My First official day as "Mummy Helper"

I was the first to shoot my hand up to be a mummy helper at my little Bear's nursery (he only started at childcare when he turned 3years and was at home with me and Pop on maternity leave before that) so it was my first chance! Having said I'd help, I then started to dread it more and more day by day... 28 degrees temp, imagining no shade, moany children, terrible two tantrums, wondering how my little Bear would cope with me being with his nursery friends - that fear that he may play up in front of everyone!! The day itself was actually fine! (Will teach me to stop worrying!!)  although instead of being allocated gorgeous children to look after, I was asked to look after 'volunteer lady penny' sigh!! It didn't help that my little Bear took an instant dislike to her and spent the car journey there saying "mummy I don't want THAT in my car..." ...she's a lady!!! (Awkward!!)

 

He totally astounded me by his confidence to hold the animals... Big freakishly over hairy rabbit, a no-haired rat and a snake!! He had a mild mini tantrum walking around the dinosaur field - but to be honest, an hour past our usual lunchtime, the sun burning down on us, gasping for a drink and I was ready to lie down in full blown toddler tantrum and join him!!!!!! He suffered the awkward, 'wait for your little sister' calls from me, I felt a bit bad but little Pop did very very well keeping up with the 3 and 4 year olds...

 

So all in all, I survived mummy helper day, and 'volunteer lady Penny' was well looked after by me, although I did turn the radio on in the car after she refused to make small talk with me or answer my whitty, occasionally quite humorous comments... Hopefully next time I won't pull the short straw, and I'll actually be able to get my hands stuck in with having five children to look after instead of a lady - and I did get a whole entire day of fun with my scrumptious kidlings xxxxx