**Warning – Monster post. Skim if you’d like**
I thought it would be fun to track my day to see how vastly different it is from my last ‘Routine’ post.
2:10am – Evie wakes up. Time to nurse, burp, change diaper, and put back down. We’re both back asleep by around 2:50.
4:45- Phil gets up and takes barney on a walk/run around the park, showers, makes his smoothie, and gets ready for the day.
6:00 – Evie wakes up. Phil scoops her up and does a quick diaper, then gets me up to nurse. Evie goes back down by 6:30 – I get up for the day and put on a work-out video. 5 minutes in and I’m already dying. 9 months of pregnancy killed my ab muscles. Phil leaves for work and I hop in the shower. Evie stirs around 7:15, I change and nurse her real quick. She falls back asleep, then I head downstairs to unload the dishwasher and get Wil’s breakfast ready.
7:30 – Wilek is up! We come downstairs, turn on some Mickey, do a diaper, eat some oatmeal, play with some cars, and hang out. I mess around on the computer, pump, boil/sterilize bottles for the day, and eat the rest of Wil’s oatmeal. We’re just about to turn-off the TV and pull out the trains when Evie wakes up. I turn Mickey back on. I grab Evie from upstairs – do a diaper, give a bottle, and put her in her bouncer – shes not thrilled about it.
9:00 – TV off. Wil and I color, listen to some Raffi, have a diaper change, sit on the potty, feed Barney, watch the street cleaners go by. Evie continue to fuss, so I change her and give the rest of the bottle. While I feed Evie, Wil always wants to sit right next to me. Today, he played with the lights and found a block in the couch cushions which kept him busy for awhile (score!). Overall, its a successful feeding considering there was no Mickey). I take Evie upstairs to nap.
10:00 – Wil and I get back to coloring and have a snack. He eats about 90 percent of his cantaloupe before having a major meltdown and DOES NOT want anymore. OOOOOokay? I grab some more coffee. He finally settles down and we brush our teeth. Wil climbs up on Phil’s computer and plays around. I pump again, hoping he’ll stay happy playing on the computer. For awhile hes fine, just tapping on random keys – then all of a sudden he actually gets things to start happening – a video even starts playing? I hurry up and finish. When I get over to the computer – it is asking me if I want to permanently delete a file with the word ‘set-up’ in it. Ummm, no I dont. I get Wil outta there and hes not happy about it. Another major meltdown. Im thinking he’s still hungry. So we break out the crackers and peanut butter. I start prepping the diaper bag.
10:45 – I wake a sleeping baby! Just long enough to transfer her to the car-seat. Luckily, she goes right back asleep. We do a quick Wil diaper change and we are out the door to the Library story time.
11:00 – Arrive at story time. I somehow dont think to bring a stroller. So I’m carrying Evie in the car-seat in one hand and Wil doesnt feel like walking – so I have him on the other hip. Amateur hour. Always remember the stroller! But Evie remains asleep, and Wil and I get to hang out, sing songs, and listen to stories with other kids for awhile.
11:30 – Evie wakes up hungry. I have to get her out of the car-seat and give her a bottle. Wil is okay with this for 5 minutes and keeps himself entertained by taking my shoes on and off, but then gets bored and starts to explore the room. I can watch him, but not reach him. Hes fine for a bit – then finds an upright flag pole in the corner. Before I could put Evie down and get to Wil – he, of course, topples the thing over. I’m able to alert a mother who half-catches the pole before it hits her and her 3-year-old son. It hits the little boy on the back and he starts crying. I’m mortified and apologize profusely. Within 5 minutes of the incidence I am OUTTA there! Not before checking on the little boy one more time, he seems ok, but I’m still shaking. Might not show my face there for a few weeks. Car ride home is miserable. Evie is screaming due to not finishing her bottle or being burped. Wil was not ready to leave yet. Ugh.
11:45 – We’re home. I throw on a Mickey, grab some food for Wil before finally rescuing Evie to finish the bottle.
12:03 – Evie diaper change.
12:07 – Evie diaper change.
