Not quite ready for the 11-monthday post as we have not yet taken the photo. Heh.
So I’ll start off by saying I didn’t think I would ever document my daily activities (kind of like how I said I wouldn’t wear yoga pants regularly…) but I started writing down what I was doing this morning and just continued it throughout the day because I found that it was kinda fun. And it’s kind of nice to have a picture of what a typical day is like here to look back on. I actually wish I would have done this at 3 months and 6 months so I would remember more what life was like with a newborn. All I remember is not being able to get anything done.
With that being said, feel free to skip this post as it’s probably super boring to you. It’s more for me than anyone else but I thought instead of keeping it all to myself I’d share my day with anyone who wants to read it. I tried not to get too detailed but now in transcribing this from my sticky notes…it’s totally detailed. So sorry. Good luck to your eyes.
*Editor’s note: here’s the short version for those who just want a summary:
drink coffee > feed the baby > change/dress the baby > play with the baby > read books > eat food > clean things > more playing > naptime > get ready > feed the baby > fun activity/outing > grocery shopping > make food > play with the baby > feed the baby > eat food > clean things > read books > bedtime
– MORNING –
(sidenote: this day starts about an hour later than usual because Sonora had a late bedtime last night (9pm) therefore she had a late wake up)
9:05 – woke up to S’s morning noises (it’s been nice not having an alarm clock for almost a year…)
9:05-9:15 – morning nursing session
9:15-9:35 – baby breakfast / mama coffee
9:35-9:45 – baby free play with toys then she climbed the stairs and we played peek-a-boo
9:45-10:00 – since she was upstairs, I took her to her room and let her “pick out” an outfit (she pointed at one), got her dressed and put her clean clothes away
10:00-10:05 – dance party with Daddy in the office on our way back downstairs
10:05-10:10 – Sonora wanted me to read The Pudgy Bunny Book so we did
10:10-10:25 – because we read that particular book, we went down to garage level and I let S play with our bunny, Sienna, while I put a load of laundry in then we played with the bunny together
10:25-10:30 – back to main level; started unloading dishwasher & cleaning kitchen; free play for S
10:30-10:35 – bathroom break for me; S climbed upstairs to visit and play with bath toys; I stayed in the bathroom to watch her take her circle wash clothes out of the cup and put them back in several times; put new towels on racks
10:35-10:40 – tried to finished unloading the dishwasher and cleaning kitchen but got distracted by cuteness; watched S throw the ball back and forth with the dog; tried to get a video but Sadie was being an idiot and stopped fetching it; hollered to Ryan about how cute she was
10:40-10:42 – continued unloading dishwasher
10:42-10:45 – distracted again by the baby who had started whining and pulling on my leg; brought her into the other room by her toys and fed her some Cheerios
10:45-10:55 – finished cleaning; gave S more Cheerios because she wandered back into the kitchen; moved load of laundry to dryer
10:55-11:00 – read ABC book (Sonora picked it out); let Sadie out
11:00-11:15 – let S “read” on her own while I enjoyed the rest of my {cold} coffee and chatted for a bit on Twitter during which I also watched S take out all the books to form a ring around her (as usual), do a few laps around the living room and kitchen, then play with her kitchen
11:15-11:20 – played “open them, shut them” (had S open and shut the toy kitchen cupboards)
11:20-11:30 – S hollered at me to read; we read Mr. Brown Can Moo by Dr. Seuss, Doggies by Sandra Boynton (twice), half of The Shape of Me by Dr. Seuss and The Pudgy Bunny Book (twice)
11:30-11:35 – changed S’s diaper and put her down for a nap
11:35-11:40 – prepared lunch for Ryan and myself
11:40-11:45 – while the turkey & cheese sandwiches were grilling, I checked Mint.com and reallocated money to different categories to “cheat” our budget (heh)
11:45-12:00 – served Ryan lunch; since he was on the phone I ate my lunch downstairs while reading one chapter of Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
– AFTERNOON –
