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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

You sound amazing!  I am pretty sure DC's nanny could not handle your typical day.  Question for you: how would you feel about a MB or DB who worked PT/not regular hours and on a regular basis, would say to you, hey I'll take the kids out this afternoon, and "mess" with your routine?  Would this annoy you?  One thing I like about DC's nanny is she is totally easy-going about that sort of thing and I've wondered how other, more professional nannies would feel about it.  [/quote]

I have actually worked with several WAHPs and it was never a problem for them to want to pick up more hours with their kid, provided they communicated clearly.  In a good nanny-employer relationship, we would be working together to keep the kids on a similar routine 7 days a week, so you would know when activities, meals, naps, etc. happen.  The way it has worked for me is that NP will ask what we have planned and we'll take it from there--e.g., I promised toddler I'd take her to X park, so parent says, "I'll take the kids, have them ready to go at X time and we'll be back around Y."  Or they'll volunteer to keep the baby so toddler can explore the park more, or volunteer to take toddler so that I can stay home with the baby, etc.  I could see it being an issue if you walked in right as we were starting a project and demanded to take DC for ice cream right then, but if you walked in and said, "whoa!  This project looks fun!  Can I join in?"  And added, "I'm done for the day and can take over whenever you're ready to leave."  That would be totally fine.[/quote]

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