A Day In Our Life - May 2015

So, I attempted this post like last month (haha)...but am just getting to it now. This was on May 5, 2015. The boys are 15.5 months and Madison is 4.5 years old.

I haven't done a post like this in a while, and as usual, I took less pictures as the day went on...but you will get the idea.

Here we go!!!

6:45am I decided to shower today instead of sleep...lol.

7:05am I wake up Winky and we head upstairs. I let him out and feed him.

7:10am I wake up Madison and have her go potty and get dressed. She eats breakfast while I finish packing her lunch, unloading the dishwasher, and prepping for the boys' breakfast. I don't make anything for the boys, just get everything ready for when we return from dropping off Madison. The boys usually wake at some point and just play/talk while in their cribs.

7:45am  M and I go to the boys' room, and I change diapers and get them dressed. I finally shoo her off to brush her teeth as I finish, then we head to the van.

8am We're off to drop of Madison at school!

Sister is at school and we're headed home!

9:05am Done with breakfast! No time for pictures really because once we return home I immediately make breakfast for the hungry boys. They all shared 5 scrambled eggs with a li'l broccoli and cheese, and a packet of instant oatmeal, and some strawberries, and their milk.

And they topped all that off with some cheerios. I feed them these out in the living room while I clean up the kitchen area quick.

9:10am Time to PLAY!

10am After changing diapers, I lay them down for their morning nap. I quickly pick up all the toys. I head down to the office to work on some TNT stuff for a but, but return upstairs a little before 11am for my brunch (Frosted Flakes) and a li'l TV :-).

11:10am  I start prepping the boys' lunch. PBJ (2.5 sandwiches with no crusts on lightly toasted bread), sweet potatoes, gold fish, grapes, and milk).

11:20am I go in and open the boys' door and turn off their sound machine. They usually wake better on their own, and enjoy having some time to talk and play in their cribs. I have to wake them so they will nap in the afternoon. I return to the kitchen and prepare their lunch while they wake.

11:40 LUNCH! They love eating!

12:10pm They finish lunch and off to their 'baby jail' in the living room for some play time and TV while I clean up the kitchen. They actually play really well. This is the only time of day I really keep them confined in the baby jail. During this time, I also mop the kitchen, clean the upstairs bathroom and run the vacuum quick. I usually check FB and text and take a few minutes to myself while hiding in the kitchen.

12:40pm Change diapers and get ready for our walk.

1pm WALK! We walk to our post office and get the mail, and circle our neighborhood a few times.

We found a toad. Cooper loved pointing at it.

1:55pm We return home and have a snack (they share a banana) and some water while we play.

2:15pm I change diapers and it's time for nap. Sometimes they nap really well, sometimes, not so much. (I have now transitioned them to just one afternoon nap starting at 1pm). Today, they happened to finally finally fall asleep around 3pm. I pick up toys and watch some TV until they fall asleep. Then, I head down to the office to start some laundry and work in the office.

3:35pm My Dad picked up Madison from school, so they return home.

4:15pm The boys wake and are up and ready to play with Grandpa and sister until dinner time.

5pm Josh happened to be home (this is early for him) so he fires up the grill and makes some cheeseburgers. Josh's schedule varies everday, but we love when he is home at a decent time for a family dinner!

Dinner is served! The boys eat 2 cheeseburgers, carrots and cauliflower with cheese, and pears with some Greek yogurt with their milk.

6:15pm PLAY TIME!

7:15pm Boys are in their night time diapers and in their cribs waiting for their story. I read them a book, "How Does a Dinosaur Say Goodnight?." Then, they each get put into their sleep sacks and get a cuddle from Mom before it's lights out.

7:30pm My Dad heads home, and Madison has a snack and then helps me fold these towels, and is now chillin' with Dad watching some TV until bedtime.

8:30pm Madison is in bed, and Josh and I head downstairs to watch some TV and I probably ate some ice-cream.

10:30pm Bedtime for us!

So there it is...a day in our life. Exciting, right?!

A Day In Our Life

Sooooo......I finally decided I wanted to document another day in our life before M started preschool.

I started out really good with snapping pictures...but it fizzled out as the day progressed...kinda like I do, too. Haha. I think I stopped getting pics at around 3:30pm. Oh well. I'll try to do better next time!

 

Anyways, for everyone who says, "I don't know how you do it!?!" This is how!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Madison is 4 years old, and the boys are 7 months old.

2:30am - I wake to some fussing on the monitor. It's Cooper (which is out of the ordinary) so I rock him for a few minutes, and put him back in his crib asleep.

5am - It's Cooper again waking me up! I let him fuss for a couple minutes, and he falls back asleep. Yay!

5:20am - I get up and grab my bottles and pump. (I usually pump anytime between 5am and 6:30am for 30-40 minutes.)

6am - I'm finished pumping and storing my milk in the fridge. Next I go and wash my face, put in contacts (I only shower every other day), fold some laundry, and then do some work in the office. I head upstairs around 7am since I know the boys will be awake soon. I check FB and send some texts.

