My patience with my year old nanny is waning. Lately she has been getting on my nerves. We inherited a mouse
(due to construction next door) and the maintenance guys were to come over and stuff our pipe holes with a brillo pad.
I had to run to work, but I called Phil to tell the nanny that she should be expecting them. I came home around 4:30p
only to find out they hadn't stop by because they went to the wrong apartment. If she had any common sense, she
should have called either Phil or myself to let us know they didn't show up. What a dummy!
I took Sophia to her first Yankee/Met game (Yanks lost the 1st game and won the 2nd rubber) in a two part double header
series in two different ballparks). We got home pooped out but had to head back out for Phil's mother's birthday dinner.
Got home and guess what, THERE'S NO MORE MILK. I would like to think our nanny would have the common decency to
call us and to let us know we are running out of milk!!! I guess it's just way too difficult for her to think.
There are other little things that annoy the fuck outta me- she gives into Olivia's demand for cookies in the morning
for breakfast (uh, in my house, that is a huge no no). The toys are not where they should belong (maybe I'm anal, but
it's a huge stickler for me). When she does their laundry, she often mixes up the girls clothes when putting them back
in the dressers (like, duh?!). Worst part of it all- I've heard her yelling at the girls, not just once or twice.
Many times! (only I should be the one to yell, not her!) Lately I noticed she hasn't been making O any lunch.
Is she dependent on what Phil's mom brings over (macaroni and pork- so weird)? I'm like, where's the healthy food like
veggies! Fish! Sometimes I think she takes better care of my plants than my girls!!!
We are in the midst of contemplating whether or not we should send O to daycare since Sophia will be in kindergarten
and at an after-school program. If the price comes out cheaper than what we are paying the nanny, we just might have
to make the move. But for now, Phil is going to change his work schedule a bit and stay with O for a few hours and work
out the kinks with the nanny. I am so frustrated by her plain ol' stupidity and lack of common sense. I really
don't know what to do with her!
Or maybe we were just too spoiled by our previous nanny????
I know I owe you a post on Disney and I promise you that one will come. It's taking me some time to get in the
mood to write about my horror, I mean, family bonding trip, but for now, just a quick update on S+O, only because I will forget
what I wanted to post about on them. They are growing so fast (but oh-so-not fast enough for them to be self-reliant
on everything)!
Let's start off with O. She is one smart cookie. She pretty much knows most of her alphabet and numbers.
Infact, everytime we are at a grocery store, she points out what aisle number we are in. My favorite quote from her
is, "Me hold tight?" It reminds me of David Sedaris' book title, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" (if you haven't read any of Sedaris'
books, YOU MUST NOW. He is one funny guy!). She loves to play with wooden puzzles.
She has a funny way of calling me, "Mommy-ah" and Phil, "Daddy-ah." I have no idea who taught her that or if she
picked that up somewhere. But it often cracks me up.
She's progressing really well on the toilet training. A few accidents here and there, but that's expected.
A few days ago, she had me in a really bad mood when she shouted for me at 6a because she had to poo (and she really did)...TWICE,
in a fifteen minute interval. I was not happy, but, at least it wasn't in her diaper which would have made it disgustingly
messy. Oh, and she knows how to brush her teeth and spit and rinse. Awesome!
She still refuses to wear pants if the nanny tells her to wear it. If it was the weekend and I told her , she knows
she can't argue with me. Thank goodness I have lots of dresses for her this summer.
I have to admit, she's learning at a quicker pace than what Sophia was learning at her age. But I'm sure it's only
because she learns from Sophia and having to fight for her say and wants. You don't want to trifle with her. She's
tough, stubborn and knows what she wants and goes after it. But she's quite friendly, charming and charasmatic at the
same time. And can be very funny (ask her where do you think and she'll point to her head and says, "think think think"
from Pooh and friends. She'll be one of the cool kids to hang out with.
In addition to O's addiction with dresses, she loves watching, Barbie's "12 Dancing Princesses" (I would never buy such
trash...it was her father!), she loves to dance ballet (her hands up in the air and tippy-toe) and sing ABC non-stop.
Sophia, Sophia, Sophia. Where to begin. I seriously don't think she learned much from her pre-k class with
the exception of being a little more extrovert. I suppose that's a start. According to her teacher, she
had a tough time in the beginning of the school year by not participating in class and it seems like she's embracing the notion
of hanging out with her "friends" in school.
The school year is almost over and in some ways I am happy the gazillion class trips are over with. That is my
one complaint- too many out of class trips. I don't know if the teachers understand that many parents are working parents
who can't afford to take off to attend out of school functions. I send Phil to go since he has more of a flexible schedule
than I do.
She can be really naughty- I've heard so many complaints from my grandfather that she doesn't listen to him when he picks
her up from school. And I think I know why- she knows that my grandfather (her great-grandpa) loves playing with
O more than he does with S, and it bothers her. And I know my grandfather, when he focuses on someone he really loves,
he really shows it. And it looks like she wants to be loved by him and the only way to get his attention is to get a
good scolding by him.
Her drawings are quite pretty. She draws mostly about trees, snails, butterflies, rainbows and of course, princesses
(thanks to Disney's brainwashing). She also loves to assemble a mini "Sophia's book." Kinda cute.
She's slowly learning how to read. Not the most proficient, but slowly getting there. A bit lazy at times
about not sounding out the words and depending mostly for us to give her the words (which makes me lose patience with her
very, very fast and get really annoyed). Naturally her favorite books these days are Cinderella and Snow White.
She is really good about helping me set the table, bringing food onto the table, helping O put her shoes on and taking her
clothes off, etc. But when it comes to sharing toys with O, FORGET IT. When WWF ensues, I have to step in and
remove the toy so no one can claim it, no matter who it belongs to. Drives me up the wall when S can't let O play with
it for a few minutes!!!
Finally, an up-to-date on the two twerps!
