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[quote=Anonymous]Handling a baby and a toddler is very demanding both logistically and in terms of skills.  Also, managing behavior for a 2+yo is very different from a young toddler.

My last job was with a yo and her baby sister.  My day looked like this:

Get both kids up, diapered, hair done, teeth brushed, dressed.  Put their pajamas in the washer and start it (parents would rotate it before coming downstairs), feed toddler breakfast while baby had her bottle, then put baby in the carrier while I unloaded DW and prepped snack and lunch for toddler.

Take snack and bottle for baby and head out for an activity.  Baby napped in the car/stroller or carrier for a shortish AM nap sometime during our am outing. Once a week our outing included a grocery run and twice a month we'd go to babies r us to stock up on diapers, wipes, etc.  The other days were free activities I found like library story times/playground/nanny meetups/museums or sometimes classes I researched and asked the parents to sign up for.

Arrive home, change diapers, feed lunch/bottle, and get both settled for nap.  During nap I'd prep dinner for the family, prep an activity for the toddler and fold laundry.

When they woke I'd bring laundry up and put kids' stuff away while getting them up, then leave MB/DB's stuff in the basket near their door.  Change diapers, do snack/bottle, then do toddler activity/project while doing tummy time with baby.

Get baby settled for a catnap then clean up project with toddler and read stories/watch tv if I needed a few more minutes to prep dinner.

Baby woke from catnap and we'd play in the living room with toys until MB or DB were ready to take over.

If that sounds like what you are looking for (someone who can fully take over and remove the burden from your shoulders), then you may find it worth while to hire someone who has done that job before.[/quote]

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