Here's what our typical day looks like:
5:30-6:00: Lily wakes up. The only way you know she is awake is that all of the sudden there is heavy breathing on the monitor. She pants and kicks until someone goes in to get her. Dusty goes in to get her and change her diaper. He brings her back to our room and we all play together for a little bit. I'm reluctant to leave me warm bed so I drag this out for as long as possible.
6:15-7:45: Dusty and I play hot potato with Lily while we both try to get ready. She doesn't seem bothered by it. They usually come into my bathroom and talk to me while I do my hair and make-up. I don't mind the company and Lily loves sucking on my mascara tubes and looking at herself in the mirror.
7:45: We pack up and take Dusty to school. Lily falls asleep on the way back from school around 8:00 so that saves me from having to put her to sleep. When we get home I transfer her to her crib. She's gotten so used to this that she doesn't even stir anymore. It's super convenient!
8:00-9:30: Lily naps while I finish prepping for the day. I eat breakfast and pick up the house. Then I work on my projects or blog. Currently I'm working on gifts for my new niece. I'm so excited that AnnaLee and Aaron are having another baby girl!
9:30: Lily wakes up and we snuggle for a little bit. She wakes up slowly, just like me, so it takes her a while to get going after a nap. When she's finally awake she gets food. She loves rice cereal so I give her that and we try new foods. She hasn't liked any of the baby food we've tried yet and that doesn't bother me. I love eating her leftover sweet potatoes. It's a perfect 80 calorie snack.
10:00-12:00: We run errands. This usually involves going to Moscow to Winco, the bank or the mall. I typically wear Lily in our homemade Moby Wrap and that always causes a stir. People never stop me to talk if she's in the cart but when she's strapped to my front everyone seems to want to talk to me.
12:00: I eat lunch and play on the floor with Lily. We try to get out the last of her wiggles before her afternoon nap.
12:15- 2:30: Lily naps while I exercise. I'm currently doing the Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred and Yoga Meltdown back to back. By then end I'm exhausted but it's totally worth it! When I'm done exercising I start on laundry or other household chores that need to be done.
2:30-3:00: Lily wakes up and we play on the floor. She is really into a vanity that Santa brought her for Christmas. It sings the ABC's to her and she cooes back to it. She also tries to crawl. She rocks back and forth as hard as she can and tries to move her legs. She can get them going sometimes but her arms can't keep up so she face plants it into the ground. It's much cuter than it sounds, I promise.
She loves eating the Laundry while I fold it
3:00-4:15: We go for a walk with our neighbor Samm and her two boys, Boston and Brock. The boys are 3 and 1 and Lily adores them. Sometimes they come over to play and she loves to watch them. Samm also cuts my hair and while she was doing that yesterday Boston (the 3 year old) tried to entertain Lily. It was adorable. After Brock woke up from his nap he came out and laid on the floor with Lily. He put his hand on her arm and they looked into each others eyes forehead to forehead for a couple of minutes. Kids are the cutest! Sometimes on our walk Lily naps and other times she swings her legs back and forth and stares around. We have a polar bear suit that I bundle her up in so she can't move very well but she loves being in the stroller.
4:15-4:50: Lily and I pick up any remaining mess and throw together dinner before we go get Dusty. Lily loves sitting in the kitchen in her high chair and watching me cut food. As long as she feels involved in what I'm doing she is a happy camper.
4:50: We head out to get Dusty. Lily know's its time for Dusty to come home because for once she's actually excited to get in her carseat. We sing songs the entire way there. Currently its a toss up between Wicked and Frozen. I have always loved Idina Menzel and cant get enough of her!
5:15-6:30: We sit at the table and try to feed Lily while Dusty and I eat dinner. She is good with her rice cereal just like she is in the morning but doesn't like the other baby food. I have carrot stuck to my wall from a few nights ago when she threw her spoon.
6:30: Bath time, scripture study and family prayer. Lily still loves the bath and this is her favorite part of the day. I'm always impressed by how quietly she sits during scripture study and family prayer. I feel like she kind of understands what is going on.
scripture straight face
7:00: Lily's bed time. One of us rocks her to sleep while the other one does the dinner dishes and tidies up the house.
She always wiggles out of her blankets
After Lily is in bed we finish picking up any leftover messes in the house and maybe watch an episode of Modern Family. After that I shower and practice my portuguese and Dusty plays Pokemon until we decide to go to bed. Lily usually wakes up once or twice a night to eat but sleeps great besides that. The next morning we repeat.
I love my life with Lily and wouldn't trade it for anything! I've gotten a couple of calls from the Health Department asking me to come back but I can't imagine leaving Lily. This last time they even said I could bring her with me but that wouldn't be the same. I love staying home with her and wouldn't want it any other way.
i love that all you want is to stay home with her. i wish all women were like that! i loved loved loved reading about your day to day life and can't wait for my turn! :) you are such a good mom!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carly! I always read your comments in the middle of the night while I'm feeding Lily and then think that i'll respond later and never seem to. Being a mom is the best, hardest thing in the world but I love it! I can't wait for your turn. It sounds like you're having lots of fun in Florida. It's so fun reading about what you guys are doing!!
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