car, sing "The Wheels On The Bus" 15 times so they won't fall asleep
12:30:arrive home with toddlers, take newborn, swaddle her and put her in the swing for a nap, feed toddlers a snack/lunch, unload dishwasher and wash dishes while they eat
1:00 put toddlers down for a nap, finish dishes
1:20: bus arrives home, put away groceries and help with prep work for dinner
2:15 tidy up from dinner prep and hand wash breast pump parts
2:30 leave and go back to my first job
3: pick up family 1 kids from school, stop at store on the way home so that they can each choose a pumpkin to carve tomorrow
3:30 arrive home and have kids put their stuff away
3:45 tell kids that the weather is beautiful and they are not allowed inside until 430.
4:30: tell protesting kids that they have to come inside for a shower. get them showered and into pajamas.
5: have kids carry their laundry downstairs and supervise them in turning on the washing machine
5:15: have a tickle fight with kids while we wait for their mom to get home
6: MB arrives. Feed kids while she get started on a Halloween craft to do with them.
leave once dinner is on the table to drive back to my second job.
7: arrive at family 2. Try to convince toddlers to play downstairs without fighting for a few moments so that I can get everything set up for their bath upstairs

8: Bring toddlers and baby upstairs and give them all a bath (sometimes with help, sometimes without)
8:30 get kids dressed and ready for bed, sing songs and tell nursery rhymes
9: Took toddlers in, give baby back to her mom
9:30: arrive home and fall into bed.

Wow this is crazy. How are you not burnt out?

It's temporary until family 1 finds a replacement and until family 2 settles into a routine with the newborn (she's less than a month).

[Anonymous]

After reading these, I have no doubt why any of you charge at least fifteen dollars an hour.

This is a lot of work here to be done.

Rewarding work, sure.

Still it is physically and mentally tough work.

[Anonymous]

Reading these, I'm so glad I usually look after 3-5yo. Babies are so much work.

[Anonymous]

6:30 leave for work
7:15 arrive at work, usually greeted by my babyman and MB or DB and a massive cup of coffee ready for me
8:00 make sure 6yr old and 3yr old are up for school
8:05-8:30 feed and dress all three boys
8:35 6yr old to school then upon his bell ringing walk 3yr old to school
9:00 return home with baby man
9:15 put babyman down for a nap
9:30 clean up while babyman sleeps
11:00 baby wakes up, diaper change, eats solids
12:15 pick up 3yr old
1:00 gymnastics for 3yr old
2:00 come home and put 3yr old down for 'quiet time' and babyman down for nap
3:30 wake the guys up
3:45 pick up 6yr old
4:00 do homework with 6 while the other two dudes play
5:00 start dinner
5:30 MB/DB comes home and I leave

5:30-forever answer all of Mb's texts lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After reading these, I have no doubt why any of you charge at least fifteen dollars an hour.

This is a lot of work here to be done.

Rewarding work, sure.

Still it is physically and mentally tough work.

This is encouraging, thank you!

[Anonymous]

I nanny full-time for a 7.5 month old. I work M-F, 8-6pm.

7:50am - Arrive and get ready for the day. Prepare formula bottles ( he likes them cold), throw in laundry, and pick out outfit of the day.
8:10am - MB leaves for work. I feed A breakfast ( solids)
8:30- 9:20 - Playtime - Reading, tummy time, toys, dancing with music. He prefers a low-key morning.
9:30 - 11am -nap, then change diaper/outfit ( laundry and clean-up)
11:15 - A eats bottle and solids
12- 1:40pm - Either at classes, park or outings like the zoo. ( or classes on Tues/Thurs). We have fun exploring and playing with other babies.
1:50- 2pm - Wipe down and change diaper
2- 3:30/4pm - nap ( lunch, clean-up, and planning activities)
3:30/4pm - A eats a big bottle and snacks
4:30 - diaper change
4:45- 5:45- Either at the park, play date, or in the yard playing. Rainy days we stay in.
6pm - MB gets home and then its bath, dinner, and bedtime for A.

