Tuesday, November 4, 2008

New Orleans 2008: Day Three & Four




On my third and fourth days in New Orleans, I was needed to babysit. I thought, "I can take care of a baby for a few days. No problem."




I had no idea. None.



I have no wnicknamed my nephew "Destruct-or!" He is total boy. He pounds things together, throws things on the floor, and smacks things with his open palm, all just to make noise. Yup. He just wants to see what these two things sound like when they hit each other, and then these two things, and boy, oh boy! They make a different sound! Amazing!

Amazing I survived.

I jest. In all honesty, I did pretty well. We played, watched TV, took naps, and ate. It was harder than I thought it would be. For some unknown reason I assumed that Aidan would want to do all the things I wanted to do. He certainly has a mind of his own though! And he did enjoy doing some of the things I wanted, like go for a walk around the neighborhood (boy, her neighborhood LOVES Halloween!) and take a nap. In summary, it was a beautiful way to spend a week of vacation.

4 comments:

Mimi said...

so, did you teach him how to scrapbook?

Micaela said...

No, I taught him not to bite. Scrapbooking is next on the list...

Anonymous said...

Sometimes when you describe Aiden, I think... "I bet that is what Estaban was like as a child."

Anonymous said...

I misspelled Esteban in that last post.