I took on an extra day of babysitting this week

@shaggin (75112)
United States
September 15, 2026 1:37pm CST
Boy am I tuckered out today. Since I didn’t plan to really leave the house I tried to cut down on my sugar intake by having a coffee followed by a tea instead dog two coffees. But then I was unbearably tired. Then I wound up warming a big cup of milk and adding oregan chai tea latte mix. Baby S has been very fussy today. Her momma thinks she’s cutting two molars. Usually her mom wakes her up at 5:30 am and then she goes down for a nap around 9:30 or 10am. Today she slept until 6:30 and then I couldn’t get her down for a nap until 12:30. It’s 2:30 and she’s still sleeping. I was able to do a load of laundry, catch up on Facebook and myLot a bit while she has been sleeping and read a book. When my little one gets home the girls will have a snack and I will try to get what I can ready ahead of time for dinner. After baby S leaves I have to run my oldest to the post office. I need to vacuum the living room later other than that and the clean up after dinner I hope to make a fresh batch of playdough for the girls to play with tomorrow. I have been babysitting Baby S Wednesday and Friday but she needed me to fill in an extra day today since her mother in law is sick. Photo is of a neat beetle I saw a few weeks back
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@celticeagle (193827)
• Boise, Idaho
13h
Ah, poor sweet baby S. Those molars can be real scallywags. We always used something cold they could chew on. That is a cool beetle. Isn't nature something?
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@shaggin (75112)
• United States
13h
@celticeagle she wound up waking up 10 minutes after I made this post. She woke up much happier.
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@celticeagle (193827)
• Boise, Idaho
11h
@shaggin .......That's good. I'm a firm believer that little ones like her shouldn't have to go through pain.
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@snowy22315 (212807)
• United States
13h
Babies can be trying like that.
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@shaggin (75112)
• United States
13h
@snowy22315 she’s really very good even at her fussiest I think.
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@AmbiePam (127135)
• United States
7h
I’m glad your babysitting is still going well.
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@RasmaSandra (100892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11h
That is a beetle with the colors of a bee. Glad you can help out. How do you make playdough? My parents jsut bought me jars of Play Doh,
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@Deepizzaguy (125316)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10h
I am happy for you that you are enjoying your babysitting job this week.
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8h
Glad our baby sitting days.are behind us now. Baby sitting a baby now would scare me shItless
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@JudyEv (388247)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
That is a very neat beetle! Teething must be painful for little kids.
@Wrexxo (7419)
12h
Sounds like a lot for one day honestly, babysitting plus running errands is no joke. Poor baby S, teething is rough on everyone involved not just her. Hope you get a little breather before dinner and the playdough making begins.
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