The Day in the Life of..

March 31, 2012


I thought I would take this chance to write out what our days are like around here. I know that she will grow up all too fast and I want to be able to remember these times.


She is still waking quite a bit at night right now. She is teething still and I do not do sleep training while she is teething. 


Wake up around 8ish and nurse Ella, then I lay here back down for maybe another hour of sleep. I know that I am very lucky that she sleeps this late and I am sure that it will change as she gets a bit older.. But I am enjoying it for now. 


Around 9:45 we go to the kitchen for breakfast. Ella is eating cheerios like a champ so I put a handful of them on her highchair tray to eat while I prepare her cereal. She usually has Earth's Best Organic Wheat Rice Cereal with a fruit mixed in. This morning she had apple blueberry puree mixed in. 


I feed her her cereal and then let her finish off her cheerios while I prepare my breakfast. Then I take her to her play area where we play and I eat my breakfast.


Around 11 she goes down for her first nap. She is napping for 1 1/2 hours right now, and I love it.


While she is napping I try to clean up a bit. Also, I try to get some laundry done and get my lunch prepared, if i'm lucky. 


When she's up from her nap I take her to the kitchen to feed her her lunch. We usually finish whatever fruit we had with breakfast. Then I eat my lunch while she plays in her highchair or in her play area. She is doing a lot of exploring these days. She rolls around looking for shoes to chew on or whatever else she can get her hands on. The only thing that I can think to compare it to is a new puppy trying to get into everything. 


After lunch is when we run errands, if we have any. This is the best time to get out of the house because she is rested and fed. Otherwise, I may have a cranky baby in the car. And, that's not fun.. 


Fun things that we do out of the house include; story time at the library, splashing in the baby pool outside, going for a walk, & swinging on her swing. I also take her to the park to swing on occasion and after she is over swinging we take a walk over to the pond and look at the turtles and ducks, if there are any. Unfortunately, there are not a whole lot of things to do in our town, especially on a budget. But, the blueberry farm opens in June and I am looking forward to making a few trips out there to pick some fresh blueberries. I so wish that we lived closer to a Zoo. I would love to have a season pass to one and go often but that doesn't seem to be the case anytime soon. 


After errands get done and we are home it is usually time for nap #2, so I nurse her and then she's down. This nap is a little more spontaneous than nap #1. It can be anywhere from 30 min. - 1 hour. While she naps I usually watch a little TV, blog, or catch up on Facebook. 


After we are up from nap #2, we play some more with toys and wait for Brandon to get home. 


Once Brandon is home, he usually helps with Ella while I get dinner ready. We eat dinner together and feed Ella a veggie or fruit. After dinner we have relaxation time. During this time we may play together as a family or do our own separate thing for a little bit. I love it when it's nice outside and we go out back and chat while we push Ella on her swing. He is one amazing man, and I love chatting with him about anything and everything. Plus, I have a lot to say after a long day of only have an 8 month old to talk to.. 


After our down time, it's bath time around 7 o'clock. We let her linger in the tub(supervised by both of us) a little longer so she can splash around and then I get her in her jammies. Some days we read a bedtime story, depending on how ready she is for bed. I nurse her and then put her to bed. After kisses from mommy and daddy of course!

After Ella is in bed, it is finally time for me and Brandon to have our time together. We watch TV or a movie together and make a snack. Right now we are eating a lot of cantaloupe and pineapple as our snack. But we also eat a lot of popcorn. 


Anyways, after a long day, it's time for bed.


I am loving this time with just one baby and I am truly cherishing every moment with Brandon and Ella. I am a very blessed woman and I love my life. I do look forward to having more babies with Brandon, though..