I always love reading those articles in magazines that chronicle a day in the life of a certain person. Its fun to see what other people do even if they are just SAHMs like me. I know I am really going to like reading this when I have two kids and I'm wondering why I thought my days could be so exhausting with just one. So, hello to the me in 4+ months.
9 am: I get to lounge in bed until 9 am while Scott has breakfast with Leyton and dresses him. I find them "working" together in Scott's office. I share my pumpkin muffin with L (they are his favorite) and Scott leaves for his other office.
9:30: We play in the upstairs playroom for awhile. We race cars on the tracks he got for Christmas and dunk balls in his basketball goal. He beats me on the head while I sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes".
10:45: We head downstairs so I can get dressed, brush my hair, teeth etc.
11:15: Make a run to the post office before L gets too tired and cranky. I wonder how I am going to carry two large packages and manage to get him safely in the door without him darting into the parking lot. Oh, and I can't find his shoes so he's wearing only socks.
11:45: All done at the post office and I am feeling super sleepy. Decide to make my one caffeinated drink of the day a Starbucks carmel light frappuccino so we detour to Starbucks before heading home.
12:15 pm: Nap time! I rock L in his room while he naps. I love the cuddle time and can't bring myself to put him in his bed. I know I only have a few more months of this so I soak it up. I happen to have my iPad so I do a little web surfing while he sleeps. I find the perfect unfinished bookshelves I've been looking to put in the playroom!
2:15: L is up and hungry so I make him a black bean and cheese quesadilla and a burrito for myself. I put away dishes and clean up the kitchen so I can cook
dinner tonight. I keep him occupied in his booster seat by giving him a "ball" (what he calls those little cutie oranges) and letting him watch Clifford.
3:00: Today is a good mail day! The rug for B's nursery has arrived along with a few other baby/ toddler things I had ordered. I also got a baby shower invite for a good friend in Seattle and I would not miss it! I lay out the rug in the nursery and I love it. Then we have more playtime upstairs. This time we color with our new all-natural crayon rocks. They are definitely a choking hazard so I think we'll be putting these away for awhile.
4:30: Grandpa Jack calls and chats with Leyton for a few minutes. I remember the bread dough I have thawing in the fridge to make pretzel bites and decide I should bake it to have with our vegetable chowder tonight instead.
5:45: Scott is on his way home so I start chopping veggies for our dinner. Leyton is really interested in what I'm doing so I put him in his booster and pull him up to the counter so he can watch. I read him the recipe and quiz him on the steps to make sure he's paying attention. He loves this :)
7:45: Done with dinner and L is clearly ready for bed. He refuses to even try his vegetable chowder so he has cheese and crackers instead. (He is really picky!) Kitchen is clean and I make a cup of decaf coffee to enjoy while I catch the end of The Bachelor
10:00 Bedtime!
