babysitters
Babysitting Instructions: Baby Vs. Big Kid
5. Bath time.
With a baby:
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Bath time is at 7pm. We have a digital bath thermometer that we would like you to use to make sure that the water is a comfortably warm 75-degrees. We make our own baby soap, so please use the soap in the bottle marked “Lavender Essence Soap.” (It’s not as complicated as it sounds, it’s just some castille soap, aloe vera, guar gum, that kind of thing.) After Siltstone has been washed throughly, please dry him gently using his duckie towel.
With a first-grader:
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Just make sure Antelope doesn’t burn herself. And for the love of God, please remind her not to drink the bath water. It’s been a problem.
7. Bedtime.
With a baby:
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You’ll be starting this with Shishapangma’s (that’s the mountain in China where his father and I met) last bottle, so please review that process above (#1). After he has been burped, please put him into his pajamas that have a giraffe on a skateboard. We don’t use any kind of sleepsacks because we do not believe in restraining our child while he sleeps. Just lay him down in his crib and talk to him quietly for a while. Tell him a story, or talk to him about current events until he goes to sleep. Please remain seated outside his bedroom door for the rest of the night in case he needs anything.
With a first-grader:
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Ha. Good luck!