On days I work late, I do bath, dinner and bed. This a rough estimate. We read for at least 30 minutes a day and we are out at park, classes, play date, or zoo each day, weather permitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I nanny full-time for a 7.5 month old. I work M-F, 8-6pm.

7:50am - Arrive and get ready for the day. Prepare formula bottles ( he likes them cold), throw in laundry, and pick out outfit of the day.
8:10am - MB leaves for work. I feed A breakfast ( solids)
8:30- 9:20 - Playtime - Reading, tummy time, toys, dancing with music. He prefers a low-key morning.
9:30 - 11am -nap, then change diaper/outfit ( laundry and clean-up)
11:15 - A eats bottle and solids
12- 1:40pm - Either at classes, park or outings like the zoo. ( or classes on Tues/Thurs). We have fun exploring and playing with other babies.
1:50- 2pm - Wipe down and change diaper
2- 3:30/4pm - nap ( lunch, clean-up, and planning activities)
3:30/4pm - A eats a big bottle and snacks
4:30 - diaper change
4:45- 5:45- Either at the park, play date, or in the yard playing. Rainy days we stay in.
6pm - MB gets home and then its bath, dinner, and bedtime for A.

On days I work late, I do bath, dinner and bed. This a rough estimate. We read for at least 30 minutes a day and we are out at park, classes, play date, or zoo each day, weather permitting.

I forgot to add that I make small batches of homemade food every 2 weeks during naps for A.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I nanny full-time for a 7.5 month old. I work M-F, 8-6pm.

7:50am - Arrive and get ready for the day. Prepare formula bottles ( he likes them cold), throw in laundry, and pick out outfit of the day.
8:10am - MB leaves for work. I feed A breakfast ( solids)
8:30- 9:20 - Playtime - Reading, tummy time, toys, dancing with music. He prefers a low-key morning.
9:30 - 11am -nap, then change diaper/outfit ( laundry and clean-up)
11:15 - A eats bottle and solids
12- 1:40pm - Either at classes, park or outings like the zoo. ( or classes on Tues/Thurs). We have fun exploring and playing with other babies.
1:50- 2pm - Wipe down and change diaper
2- 3:30/4pm - nap ( lunch, clean-up, and planning activities)
3:30/4pm - A eats a big bottle and snacks
4:30 - diaper change
4:45- 5:45- Either at the park, play date, or in the yard playing. Rainy days we stay in.
6pm - MB gets home and then its bath, dinner, and bedtime for A.

On days I work late, I do bath, dinner and bed. This a rough estimate. We read for at least 30 minutes a day and we are out at park, classes, play date, or zoo each day, weather permitting.

Wow! Very active for an infant. My nanny rarely takes my DD outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I nanny full-time for a 7.5 month old. I work M-F, 8-6pm.

7:50am - Arrive and get ready for the day. Prepare formula bottles ( he likes them cold), throw in laundry, and pick out outfit of the day.
8:10am - MB leaves for work. I feed A breakfast ( solids)
8:30- 9:20 - Playtime - Reading, tummy time, toys, dancing with music. He prefers a low-key morning.
9:30 - 11am -nap, then change diaper/outfit ( laundry and clean-up)
11:15 - A eats bottle and solids
12- 1:40pm - Either at classes, park or outings like the zoo. ( or classes on Tues/Thurs). We have fun exploring and playing with other babies.
1:50- 2pm - Wipe down and change diaper
2- 3:30/4pm - nap ( lunch, clean-up, and planning activities)
3:30/4pm - A eats a big bottle and snacks
4:30 - diaper change
4:45- 5:45- Either at the park, play date, or in the yard playing. Rainy days we stay in.
6pm - MB gets home and then its bath, dinner, and bedtime for A.

On days I work late, I do bath, dinner and bed. This a rough estimate. We read for at least 30 minutes a day and we are out at park, classes, play date, or zoo each day, weather permitting.

Wow! Very active for an infant. My nanny rarely takes my DD outside.

Not the poster but that's sad!!! Every kid should be outside. My charges and I are always outside.

