Today

So, today the stroller tipped over, and the baby inside. (no time for details now, but I wasn't entirely at fault) but anyway, SCARY! One of those "I'm a terrible nanny (for all you mothers, you know this as the "terrible mother moment" moments. Of course I remained "calm" rushing him to the doctor and waiting for 20 min. to hear a nurse say that he, in fact, only had a bump and a scrape. AHHHHHH! Rough day! Plus, tonight is the official 6 month (we've been putting it off) review, so great timing, Christina!
BUT, after 2 weeks to worry about the talk (the review) and countless times singing through the "Cast all my cares upon you" song from a Psalty musical I learned back in the day, I'm actually feeling ok about it. Regine assures me that they will mostly have good things to say, and that I love their children and that alone is reason for the parents to be happy :) Also, I have some things that I would actually like to go over with them, so it will be a good adult talk, not the scary "you're a horrible nanny" confrontation I've been dreading :) haha. Isn't it funny how the more you think about things, the worse it could go? You have all day to worry about a talk, and by the end of the day, you're thinking you're going to be fired and shipped back to Iowa for renting too many pay-per-view movies while the kids have been napping! (True story, by the way)
Anyway, so that's good. I'm feeling mature and adult and confidant about how I've been doing as a nanny, even though the baby DID have a pretty bad fall today. At the doctor's office (where I think they were somewhat amused at the fact that I took it upon myself to stop by without an appt. for a little head bump) the nurse was like "Oh, yeah he looks fine, this kind of stuff happens all the time" Which was exactly what I needed to hear. Of course, driving there I'm picturing a look of horror followed by the dialing of 9-1-1. :) Me and my crazy imagination :)
I'll write more later, but if any mom's out there have encouragement or stories about their "horrible mother moments"/ "we've all been there" stories let me know! :) love you all!
christina