12:15 – I’m able to get her happy right as Mickey is ending and Wil and I head upstairs for nap time. Quick diaper change for Wil. We read a story and I leave him on his floor bed for nap time. PHEW! That was an intense hour. I head back down stairs to hang out with Evie. Shes wide awake and ready to play. We practice some eye tracking, practice our squats, and look out the window and up at our AKT painting. We could hear Wil banging around upstairs for awhile – but finally seems to go to sleep by 12:30. Evie starts to tire as well and goes back to sleep by 1:00.
1:00 – All is quiet! This rarely happens. I quickly take Barney out and feed him. Clean up dishes and bottles, pump, write a few quick emails, and fold some laundry.
2:00 – UPS rings the doorbell. CHAOS ensues. Barney goes nuts, starts barking and running around, and wakes up Evie who starts crying. I get Barney in his cage, grab the package, scoop up Evie all in record time – and Wil stays asleep! I change and feed Evie and put her upstairs to finish napping before getting Wilek’s afternoon snack ready.
2:30 – I get Wil up. We come downstairs, watch a Mickey, eat our snack, change the diaper. Evie never really fell back asleep – so I grab her, change a diaper and bring her down stairs. She immediately falls asleep in the bouncer but keeps getting startled awake by Wil, so I take her back upstairs. This would be the perfect time for Wil and I to head outside to play with some chalk or bubbles, but its like 100 degrees. So we stay inside, put on some music, and break out the legos. The afternoon is pretty chill – Wil alternates between playing by himself and wanting my attention. We do another diaper in there somewhere. Sometimes I can get a few things done during this time, like preparing dinner. Luckily, I had made a dinner the day before, and it just needed to be popped in the oven. Combined with Evie’s long nap – I had a lot of down time this afternoon!
Picture from another day – but this is often how i find him, haha
5:00 – Phil is home!! Another rarity. With all this crazy government furlough business, they are tightening down on hours and making sure no one is working over the allotted time. Fine by me! Phil had put in his 8 hours and now hes home (Wish it was like this during non-furlough!!) I get the oven pre-heated and dinner ready. Phil plays with Wil and does another diaper. [This is also where I stop tracking bottle/diapers/times and stopped taking pictures…the rest is my best guess from the next morning!]
5:30 – Evie is finally up! I change her diaper and give her a bottle. Phil and Wil start dinner and we watch a little PTI while Wil plays with his toys. Then I clean up dinner while the boys head outside for a bit. I nurse and pump again. Phil and Wil are back pretty quick. Apparently Wil turned straight back toward home after only a short walk. It was hot out there! I dont blame him! I decide its time for some impromptu chocolate chip cookies. I have the recipe memorized and always have the ingredients. Its too easy! A tough pregnancy habit to break.
7:00 – Bath Time! Evie is first. She screams bloody murder and has to go first or she’ll wake up Wilek. I get her bathed, changed, and give her a bottle while Phil keeps Wil happy. She starts to nod-off. Phil heads upstairs with Wil around 7:30 for his bedtime routine. Once bath is over, I usually head upstairs and take-over for story and lullaby time, but Evie wakes up and fusses some more. Phil is in charge of lullabies tonight.
8:00 – Wil is asleep. Evie is not. I change her again and Phil tries another bottle while I try to write a few more emails. We talk about our days and my fall schedule once maternity leave is over, Evie is in and out of sleep depending on if she has her pacifier. I pump once last time and then head upstairs with Evie while Phil takes Barney out.
9:00 – I change Evie one last time and try to ‘top-her-off’ before bedtime. I think she was finally asleep by 9:30-ish. Phil and I were shortly behind her. Around 1:30 am the next day – we started all over again!
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So lets see: 13 diapers for Evie, 8 for Wil; 1 major meltdown for Evie, 2 or 3 for Wil; 5 pumping sessions and a few nursing sessions; only 5 episodes of Mickey (thats really good for me these days!); and 1 full hour while they were both asleep! Other than the fact that we nearly impaled a small child at the library – I would call it a successful day!
Woznation 