A Day in the life –A Weekday at Home - Feb 17th
All pictures were taken with my phone for ease of use
6:15 am – I awaken to the happy
sounds of Miko in his Pack n Play bassinet. He sleeps next to our
bed so I pat his chest and say our sleep cue 'Its time to go
night-night Miko'. Success! I knew he wasn't hungry because I just
fed him an hour before. He falls back asleep for 1/2 an hour :)
6:45 am – More happy awake sounds
from Miko as Luke's alarm goes off for work. I turn on the light and
say good morning to our little guy and turn off our new white-noise
machine. I change Miko's diaper, he immediately poops in the fresh
one as soon as I get him dressed.
7:00 am – I feed Miko in bed while
Luke snoozes next to us. He has started to nurse on one side only
and seems to be much more efficient now. He nurses on the right side
for 7 minutes and I record this info on my little notepad.
7:15am – I change his diaper again
and get him setup in the living room on his play mat. I head to the
kitchen and start making coffee and assemble my breakfast – celery
with almond butter and wheat-free oatmeal. Miko is gurgling away on
his mat, smiling at his new favourite toy- the baby mirror. I sit
next to him on the floor and eat while he is entertained on the play
mat.
7:25am – Luke is now awake and is
making poached eggs for breakfast, we have a big good morning hug :)
I get our coffee ready and head back into the living room and turn on
the Olympics. Circus is meowing at the door so I let him outside to
'play'
7:30 am – I record our overnight
feeding schedule into Miko's sleep log spreadsheet (as recommended in
the 'No Cry Sleep Solution') while Miko continues to be adorable on
his mat. Luke says good bye to us before heading to work. I quickly
write-up my to-do list for the day.
8:00 am – Miko starts to protest so I
flip him over to get in some tummy time before I pick him up. I put
him on my shoulder and walk him around the house until he falls
asleep.
8:15 am – I carefully place sleeping
Miko into his Lamby chair – he does not wake up :) I check out my
favourite blogs for a few minutes and successfully locate a new
recipe to try in our crock pot today.
8:30 am – I spend some time writing
out 'A Day in the Life' Post because I was inspired by some other Mom
blogs this morning.
9:00 am – I pull the chicken out of
the freezer to start defrosting and make myself a second cup of
coffee. I let circus inside because he is patiently waiting on the
porch. I start up a Pilates work out on my laptop and follow along
while Miko naps beside me.
9:05 am – Miko wakes up hungry so I quickly change his diaper before we
get settled on the couch. I turn up
the tv so I can watch ice dance.
9:30 am – After nursing and dozing on
my lap I transfer Miko to his chair again where he lays awake and
looks around, I read him a sweet book 'The Dog I love Best' and he
falls asleep
9:35 am – I try the Pilates video
again, success
10:15 am – I head to the kitchen to
try my new recipe only to discover I am missing a key ingredient –
coconut milk. I quickly change my plans and throw ingredients into
the crock pot for 'chicken enchilada stew'.
10:45 am – I grab a banana and piece
of cheese for a snack. I text my Mom back and send a cute pic of
Miko to Luke at work
11:00am – After charging my camera's
battery I transfer pictures onto my laptop and external hard drive
and start uploading pics to my photo-bucket account for my relatives
to look at.
11:25 am – I wake Miko up to feed on
the right side this time. I check out some blogs while nursing on
the couch. I'm currently reading
'Under the Sycamore' and
'Mom's Make It Work' a series of posts from a bunch of different Mom bloggers
about working from home, working away from home or being SAHM's.
11:55 am – It's time for a Diaper
change for Miko, he loves getting his diaper changed so much its
adorable! I think we both actually look forward to them ;)
12:00 noon – I settle Miko onto his
play mat and turn on Castle – its the one show I try to watch every
day. I lay next to Miko on the floor and show him different objects,
I also place them in his hand so he can feel the different textures.
12:15pm – Miko is totally entertained
and happy on his play mat so I take the opportunity to eat lunch. I
heat up some delicious soup that Luke made a couple of days ago.
12:20 pm – Miko starts to make
unhappy noises, its a good thing I am a fast eater! I scoop him up
and put him over my shoulder, we walk around the living room looking
at various things on the walls.
12:30 pm – I realize I haven't been
paying attention to Castle so I abandon the espisode. I put Miko in
his Lamby chair in the kitchen and do all of the dishes while he is
in a good mood.
12:45 pm – Since Miko is still calmly
hanging out in his chair I pump some breast milk for future use. Now
that I have 5 oz I record the date on a post-it-note, stick it on the
bottle and nestle it into the back of the freezer. The house is
starting to smell like delicious food by now.
1:00 pm – Miko stretches out his legs
in his bassinet while I make a massage appointment :) It will be my
first massage since last September, I can't wait! I put some clothes
on so that I look nice when Luke gets home. (Well as nice as you can
look in yoga pants, a nursing tank top and cardigan)
1:30 pm – The little one starts
acting hungry. I nurse Miko in bed so that I can work on a Blog Post
draft while he is feeding. He dozes off on my lap.
2:30 pm – the phone rings, its a
nurse from the health unit reminding me that Miko gets his
immunizations tomorrow. Miko did not like being woken up and gets
upset. I can't settle him easily so I put him in our baby bjorn and
start vacuuming. Miko is instantly calmed.
3:00pm - Miko does not appear to be
sleepy so I set him up on his play mat and Skype my Mom and Dad while
he is awake and being cute.
3:30pm- Time for another feeding just
as Luke gets home from work. After he is satisfied, I prop Miko up on my shoulder while I
make nachos and Luke makes himself a snack. The little guy is tired
but can't seem to fall asleep. I try rocking him in his chair with
the vibration function on with no luck. I put him back on my
shoulder and walk around the house.
4:10pm – Miko finally falls asleep...
4:20pm – Luke's phone rings and Miko
wakes up hungry so I nurse him on the rocking chair while we watch
Castle together. Miko falls asleep on my lap for half an hour :)
5:00pm - I try to transfer him to his
Lamby chair but he wakes up a few minutes later. Luke changes his
diaper while I shred our chicken in the crock pot.
5:30pm – Luke entertains Miko while
I eat a bowl of stew quickly.
5:50pm – I nurse Miko while Luke
eats. We watch the latest episode of walking dead together on the
couch. I try to bounce Miko on my lap for a while. I put him on his
play mat to see if that will keep him entertained.
6:30 pm – Miko is very vocal tonight and
is hard to settle, we take turns walking him around the house.
6:56 pm – I try to feed him in bed in an
attempt to calm him down – no luck... I place him in our stroller
and start pushing it back and forth, it works! He falls asleep almost
immediately.
7:25 pm – Miko awakens hungry but is
much less upset and able to feed. I quickly change his diaper so he
has a fresh one for the night. He feeds for 40 minutes! I gently
place him in his bassinet and swaddle him up. I say his sleep time
cue 'It's time to go night-night Miko' and turn on the white-noise
machine. He falls asleep right away and sleeps until 10:30. I get
ready for bed and quickly do some tidying around the house. Luke and
I get an opportunity to talk and cuddle in bed before we both fall
asleep at 8:45pm.
I am going to try and record a 'Day in the Life' post four times a year - one for each season. It's a bit of work to get everything all written down and documented but I think it will be worth it.
