My very first niece was born on June 10, 2010 and I was there at the hospital and among the first to get to hold her. Talk about love at first sight! She was beautiful. I made sure to visit just about every weekend so I could get chances to hold her and lull her to sleep. As weeks and months went by, she was jumping in the jumper chair toy (not sure the name of it!), and smiling and laughing. We would stand in front of the mirror and make faces at ourselves and eachother. She would stare and stare and stare and take so much in with her big wide eyes.
I was her first babysitter when my brother and sister in law finally allowed themselves to go on a date. She slept most of the time they were away but I happily returned text messages to her mom saying -- yes she's still breathing, she's sleeping soundly, she's doing just fine. Can't blame mom for being worried about her precious baby!
I happened to be in a job transition when Averie was about three months old... that is when I decided to work for Easter Seals Child Development Center as a toddler teacher in the one-year-old room.
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