Babysitting

I made brief mention last week about my babysitting escapades that I was going to be getting up to this past weekend, and babysit I did! You know how people say if you want to see what it's like to have a baby you should first get a puppy? Well, having now babysat my 9 month old niece Delilah and a 8 week old puppy at the same time I can confirm, they are nothing alike. A puppy sleeps more and can be left on it's own, babies, cannot. My sister asked if I could look after my g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s niece on Saturday so she could have some of her own 'me' time and I was actually beside myself with excitement. At the same time, Mr M's dad had asked us if we could look after his new 8 week old Great Dane puppy Draygo - yes the name is from Game of Thrones - and of course we didn't want to couldn't say no. So, what do you get when you have a 9 month old baby and an 8 week old puppy at your house on a sunny Saturday? Well, a lot of cute photos and extreme tiredness by 5pm of course. Mums, I take my hat off to you I really do. Mr M was pretty much a super hero and had both Draygo and Delilah pass out on him for nap time at the same time - which of course melted my heart. All in all it was such a fun day filled with giggles, playing and exploring and taught me some valuable lessons, namely I am not ready for either a puppy nor a baby and especially not together. Mr M & I are content with "just us" for now.