Babysitting

I've done it! I've successfully spent an hour and a half alone with a two-year-old!

Me and Ella, we got along really well. I got her to show me her toys while her parents were getting ready to leave, and when they were going Ella quite happily laughed and waved them goodbye. After couple of minutes she thoughtfully pointed to the door and looked at me quizzically and I told her that mom and dad went out but we'd have a good time just the two of us. That was enough and we spent the next 1,5 hours playing with blocks, trains, teddies and reading books. And I showed her the secrets of snapping photos of yourself with a cameraphone as you can see, something every girl should know how to do. And neither of had temper tantrums or panic attacks or cried.

Ella was of course ecstatic when her parents came home, and gave them lots of hugs. And then I got a hug too! In fact, I got two hugs - and that's something as she's quite wary of strangers and doesn't give hugs just to anyone. And when I was starting to put on my coat when Timo was going to give me a ride back home, then the poor girl started crying.

I guess I can consider my first babysitting a flaming success if the child doesn't cry when her parents leave, but when I leave. So silly me, I promised to do it again.

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