7:15am - Tucker and Cooper wake up. I change their diapers and get them dressed. They play on the floor a bit.

 

7:30 - I unload the dishwasher, and start warming their bottles, and feed Winky.

7:35am - I hear Carter talking/babbling, so I get him up and he gets a new diaper and gets dressed.

7:40am - I feed the babies their bottles, and eat my oatmeal while sitting next to them.

8am - Madison wakes up. I help her get dressed and do her hair.

8:10am - Babies are done, so they play while I do some cleaning/picking up around the house, and M watches some TV.

 

8:20am - I go and play with babies.

8:35am - Madison eats breakfast, and I feed the babies some oatmeal mixed with applesauce.

 

Angry babies waiting for their oatmeal.

 

8:50am - I clean up after breakfast, vacuum while M entertains the babies, and clean some more of the kitchen.

9:10am - Move the babies back to the floor to play.

9:25am - Change the babies' diapers, zip 'em up in their sleep sacks, sound machine goes on, and I lay the babies down for naps in their room.

9:35am - Babies are fussing a bit, so I watch/listen to them on the monitor while Madison watches a show for a bit, and I snuggle with her on the couch

9:50am - Babies are asleep. M and I move down to the office so I can work for a bit. She keeps herself busy by coloring, stamping stuff, cutting paper, playing, and asking me a million questions.

11am - We head upstairs for a quick lunch before the babies wake.

11:20am - Babies wake, so I change their diapers and feed them their bottles.

Noon - I pump while the babies play and watch The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. M does a great job of entertaining them on and off, too. While pumping I entertain myself on my phone by checking FB, texting a friend, and singing random songs for the babies.

12:35pm - I finish pumping, clean up, and start preparing the babies some lunch.

12:40pm - I feed the babies some sweet potato and of course M wants a snack. Once everyone's done eating, it's time to clean up, and head back to the living room to play.

1:20pm - Time to change diapers and get them back in their sleep sacks for naps!

1:30pm - They are all fussing in their room. M and I step outside for 5 minutes to pick her raspberries, and when we return the babies are sleeping! Yay! We play with her puzzles for about 25 minutes. Then, it's back downstairs to try and get one or more work items completed in the office (and to waste time checking FB). I also finish folding the laundry.

**I should note that it's extremely rare that all three nap so well for BOTH naps. I usually get at least an hour each time for both naps from all 3. If one wakes early (almost always Tucker), I get him out and have to entertain him for a bit.

3:10pm - We head back upstairs. I get out the bottles to warm and preparing for the boys to wake. M gets to pick a show to watch on her Kindle.

 

3:15pm - I hear Tucker let out a wail. I run and grab him and set him up with M.

 

3:25pm - C and C start fussing. So they are out next.

 

3:30pm - Babies get new diapers, and drink their bottles.

 

Annoyed that I'm taking their pictures instead of feeding them. Poor starving babies!

4pm - Grandma Tracy arrives! :-) I remove their helmets so I can clean them. Tracy plays with the babies and talks to M, while I clean the helmets, load the dishwasher and do some more household tidying up.

4:30pm - A family friend, Maureen, arrives. Maureen and Tracy are watching the babies for a bit while M and I go out to dinner together. We all visit for a while and play with the babies and M.

5pm - I put the helmets back on C and C. Madison and I leave. I am excited for some 1-on-1 time with my baby girl. On the way home we call Josh.

6:20pm - We arrive home. Tracy tells me that one of the babies cat-napped for a bit. Maureen leaves.

6:30pm - I grab Tucker and put him in the baby carrier in hopes he'll cat nap. I feed Winky. I fold some more laundry, then get Madison's pajamas out. Tracy and I entertain the babies and visit. The babies go in their exersaucers for a bit at some point. 

 

7:25pm - I have Madison get her pajamas on and get ready for bed. I also get out her clothes for school tomorrow. I lay them out in her closet so I just have one less thing to think about the next day. (I don't always do this...but did tonight since tomorrow is her first day!)

7:30pm - I start the bedtime routine. I move all the boppy pillows in their room. (I still feed them on the futon bed.) Then, I change their diapers, zip them up in their sleep sacks, and prepare their bottles (8 oz.). I feed the babies in their room in the dark. The sound machine is on. Tracy spends some time with M and reads her some book in her room.

 

Formula at night. Love the Baby Breeza!

7:50pm - Babies finish their bottles. I give them hugs and kisses and lay them in their cribs. Tracy heads out, and I spend a few minutes snuggling Madison before closing her door.

 

8pm -  I head to the kitchen to finish loading the dishwasher and tidying the kitchen and living room. I pack Madison's lunch for tomorrow.

 

8:30pm - I finally sit down. I find something to watch on TV. I start pumping for the final time for the day. I surf FB and IG on my phone, I text Josh a couple times. I check the monitors on and off (yes, I still have a video monitor in M's room, too.)

