Things are still settling in as we're adjusting our infant daughter to a routine, but finally this week it feels like something is loosely coming together. Some mornings my husband is working from home and can hold one child or the other while I shower, but this morning he left early and feeding and clothing the children was left up to me. It went reasonably well so I thought I'd share the run down.
6:00 a.m. - The baby girl wakes up. I grab her and bring her to bed and nurse her there. She eats on one side only and passes back out.
6:30 a.m. - I sneak out of bed quietly and head to the living room to pump the other side. Once that's done I fill the utility sink in the laundry room with water and put in the cloth diapers. They'll need to sit for a few hours and soak.
7:00 a.m. - Sneak back in bed for a little more r&r, mainly checking emails and Facebook on my phone.
7:30 a.m. - Baby girl wakes up again so this time I figure it's for good until her nap. We coo and talk to each other in bed until she starts to fuss. Then I walk her a bit, take her to her room and put her in some clothes. Since she still seems happy, I bring her bouncy chair to the doorway of the master bathroom. That way she can see me as well as the light coming through the shutters which she thinks is pretty cool. I take a shower! I bring her out to the family room and put her in her rocker bassinet.
8:30 a.m. - The boy wakes up! I take him to the living room too and put him on the couch. I turn on the TV in time to catch The Cat in the Hat on PBS. I make a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee. I feed the boy cereal, we share the bowl, and keep the girl entertained by talking to her.
9:00 a.m. - The baby girl is fussing again so I feed her. It's been 3 hours. Super Why comes on next.
9:20 a.m. - After a burp baby girl is still a bit touchy so I'm assuming she's tired. I change her and take her to her room. No more rocking or pacing for her. She gets put down, swaddled, and pacified now. She usually can put herself to sleep. Once she's down I go back to the laundry room and drain the sink and put the diapers and covers in the wash.
9:30 a.m. - I make a sippy cup of watered down Mots for Tots for the boy and bring it to him. Then I collect his clothes from his room and dress him while he's still watching TV. Now his favorite show is on, Dinosaur Train. He's pretty agreeable at this point. I had a load of laundry that was washed last night but not folded sitting on our chair so I fold that and put the clothes away.
10:00 a.m. - The TV goes off. This usually comes with a bit of resistance, but it's minor as long as you have something else interesting to do. The baby wakes up, this nap was a short one. I tried to pacify and walk out, but after another 5 minutes she's crying again. I get her up. We go into the boys room and play.
10:45 a.m. - Baby girl gets another change and while she's tolerating our play, she still seems tired. I try to put her back down and it works. Sweet. But, now the boy is playing but getting cranky too. Usually a hunger issue. I get a Gogurt and feed it to him.
11:30 a.m. - Mommy and the boy are both showing signs of hunger. I microwave the left over Chinese in the fridge. The boy loves the noodles. He fights eating lunch at first, but eventually comes around.
Noon - Lunch is done and so is the laundry. The boy and I go outside and he helps me put the diapers on the clothesline. Then he plays with his trucks or his water table while I supervise.
12:15 p.m. - The baby wakes up again and I bring her outside with my Brest Friend and feed her. Finally the nap helped and she's in a good mood, watching her brother. This playing outside goes one while I change the baby two or so more times and put her in her playgym for some tummy time.
1:30 p.m. - I coax the boy back inside and we change his diaper and wash his hands. Then back to his room for more play.
2:00 p.m. - Bring both kids into the living room and put the baby back in the bassinet. The boy picks a couple of books to read. Today it was Koala Lou and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. The baby is getting tired again so I give her a pacifier and the boy gets his pacifier when we read the last book.
2:20 p.m. - The boy gets carried to his room and put in his crib for his nap. Then I come grab the girl and bring her to her room where she gets another change, a little snuggle, and then back swaddled in her crib. I go outside to grab the diapers off the clothesline and put them in the dryer for a light toss so they're not so crispy.
2:45 p.m. - I start this blog entry! I wanted to jot it all down while I could remember what happened when. The beeper just went off on the diapers so I'll get to folding those in a moment. I estimate the baby will wake up pretty soon as it has almost been 3 hours since she ate. I am enjoying this small moment of quiet though!
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