adventures in baby sitting.

So I have taken a job.  I am watching 2 sweet kids every other week.  Hunter is 2 and Anabella is 8 months.  They are soooo dang cute and I'm really happy to be watching them.  I did have a my doubts for a split second. It happened like this: I scooped up Anabella (who was quite fussy) and leased Boston to run to the grassy area downstairs so Boston could mark the two trees that are nearest to our walkway.  I was only down there for about 30 seconds and as I started walking back to the stairs I could hear my door handle.  I figured Hunter was trying to escape and hurried up the steps to catch him in the act.  Fully expecting to catch him trying to open the door I grabbed the door knob and started to turn.  Boy was I shocked when that was as far as I could get.  Hunter had moved the dead bolt just enough to keep the door from opening.  Right away I started trying to coach the 2 year old into opening the door for me.  No such luck and Allie was still sleeping.  Not that it would matter if she was awake, I have clearly threatened spankings if she goes near the door handle (I had a friend whose 2 year old would unlock the door and escape and the thought terrifies me).  I went through about a hundred stages of panic and finally walked back down the stairs to start looking for someone who might be up and outside that I could use their phone to get Steve home to unlock the door.  One guy was a jerk and laughed in my face and then another took pitty on me, maybe my tears and the baby in my arms helped.  I called Steve and left a voicemail, hoping he'd be on break and get the message quickly. After about 5 minutes (which seemed like 5 hours) I could no longer talk to Hunter through the door because all I could hear was the vibration from the lawn mower.  So I tried my next door neighbors.  They let me call Steve again and also tried the emergency maintenance number, left a voicemail for a return call.  No one responded but I was standing right on the sidewalk when the maintenance man showed up for work at 8:57 A.M.  I told him the situation and asked if he could help.  He set off for the key to my apartment and I met him at my door.  I felt like I could finally breathe when he pushed the door open.  My apartment was so quiet, and he chuckled a little, looked at me and said "he's asleep".  Hunter was passed out on the couch, clearly exhausted from all that work he put into locking my door.  Allie was still asleep in her bed, and about 5 minutes after I sat down on the chair and cuddled Bella under a snuggly blanket in my arms, she was out too.  Peace and quiet.  Allie woke up a few minutes later and we spent the next 20 minutes cuddled up watching cartoons.
That was my first couple hours of baby sitting.  Today went much smoother.  I've got some adjustments to make, but I am really excited to be taking care of these kids.
thanks for reading. :)