I feel like that last entry was depressing...so now I'm going to write about something I love and enjoy that usually makes me very happy, though usually also very exhausted. What is this you ask? It is work. I love my job. I love playing with the kids, watching the babies learn new skills, and the greeting you get everytime you walk in the door. I think I'll take this time to tell about some of my kids.

Carter is the baby of the group. He's barely six months old, and isn't even old enough to sit up by himself yet. He's usually very happy and content, but right now he's teething, so that makes him a bit crankier, but still more easygoing than some babies I know.
Like Rachel. Rachel is the next youngest. She's nine months old, very fussy but still adorable, and requires lots of attention. She's also very active, and is always moving. She doesn't crawl yet, but she's pretty good at rolling around to get to wherever she wants to go.
Sophia is barely older than Rachel and is crawling, and almost pulling herself up to standing. She's also very easygoing, and she was the first baby that started after me. She'll fight going to sleep, unless you let her get really really tired first.
Next is Ella. Ella is just over a year old, and she's my favorite. I know I shouldn't play favorites, but she is very attached to me, and will get upset when I pay attention to other people. She's also a little wary of the other kids, and will start crying if they get too close and no one is holding her. At snack and lunch we try to make sure there's a chair between her and anyone else so her bubble isn't invaded. She's an expert crawler, loves to cuddle with me, and will probably start walking pretty soon.
Yann was born on New Year's Eve, and is half French. He doesn't talk much, but he has a full range of facial expressions which pretty much say everything for him. He's very cute of course, and he was the youngest kid when I started. I have watched him go from not being able to crawl, to now running with Luz when their parents pick them up around the same time. He also loves to climb on the playground outside, but I'm not supposed to let him because it's more than three feet tall.
Isaac is next oldest. He is a month older than Yann, and full of energy. His energy is also very loud, and very catching to the other children. Some days we just take them outside and let them run so we don't go crazy. He also loves animals, trucks, and sound effects.
Then is Ada. Ada is less than a month younger than Luz. She's also full of energy, and she can be very very stubborn when she wants to be. I'm definitely not her favorite, but she's gotten better about it.
Luz is last, but not least. She's the oldest of the bunch, 22 months old. She's gotten more stubborn about naps, but she's also been very fun to watch grow up. She speaks Spanish and English, and also will just babble without actually saying anything in either language. She and Yann are the only two still in my class from when I started. She loves to play with the baby dolls, read stories, and sing songs.

Who wouldn't love a job that involved playing with these eight wonderful children all day. I know I do. I could really see myself doing this job for the rest of my life. It always makes me smile. Everytime you walk into the room everyone always says hi, and a couple of them will run up to give you hugs. And most of them will say bye bye when you leave.