Basically, as Little Guy's nanny, my job is to take care of him like a parent would while his own parents aren't home, and then to hand him over at 6pm and then show up again the next morning.
Little Guy's parents used the Babywise method with him, so he's on a crazy schedule.
8:00am - Nanny arrives
8:05am - Parents leave
8:05am - 9:00am - "Active" playtime (we go on a morning walk almost daily)
9:00am - 9:30am - "Calming" playtime
9:30am - 11:30am - Little Guy: naptime; Nanny: household tasks/free time
11:30am - 12:30pm - Little Guy: "Independent" play in playpen; Nanny: household tasks/free time
12:30pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - 2:15pm - "Active" playtime (usually we go to the park or we run errands)
2:15pm - 2:45pm - "Calming" playtime/snacktime
2:45pm - 3:00pm - Bathtime
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Little Guy: naptime; Nanny: household tasks/free time
5:00pm - 5:30pm - "Structured" playtime in the living room
5:30pm - 5:45pm - Little Guy: free play in the living room; Nanny: prepare LG's dinner
5:45pm - 6:00pm - Dinnertime
6:00pm - Parent(s) arrive(s), Nanny leaves
It's structured to the max, but I'll admit I appreciate having five hours where he's either asleep or playing on his own.
As far as "household tasks" are concerned, that pretty much translates to sweeping the floors in the small apartment and doing the dishes daily, and then vacuuming and doing laundry once a week. What it comes down to is that I essentially get paid to be a housewife, which at first was a little weird, but seems pretty normal now.
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