12:00-12:30 – took a shower and got ready; put new towels on racks (yes, I did wait until noon to get ready for the day. when S used to get up at 7:30 I would have done this at her 9:30/10:00 naptime but alas, she goes down later now)
12:30-12:45 – checked and responded to work emails
12:45-1:45 – did one homepage web design concept for a client; work chat with Ryan; S wakes up
1:45-2:15 – got S up; changed her and went downstairs to feed her lunch
2:15-2:20 – while S finished her lunch (and was safely strapped in to her highchair), I packed the car with things to take on our outing
2:20-2:30 – left and made a Starbucks run (NOT an every day thing and I used a gift card)
2:30-3:00 – en route to the Denver Botanic Gardens to enjoy a “free day” (we normally try to get out and do something like this once a week in addition to going to baby story time at the library every Thursday)
3:00-4:15 – enjoyed a leisurely walk around the gardens; took photos of S and of flowers (of course I did)
4:15-4:45 – en route to home; S fell asleep
4:45-4:50 – quick stopped home to pick up a coupon for the store while S slept in the car
4:50-5:05 – looked at photos from the Gardens in the car while S slept a little longer; woke S up to do a quick stop at the store for a few items
5:05-5:15 – got home; I put some frozen food in the freezer downstairs then we had playtime with wrapping paper rolls in the basement before we headed upstairs
5:15-6:00 – prepared dinner; diaper change; feed S; cleaned dishes from lunch
– EVENING –
6:00-6:25 – ate my dinner and S had her second dinner
6:25-6:30 – S had free play while I cleaned up and distributed food to containers for the freezer
6:30-6:40 – tried to prepare dessert (not a normal thing but I had leftover ingredients from my girls’ night last night) but S squawked for me to read the bunny book again; read it 3x and also made her “hop, hop, hop” along with them, plus half of The Shape of Me and all of Koala Kid then let her “read” on her own
6:40-6:45 – preparing dessert plan foiled again – S was whining so I set her up with some play things and played “find the duck” with her (I hide her rubber ducky and she has to find it)
6:45-6:50 – finally got to prepare dessert while S was playing with her kitchen in the other room
6:50-7:05 – put dessert (apple enchiladas) in the oven; chatted on Twitter while I watched S play in the living room; left to clean dishes
7:05-7:07 – grew suspicious of S’s whereabouts so I checked on the stairs just in time to catch her fall from the top – she had rolled down the top few before I caught her in my arms five steps from the bottom (!! close call !!); I set her up far from the stairs in her book corner
7:07-7:15 – finished cleaning dishes; made coffee; had S play in the kitchen with me with some colanders and a plastic stirring spoon
7:15-7:25 – enjoyed half of my dessert and coffee while S continued to play in the kitchen; S wandered into the living room to play; I looked on as Sadie humped her stuffed dog and after rudely discarding it in a heap, S picked up the tail and offered it again to Sadie. how special.
7:26 – put the hump-toy away; put the silver colander away because the dog was growling at it and scared to come into the kitchen (weirdo)
7:26-7:27 – S joined me at the table for dessert; gave her some of my syrup from my apple enchilada then gave her some yogurt bites so she would stop asking for my dessert (my bad)
7:27-7:30 – finished my dessert; chatted a bit more on Twitter while watching S play with her toys; let Sadie out
7:30-8:00 – played with S and her toys; practiced walking; she gave me hugs and snuggled; played “Superbaby” and “wiggle wiggle”; turned tv on for the first time all day (surprisingly! normally I watch a show in the morning while I nurse S and enjoy my first cup of coffee)
8:00-8:15 – got S ready for bed; read all 7 of her bedtime books per her grunting and pointing “requests”; put her to bed
8:15-8:25 – I drank coffee and listened to S babble to her toys in her crib; Ryan came home from school; ate the other half of my apple enchilada while Ryan ate dinner
8:25-8:35 – chatted with Ryan; baby noises died down
8:35-9:45 – transcribed from notepaper and formatted this post
Whew. That took a while to type out! But anyway, there you have it – a pretty typical day in our life. Hope you didn’t tear your eyeballs out.
Love,
Laura