Last week on A Blonde Ambition‘s blog, Leslie dedicated her Confessional Friday linkup to the theme of “A Day in the Life.” I loved reading what a typical day looked like for her and for other bloggers. I didn’t see her post in time to do that particular linkup, but I still wanted to join in on the fun.
***
Every day is different with Charlotte Grace. But something I can depend on is that we will be non-stop busy. From the time she wakes up in the morning until the time she goes to bed, we are in “go” mode. (That is one of her favorite words as of late.) Here is a peek into what this past Monday looked like for us.
5:15 a.m. – Roll over to kiss the husband as he leaves for work.
7:55 a.m. – I wake up with no alarm. Say a prayer of thanks for God opening my eyes to another day, then I close my eyes again.
8:00 a.m. – Alarm goes off. Charlotte is still sleeping, so I grab my phone, look at Instagram and some blogs through Bloglovin’.
8:15 a.m. – Fall back asleep.
8:55 a.m. – Get up officially. Start getting ready for Charlotte’s swim lessons. And I’m rushing as per usual.
9:05 a.m. – I hear Charlotte waking up. I check the monitor, and she’s up and at ’em. I take Chapman out, pick up Charlotte, and put her in her swimsuit. Picking her up from her crib is one of my most favorite parts of the day.
Especially after seeing how long she slept.
Which happens often, but not every day. She had a long weekend out of town, which always disrupts her sleep. I’m just happy she catches up as soon as we get home.
9:10 a.m. – I grab our towels and change of clothes, put Chapman up, and hand Char an Earth’s Best Sesame Street Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie. I then load her and our things into the car, and off we go…to catch every red light.
9:28 a.m. – Arrive to swim lessons.
9:30 a.m. – Swim lessons start and Char has a blast. We see some of our friends and meet some new ones, too.
10:10 a.m. – Swim lessons are over, and we change into some dry clothes so we can go pick up some breakfast.
10:18 a.m. – As we’re leaving the building, we see our friends outside in the parking lot. We schedule a play date for our girls. I then load Charlotte into the car and hand her some milk.
10:22 a.m. – Arrive to Shipley’s drive-thru. It’s become our tradition to pick up sausage kolaches and donuts after swim lessons. So healthy, I know. We finally head home.
10:35 a.m. – We pull into our garage, and I see I missed the husband’s call. I call him back as I’m taking Charlotte out of her carseat, only to tell him I’ll call him right back. (Why do we do that?) Then we get Chapman out of his cage (our bathroom), and we finally enjoy our Shipley’s. I turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to enjoy the music of Mickey and company. I mean so Charlotte can enjoy the music of Mickey and company.
10:57 a.m. – Call the husband back to have our morning convo. We also plan our meals for the week and discuss our grocery list.
11:05 a.m. – Take Charlotte out of her high chair, and set her down into the wild (or her little living room playland). However, she migrates to the kitchen as soon as I do.
11:15 a.m. – I start picking up the kitchen while Charlotte makes it a mess again.
11:20 a.m. – Begin to tackle the grocery list. Charlotte has a meltdown for some unknown reason.
11:22 a.m. – I turn on the water in Char’s bathtub, and I get her ready for a bath. I also check an email from the hubs about the grocery list. Then I text our neighbor about a possible babysitting gig for a possible date night. Simultaneously, I put Charlotte in the tub after grabbing a towel, and next thing I know, we’re splish splashing acting like we’re back in the pool at swim lessons.
11:45 a.m. – After a good bath, I take Charlotte out and get her into some clean play clothes. Once she’s situated playing in her room, I start organizing her clothes that I still need to hang. I get some hangers out and that’s about as far as I go with that.
11:55 a.m. – We need a change of scenery, so back out to the living room we go. More playtime ensues, and today’s toy of choice is this little thing. Gotta love Leap Frog products.
Once she tires of that, she hands me a book, saying “BOOKKK.” I of course oblige happily. This is her selection.
She then plays with more toys, and I correspond with the neighbor securing date night. (Yay!) I head back into the kitchen and start cleaning out my purse, then I continue to clean the kitchen. (Am I the only one who feels like cleaning is a non-stop constant in a mama’s life? Sheesh.) Of course Charlotte has kept herself quiet while I’m doing all of this, and I notice she has only been quiet because she’s playing with her newest fascination: dog food and Chapman’s water bowl. So then I clean up that mess, too.
