First, let me introduce myself. I am AWB; a wife, daughter, sister, friend, teacher, and soon to be mom. My wonderful and amazing hubby and I are expecting our first baby in June and couldn't be more excited! But along with the excitement, comes the surreal feeling of being responsible for bringing a baby into this world and not messing him or her up!
Let me describe my past with little ones...
Yes, I am a teacher. A 5th grade teacher. I teach kids who can take care of themselves and understand sarcasm (for the most part.) On my first day at school, I told my principal that "kids scare the crap out of me." And by that I meant children of my own. It all started when my mom forced me to babysit in high school. I am the youngest of all of my family, cousins included, so I had not been around babies at all. Diapers were only things I saw on TV and the sound of babies crying made my spine curl. Back to theforced babysitting. I truly think my mom was doing this to ensure that I wouldn't have kids any time in the near future, birth control at its best. The last time I babysat, I was scarred by a two year old who peed in his pants. I was never told that he was not potty trained yet, and had no idea that I was supposed to make sure that he went "potty" every two seconds. Anyways, I unraveled a roll of paper towels over the mess and stepped on it in complete disgust, tapping my foot over the wet towels. I then grabbed kitchen tongs to pick up the now yellow paper towels and tossed them in the trash, wrenching. When my mother came to pick me up later that afternoon, I told her that my babysitting career was over and babies "were not my thing."
And now I am going to have one of my own... All I imagine is me and JWB starring in the movie 'Adventures in Babysitting' for the rest of our lives. It is going to be an amazing and hilarious journey, considering I know nothing about babies. Bring on the baby! :)
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