Day 33- E.C.I Part 2

My second day at E.C.I was spent with a dietitian named Raquel. Just like the case workers, counselors, therapists, and teachers, Raquel also visits kids at their homes. However, her purpose behind it is different. She is the person who takes the height and weight of the child and matches it up to a chart that the baby should be following, depending on his or her measurements and age.

The first house we visited consisted of a twins and a five year old boy. The twins were named James and Janet (for confidentiality purposes). I fell in love with James as soon as I sat next to him on the couch. They were around 12 months old and looked very healthy. While Raquel inquired the mom about the children’s eating habits and their preferences, I asked the mom if it was okay to hold James since he seemed to be getting anxious and well…because I really wanted to hold him. The mother gladly replied with a “yes” and in no time I was holding a chubby cheeked cutie. I tried to keep him steady but nope, James just wanted to jump up and down and so I followed his lead. He got a little too comfortable and started to pull my hair and that was a no no. I’m not sure why babies love hair so much. Once the babies were weighed and measured, Raquel and I said our goodbyes.

Our next stop was a home made daycare. As we entered I saw that there were only around seven kids because the woman in charge only takes a certain amount. I felt a little out of place because the kids were all playing and Raquel knew everyone there. But in literally less than 5 minutes after I had sat on the floor along side Raquel, all the kids came swarming around me. I must say, I felt the coolest I’ve felt in a while. One of the kids that was sitting around me, Brad (again for confidentiality purposes, a four year old boy) asked me “Do you know me?” I laughed and replied “No, do YOU know me?” He nodded no. And that is how mine and his conversation began. We told each other our names, our ages, and our favorite colors. He was getting kind of intimate. Haha. Soon, the other kids began to talk to me as well about Toy Story 3 and Karate Kid, two movies I am absolutely dying to see. I was jealous because these little ones had seen it and I still hadn’t. While I was hanging out with the cool people, Raquel was examining the baby that she was assigned to check up on. Soon it was nap time. The babysitter put everyone to sleep. And as the kids lay down, Brad asked me “Are you a kid?” And I couldn’t help but smile at question and his interest in me. I believe he became very fond of me in the 30 minutes we spent together. I was flattered.

Before the day ended, we visited a new born at another daycare and a baby boy at his house. Playing with chubby cheeked babies and flirting with a four year old boy marked the end of my second day at E.C.I.