12:16 p.m. – I realize I hadn’t unpacked our swim bag, so I do that. Which leads me to gather up some dirty clothes along with our wet suits and towels, which leads me to remember that I still hadn’t unpacked our weekend travel bag. And just like that, a load of laundry it is. I load up the washer and start cycle 1,000,005.
12:25 p.m. – A whiney baby is now tormenting the day. I get her ready for her nap, and she escapes from her nursery. I coerce her to come back to her room with some milk. I give her lots of hugs and rock her for a hot minute, and then put her down for a nap. I turn on her sound machine, and close the door behind me to get started with more work.
12:30 p.m. – I turn off the TV, straighten up the living room and kitchen (again). While picking up and organizing Char’s toys, I notice that her play area needs vacuuming (again). Where is that genie in a bottle so he or she can grant me my three wishes of never having to clean again? I get my head out of the clouds and reload my printer with paper because I remember I need to print out the grocery list from the husband’s email earlier. Of course it wouldn’t be a complete day without tripping over something, so I trip over the baby fence when going into the office. Sweet.
12:38 p.m. – Load the dishwasher.
12:45 p.m. – I take a second to sit down and enjoy about 10 minutes of quiet time. Can I get an Amen for quiet time?
12:55 p.m. – I pull out the iPad and browse for a second on Facebook and check some emails.
1:05 p.m. – Start my shower so I can get ready to go to the grocery store.
1:17 p.m. – After showering and getting dressed, with a towel on my head, I start doing some blog work (planning and research).
1:49 p.m. – I’m pretty sure I want to take a nap. But I resist the urge. I decide I better get dressed instead.
2:27 p.m. – Charlotte starts stirring, waking up from her nap.
2:35 p.m. – Another favorite moment of the day. I love grabbing this sweet muffin out of her crib. She always greets me with a smile that could light up the whole world.
2:45 p.m. – Feed Char and myself some lunch. I multitask and finish the grocery list while I’m eating. Which reminds me, I need to clean out the fridge if I’m about to head to the grocery store. Operation Clean Fridge commences.
3:30 p.m. – I had forgotten to start the dishwasher earlier, so I finally hit the start button. Charlotte is still in her high chair feeding Chapman her leftovers as she watches Doc McStuffins. I end up washing the dishes that are left over in the sink and break a glass in the process. I then take a minute to clean up the sink.
3:45 p.m. – Put laundry in the dryer. Eat a couple of donut holes because I need some sugar.
3:55 p.m. – As we’re about to leave to the grocery store, I of course notice that Little Miss has a dirty diaper. I clean her up and then grab our things to head to HEB, the greatest grocery store of all.
4:05-5:05 p.m. – Grocery store shopping. This picture below is what a teething toddler looks like after grocery shopping. You better believe Violet made the trek with us into the store.
5:07 p.m. – Pull into the driveway and see that the hubs has made it home before us. We unload the car. I turn the oven on for the spaghetti squash I’m about to cook.
5:18 p.m. – Char has a meltdown. Daddy swoops in to save the day. I start dinner. As the husband is entertaining Charlotte, I eat a snack: hummus and pita chips. (I’ve eaten horribly today.)
As I’m cooking, I’m also texting my bible study group about having to miss tomorrow’s meeting. And as my homemade spaghetti sauce is simmering on the stove, I rest my head for a second.
6:15 p.m. – The husband takes over dinner, and plates our meals. I get Charlotte’s dinner ready. We sit down together, say our prayer, Charlotte says “MEN” for Amen, and we eat. Dinner is less than appetizing tonight (thank goodness I ate those pita chips and hummus). The tomato sauce was sweet for some reason. Yuck. I don’t know where I went wrong. We eat anyway.
6:45 p.m. – Char has yet another meltdown. The hubs takes her out and goes into the living room to play with her. I finish up my meal because I’m the slowest eater of them all. After I’m done, I clean up the table and Charlotte’s high chair.
6:55 p.m. – MJ and I switch roles. He takes over cleaning the kitchen and unloads the dishwasher, and I end up watching The Little Mermaid with Char. The hubs starts making his lunches for the week.
7:05 p.m. – Charlotte pulls out a blanket and wants to go “night night.”
She is definitely teething, my sweet baby girl.
7:10 p.m. – Our nighttime ritual starts. I get her diaper changed, put her into her pajamas, read her three of our favorite nighttime books, give her a little milk from her sippy cup, and sing her some lullabies that my mom used to sing to me. Tonight I also get the phone out to snap this sweet shot. Even though she is teething and tired, she still gives me attitude for the picture.
