Day in the Life: Sep 2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

12:23 Wake feeling rested, look at clock and realize it's still early, go back to sleep
1:19 Wake to feed
4:49 Wake to feed, Leo and I both go in and out of sleep
5:43 Bring Leo into our bed from his rock n play
6:14 Andy gets up to get ready for work
7:00 I get up and do some PT exercises while Leo still sleeps on our bed
7:20 I get back in bed and take advantage of both kids still sleeping. Browse social media, email, etc.
7:53 Get Elliott from bed, change her diaper, and give her my phone to watch videos while I hop in the shower. Leo gets transferred back to his rock n play so Elliott doesn't squash him. He slowly wakes up.
8:23 I hop out of the shower and get dressed
8:33 I change Leo's diaper and nurse him.
8:56 We all head to the kitchen to eat breakfast, yogurt and granola (or "crumblies" as Elliott calls them).
9:09 Empty the dishwasher and pick up breakfast. Elliott goes downstairs to play and Leo and I head down when kitchen is put away.
9:25 Take Leo upstairs to sleep. He's out after a minute or two of rocking in his bedroom and I set him in his crib. Go back downstairs and play with Elliott.
10:05 Go back upstairs since Leo is awake (he only sleeps 30 minutes in his crib like clock work). Elliott follows a few minutes later so we head to my room. The kids lay on our bed and Elliott watches some more videos. I move over and fold some laundry and vacuum the master carpets. Tuesday is technically master cleaning day, but we'll be gone in the morning so I take advantage.
10:38 Sit down and feed Leo
10:48 move to Elliott's room where we play, read books, and simultaneously clean up. Monday is for cleaning the kids' rooms.
11:05 Leo is ready for sleep so I go to rock him. Again he is out in a minute or two so in his crib he goes.
11:17 He's awake. I might as well change his diaper now. I get out the Halo SleepSack to try, swaddle and rock him again.
11:35 Lay Leo down and head to the living room to turn a fairy movie on for Elliott. I reheat lunch (taco bowls - taco meat, black beans, cheese, salsa, and corn) and we both eat at the counter. Reload the dishwasher with the dishes.
12:05 He's awake, 30 minutes like clockwork. Elliott requests a walk so I get the Ergo for Leo and we head down the lane. Leo is not interested so I turn around with the stroller and our walk lasts less than 10 minutes.
12:32 Back from walk. I feed Leo while Elliott hops around the living room playing with a basketball.
12:47 Take Elliott to bed. I head to my bedroom with Leo and change his clothes. Since he's slept so crappy I bring him to our bed but he fights.
1:19 He's asleep and I follow shortly. Triple naps? Don't mind if I do.
2:44 Hear Elliott on the monitor but ignore her.
3:13 Get Elliott out of bed and feed Leo. They hang out on my bed again while I do more laundry and pick up the house. Elliott roams around doing random stuff.
4:12 Elliott needs out of the house so I call Andy and make plans for Elliott to go to the field. They are farming down the road by Bailey's so we load up the car and in the tractor she goes. Leo and I come back home where he gets a diaper change. I feed him and put him in his crib to nap. Update notes for this post.
4:55 Preheat the oven to make dinner. Prep the acorn squash and cut some mango. Move over and fold more laundry.
5:15 Get Leo out and finish up while he sits in his bouncer
5:30 We leave to go get big sis. Andy isn't ready so we get out to chat with Leslie and baby Kaylee while we wait since it's still nice outside.
5:52 We're back home. I finish prepping dinner (squash and grilled chicken). We eat while I hold Leo.
6:35 Elliott draws in the kitchen while I swaddle Leo. He gets fed and I hold him while he naps a bit.
7:10 Elliott gets to watch one episode of Mickey before bed. We head to her room to read and play before bed. I have always really enjoyed bedtime with her for the most part (at least for the last year), so I'm glad that is still the case. Now Leo hangs out with us a lot of the time.
8:00 We leave her bedroom and Leo gets changed into jammies. He gets fed and put to sleep in his rock n play in our room.
8:15 I sit in our bed to browse social media
9:15 An hour has already passed so I might as well go to sleep. Leo doesn't want back up until after midnight! Another great days. 

Day In The Life

Thursday, May 14

Elliott is 23 days old

2:21 Baby girl is stirring next to me so I start nursing. I still find it to be a bit painful so I start this post to distract myself. Check IG, FB, and feedly. We are already on our second wake up and she only went to bed 3 hours ago.

2:34 She's done eating but I want to make sure she's really out before handing her off.

2:51 I turn on the vibrate to her bassinet and lay her down. She wakes immediately so I lay her next to me. No luck. She starts really squirming which is a sign of a wet diaper. I check her and hand her off to Andy to change.