 

10:30pm-ish - I put my pumping supplies in the dishwasher and start it, let Winky out, and GO TO BED.

 

A few things to note:

-Josh was gone this week, otherwise, he's obviously around to help in the evenings.

-Baths for the boys happen only a couple times a week. I always bathe them on the same day, one at a time in a row...takes me about 20 minutes total.

-If I have to run errands or schedule appointments, I'll do it from 9:30am-11:30am, or 1pm until 3pm during their napping times.

-During their naps I usually try and be productive...either down in the office or working on things around the house. Occasionally I just relax...but not often unfortunately. Just too much to do!

 

So...that's it. A day in our life.

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A Day In My Life

I decided (a couple weeks ago) to document a random Monday of my life. I did this at least once while M was younger, but haven't done it in a while. Obviously a lot has changed in my lately, so I figured...why not give it a go again?!

Monday, March 3

2:40am - 3:30am
The boys wake for their bottles. I change them and feed them (4 oz. of formula), and get them back to sleep. Usually one or two wake up and I'll try and feed them first before waking and feeding the third.


3:30am - 4am
I go and pump, then go back to bed.


7am - 7:45am
 At some point, after 6am two wake up, I bring them to bed with me. Sleep is crucial and worth it to me to let them co-sleep so I can get a few more minutes of sleep time. The boys (and I) sleep longer than usual, which leads to a frenzied 40 minutes of changing diapers, feeding them, and also getting M ready for school. Luckily, the boys go back to sleep after their 7am feeding pretty easily.

7:45am
M is off to school (either Josh or my Dad take her). I go and wash my face and put in my contacts and get dressed. ( I only shower every other day or so now that the boys are here!)

8am
I do dishes and minor kitchen clean up.


8:30am - 9am
I pump....with Cooper since he was fussing. (They are getting too big now for me to hold them on my lap like this!)


9am - 9:30am
I put Cooper in the boppy to sleep on the couch while I move as fast as possible to take out trash, clean up recyclables, empty dishwasher, sweep, pick up. If I don't clean, I'd work on TNT office stuff.

9:30am
Breakfast for me!


10am - 11:15am
Usually one baby wakes around 9:30/10am, Cooper is still awake, so I change him and feed him, the other two wake while I'm doing this, so then I feed them, and let them have wake/play time.


11:15am - 11:30am
Clean (or work on TNT stuff if needed)

11:30 - noon
RELAX (or work on TNT stuff). Today I opened the new Ergo baby carrier that arrived, and opened toys from the boys from our friends (The Schaefers). I think I pumped sometime here, too.


Noon - 1pm
M comes home from school (my Dad brings her home), and we eat lunch. Today I also have time to visit with Josh and Dad for a bit. Josh goes back to work.

1pm - 2pm
Change and feed the boys and then play time. My Dad is still here to help! Yay!


2:15pm
Dad leaves. I get boys and M down for naps. I pump. I try and eat a snack and maybe rest myself.

2:50pm
Tucker is done napping - I end up holding him and continue to try to get him back to sleep.

3:30pm
M didn't fall asleep, after an hour, I give in and let her out of her room.

3:45pm - 5pm
Wake the other boys, change diapers, feed them, and lay them back down for sleep after a bit of wake/play/have tummy time.


After M saw me take the picture above, she wanted to take a picture of Carter and me. She did a pretty good job!


5pm-5:30pm
I pump.

5:30pm - 7pm
I make dinner, we eat dinner, I clean up after dinner, and try and spend some time with M and Josh.

7pm
Carter wakes first. So I change diapers, and get them all fed.

7:30pm - 8pm
I give M her bath and get her jammies on while Josh entertains the boys.

8pm
(Attempt to) put babies to bed.

8:30pm
Put M to bed

9 - 10pm
Entertain/hold babies during their 'witching hour.' Josh and I watch some TV together. I pumped, too.


10pm
Finally, my day is almost over. I get bottles ready, change babies, and feed babies for their final feeding of the day.

10:45pm
Bed for the boys and me.

Whew. I'm tired just from typing this!!! lol. Shortly after this post, we started scheduling help from 6pm-9pm about 4 or 5 days a week. This is the busiest time for our family with dinner, feeding babies, pumping, M's bedtime/bath, and the boys' 'witching hour.' Help during this time is much appreciated! M only gets a bath when we have help over. And, the boys get baths about once a week for now (usually on Saturday). I have been having help over Saturday mornings while Josh works at the accounting office. 

We do like to keep Sundays all to ourselves for just our family time.

I know in the near future my needs for help watching the babies will also change as I will need to do more office work for TNT...but who knows how the boys' schedule and napping will change, too. For now, I just try and go with the flow.

I'm SO SO thankful for family and friends who have been helping.

We wouldn't be making it without them!

I hope to record random days of our life here and there again. I know it will be fun to look back on. I already read some of my days with M when she was a baby, and loved the memories!

A Day In Our Life

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