She sits in my lap on her rocker for about two more minutes before she wants to escape with a burst of energy. I catch her and snatch her up. The hubs comes in to give her kisses. I then give her some final hugs, turn on her sound machine, and put her in her crib. I say what I always say, “Have sweet dreams, my love. Mommy loves you.” I close the door behind me, sigh, and thank my lucky stars for my sweet baby.
7:35 p.m. – I change into my night clothes, post a picture or two to Instagram, and I finally relax with my other baby, my hubs.
7:45 p.m. – Sitting in our favorite spots on the couch, we start our nightly weeknight date night and press play on a DVR’d episode of Master Chef. Next up on the lineup is a replay of Germany versus Brazil from this year’s World Cup.
8:30 p.m. – I clock Charlotte’s sleep time. She’s finally fast asleep.
9:20 p.m. – MJ falls asleep watching the game. I start more blog work.
10:20 p.m. – The hubs goes to bed. We kiss each other goodnight. I continue working.
1:00 a.m. – I finally call it a night and rest my head on my pillow. Sweet dreams is right.
Even though our day may not be the most exciting day there is, every little thing and moment is a gift from God. I never take that for granted. Sure I may get tired or whine that there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done, but at the end of the day, I am thankful. I am thankful for my tired eyes because it means that my life is full of purpose. I am thankful for my messy kitchen because that means I have fed the mouths of my family and me. I am thankful for my loads of laundry because that means we have clothes to wear. I am thankful for moments of silence because that means I am soaking up God’s presence. And as I go to bed each night, I want to never forget to thank the Lord for this day in my life. I am thankful for it all.
Linking up with:
The Blogger’s Digest Link Up at Pig and Dac.
 |
| Linkup with Jess & Ashley |
Thanks for reading today! What does your day look like? Share your goodness in the comments below.
Aw! I actually shared a similiar post today too!! Your's is way more detailed! Bravo! I just couldn't get with the program for that. Ha! I see we play with lots of the same toys too! :)
Great minds, Amanda! I usually do three posts a week, but this week it's just not in the cards. I feel you on not being able to get with the program! It must have been that super moon or something. ;) And seriously. These toys and books have taken over our life.
"The moon is high. The sea is deep. They rock and rock and rock to sleep."
Here's to load 1,000,006 and to doing it with joy! Lovely post!
Thanks so much for stopping by! :) And yep, I could probably recite that book in my sleep.
I am so glad we aren't the only ones who's living room is also the toy room!!! Love this post! We also love the Pride and Prejudice counting book! We have the Alice and Wonderland color book too and love it as well.
I could have bought them all, but I had to show some sort of restraint. Lol. And yes, we don't have a playroom/gameroom in our home. However, our living room just makes sense for it to have all of her toys. It works for us! ;) Thanks for reading!
Trying not to be jealous of how much your little sleeps at night:)… ours sleeps only 10-11 hours at night and an hour or 2 nap during the day…
Oh, don't be jealous! 10-11 hours is awesome! And for her first nine weeks of life, I got maybe a total of 24 hours sleep during that whole time period. Lol.
Like I said, usually when we go out of town, the minute we get back home, she catches up on her lost sleep. She also doesn't nap long during the day, maybe an hour and a half if I'm lucky.
I will say that we sleep trained her at 5 months using the book The Sleep Easy Solution, and it worked! It took about two full weeks for her to get the hang of it, and she hasn't regressed since. Ever since then she sleeps anywhere from 10.5-12.5 hours at night. I plan on doing some posts about our sleep routines soon. ;)
Thanks for reading, girlfriend!
Wow! your days are packed!
I love the Jennifer Adams books! We have Romeo and Juliet and Alice in Wonderland.
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
They are, but it makes for sweet memories. Mondays are usually our busiest days. We manage to get some rest throughout the week, too. It's a must!
We love the Jennifer Adams books, too. I need to get the rest. ;)
Visiting you from "where two or three are gathered". I always like these day in the life posts. Such a sweet time to be home with your little girl!
Thanks so much! I am loving every minute with her. :)
Love that she sucks her two fingers. Adorable. SHIPLEY's!!! YUM! Thanks for linking up to What You Wish Wednesday. Come back in a few days.
Thanks, Leslie! Yes, I don't know where she got the two finger thing, but I'm pretty sure it's worse than pacifier. It's going to be a hard habit to break. But yes, we do love our Shipley's. :) Thanks for stopping by!