3:14 She falls asleep on my chest. I leave her there to not risk a wake up. 

6:02 Almost 3 hours! She's stirring so I nurse her.

6:28 She's having sweet baby dreams in her bassinet. I decide I'll get up and shower while Andy is still here.

6:30 Andy's alarm goes off and ruins that idea. She's awake so I don't fight it. We go to the kitchen and I lay her on the floor while I get breakfast and take it to the bedroom. I change her diaper.

6:55 I finish my cereal in bed just as she starts rooting. I swaddle and start feeding her.

7:00 She's not into it, which is fine because I'm trying to find other ways to put her to sleep besides nurse. We cuddle and she goes in and out of sleep pretty instantly.

9:12 I wake with a baby next to me. I broke my rule of only bringing her into bed once a night, but oh well. I go change a poopy diaper.

9:26 We are back in bed swaddled and it's time to eat again (nursing is seriously all I do).

9:54 If I'm going to shower now is the time. She's good and asleep so I put her in her bassinet and swivel it so I can see from the shower (seriously awesome feature).

10:09 I'm done and she's still snoozing. I collect dirty dishes around the house and fold and put away a load of towels from the dryer. I move over a load and start one. 

10:20 Still sleeping. I go to the kitchen and put away some dishes I cleaned last night. Do random pick ups.

10:27 Elliott is stirring. She's obviously making a messy diaper so I give her a few minutes before changing her.

10:39 Someone wants to eat again. As you can tell we are on no schedule and she eats whenever she wants. 

10:54 She grins while she puts herself to sleep on my belly. I think about how lucky we are to have such a cute baby. I turn on the tv to watch the end of last night's Nashville episode. Then I move on to Jimmy Fallon.

11:35 Andy is home for lunch. I get dressed and move E out to the mamaroo. I get strawberries, a few slices of pizza, and some brownie I made last night.

12:05 Take out the compost. Sit at the counter with Andy. Update this post. Change Elliott's diaper.

12:20 Andy has the baby while I clean up the kitchen and start the dishwasher. I hang some clothes from the dryer and move over a load.

12:35 It's time for baby girl to eat lunch. I sit on the couch and nurse while on my phone.

12:52 She's out. I start sorting through a pile of papers I've collected since her birth. 

1:28 Turn The Talk on tv while she snoozes on my lap.

1:55 She's stirring and I know she needs her diaper changed. Do that before deciding to go get the mail. Grab the k'tan from the car, load her in, and off we go. Sort the mail into piles on the counter.

2:15 E is hungry again. Feed her and see I missed a call from our insurance man. Call him back while she eats. Turn on Chain Reaction.

2:40 She's off and snoozing. We both take a nap on the couch.

3:44 Elliott is fidgeting and needs a new diaper. 

3:54 We are back on the couch and she's ready to eat. She nurses while I get on my phone.

4:03 She's asleep. I turn on Tangled. 

4:28 I put her in the mamaroo while she sleeps, grab another brownie and do some thank you notes for baby gifts.

5:01 Finish up notes just as she wakes. Time for diaper change! 

5:06 Pick out an outfit for tomorrow since we have errands to run. Refill and organize the diaper bag while she wiggles on the floor.

5:12 She wants to eat again. Browse on my phone. Andy arrives.

5:33 Hand her awake to Andy while I start dinner: grilled chicken, rice, and veggies. I prep that while putting away the clean dishes from the dishwasher. I fill the sink and start doing the dirties.

6:00 Elliott starts to fuss so I figure she wants to eat the other side. Do so and she's still awake.

6:33 She's not sleeping so I put her in the mamaroo so I can eat. She sits content for a bit but eventually starts to gently fuss so Andy takes her. She calms easily.

7:10 She is still fighting sleep a bit, thankfully she isn't cranky. I take her from Andy since she's been awake for 2 hours. Nurse her for a few minutes.

7:28 Baby is conked on my chest. I love it. She faded in and out for a while before staying out.

8:33 She's fidgeting. I take her to her room to change diapers and get a new sleeper. 

8:42 She starts to fuss probably because she's tired. I start feeding her while Andy makes some popcorn. 

9:05 The baby is sleeping and Andy is finishing his popcorn so I hand her to him so I can address all the thank yous.

9:20 I finish and she's fussing a bit because she's fighting sleep. I feed her and it only takes a few minutes for her to doze. We watch TV and I try to keep her sleeping.

10:35 Still sleeping. I fall asleep with her on the couch.

11:15 We wake. Andys changes her diaper while I brush my teeth. Feed her in bed.

11:43 Put her in her bassinet. Update this post.