[Anonymous]

My charges are 18 month old triplets. I live out and work Monday-Friday 8:30-7:30

8:30- Arrive, say good morning to everyone. It's usually DB home in the morning, so take over from him.

8:45-9:15ish- Clean up a bit from the morning, brush hair, brush teeth, get their shoes/socks on, grab our lunch and drinks from the fridge and make sure our diaper bag is packed and ready. Often throw in a load of laundry now too.

9:30- We are usually leaving the house for an activity. 3 days a week we have scheduled things (Music, Art and Gym), the other 2 days we do things like library story time, visiting local farms, playgrounds, zoo, playdates with friends, etc..

I usually give them a small snack sometime around this time.

10:00-11:00/11:30- Activity

11:30/12:00ish- Lunch. We sometimes eat lunch out and about picnic style but we also come home for lunch. We live in California so have good weather year round for picnics.

12:30-3:00- Nap Time (We do a story and a little quiet time before going to sleep) While they are sleeping I finish their laundry and cook their meals. I almost always prep or cook something for dinner during this time, so that it's ready to go for later.

3:00-3:15- Wake up and sit on the potty. I know they are young, but they have shown interest, so I've followed their lead. They almost always go when we sit on the potty.

3:15-3:30- Snack Time

3:30-4:30- Free Time- We play outside, go on walks, play in the playroom, read books, do art projects, sensory activities, etc. Sometimes we head to the playground.

4:30-4:45- Clean Up time. We all clean up any toys and things we have made a mess with in their playroom and bedroom.

4:45-5:00- Upstairs for dinner. They usually watch 15 mins of Curious George while I get their dinner and plates ready.

5:00-5:30/5:45- Dinner. They eat a lot, so time frame depends on how much they eat that night.

5:45-6:00- I clean up from dinner while they play in the living room where I can see them.

6:00-6:45- Bath Time

6:50- Story Time and 4oz Milk in Sippy. Mommy and Daddy are usually home by now and help carry 3 babies downsairs, cuddle and say goodnight.

7:00- Brush Teeth and in Bed

7:30- All 3 are almost always asleep.

[Anonymous]

These schedules are crazy. When are the parents with their kids? My husband and I stagger our schedules a bit so that he manages the morning routine (and arrives slightly later to work), and I manage the night routine. I couldn't imagine my nanny getting my kid up in the morning (and missing the morning snuggles) and also giving him a bath/ just about putting him to bed. I know parents that some parents do not have a choice and need to employ a 50hr a week nanny but I did not expect it to be the norm. It seems like most of the above schedules are very very long days with little parent involvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:8:30 Arrive at work
do things
5:30 Leave

I love you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These schedules are crazy. When are the parents with their kids? My husband and I stagger our schedules a bit so that he manages the morning routine (and arrives slightly later to work), and I manage the night routine. I couldn't imagine my nanny getting my kid up in the morning (and missing the morning snuggles) and also giving him a bath/ just about putting him to bed. I know parents that some parents do not have a choice and need to employ a 50hr a week nanny but I did not expect it to be the norm. It seems like most of the above schedules are very very long days with little parent involvement.

Theres always the weekend.

[Anonymous]

I have two charges (21 months) in a share

7:30 arrive, get charge #1 out of bed, changed, and dressed
8:00 charge #2 arrives, serve breakfast
8:30-9:30 independant play time (usually puzzles or coloring books) while I throw in a load of laundry, clean up from breakfast, and pack our bag for the day
9:30-approx 12:30 daily activity (maybe a museum, play date, music class, or story time) followed by a walk or trip to the park
12:30 prepare and serve lunch
1:15 nap time routine (diaper changes, read a couple of books, snuggles)
1:30 the girls go down for nap
1:30-4:00 nap time (I fold the laundry from this morning, clean up from lunch, straighten the playroom, take care of logistical things like arranging play dates, answering parent emails and coordinating schedules, do any cooking for snack or lunch tomorrow. With any left over time (~90 minutes) I eat lunch and do school work)
4:00 wake the girls from nap
4:30 serve snack
5-6:00 outside activity (chalk, bubbles, water table, nature walk)
6:00 parents arrive