Since I've had Drew I seem to get this question quite a bit. Some ask out of genuine curiosity as to how our day unfolds while others are really asking 'how do you not go insane at home, all day, everyday with an infant?'. I decided to outline our daily routine not only for those of you who are interested, but more so as a reminder for myself in the future when the next little nugget comes along. Keep in mind that this is what our ideal days look like.
8:30a
Drew wakes up. He's pretty consistent with his wake up time, which is nice. When he wakes up we spend a good 15 minutes snuggling, chatting, and singing. He's such a happy morning person- I love it! If we had a really good night, I'll get up before him and have some alone time (shower, watch GMA, and sip slowly on some decaf coffee). However, most days I get up when he does.
8:45
Change diaper, put on lotion, comb his hair (his fave), and put on his clothes for the day. If I'm still in my pajamas, I'll go back to bed to feed him, otherwise I'll feed him in the living room.
9-9:20 Drew eats. He's still exclusively breastfed, so this is sometimes shorter, sometimes longer... Ya never know.
9:20-9:35 I'll lay him in his pack n' play with his toys and put on the 'Raffi' pandora station and let him play alone. This is when I eat breakfast, put on workout clothes, brush my teeth, and comb my hair. If it's a day that I woke up earlier and those things are done, I'll do a quick chore.
9:35-10:00 Morning walk. I'll give him a toy and play music on my phone. He loves it!
10-10:30 Mommy & Drew learning time. I have a cute little Munchkin flash card book that I'll do with him. Letters, animals, numbers, colors, shapes...all the basics in English and Spanish (I try my best!). I just prop him up in his Boppy and he is intrigued the whole time. The flash cards only take about 5 minutes, then we'll play with his toys. He's rolling completely over now and figuring out that he can move, so a lot of the time is spent with him experimenting with movement. It's so fun to watch!
10:30-11:15 I'll put Drew in his bouncer in the bathroom while I shower. He loves playing peek a boo, so I'll just poke my head out every few minutes and he thinks it's hilarious. I'll dry off, get dressed, do my makeup, and IF he's still happy in his bouncer I'll blow dry my hair. If not, I let it air dry and that's that.
11:15-11:30 I feed Drew in his room in the glider after I change him. I shut the blinds so it's dark, and he almost always falls asleep for his first nap of the day.
11:30-12:30 Nap/cleaning time. I'll lay him in his crib and he'll sleep anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half (and many times he'll wake up as soon as I lay him down). I take this time to make Andrew and I lunch, make the bed, start some laundry, and pick up around the house. Because his nap times vary, I can either get everything or nothing done. It just depends.
12:30-1:30 Andrew is usually on his lunch break during this time, which is awesome. Whoever gets Drew from his nap will change him and play with him while the other one eats lunch. Then we switch and repeat.
1:30-1:45 I'll put on a tv show that I missed from the night before while I feed Drew in the living room.
1:45-3:00 Since he's usually wide awake, we'll use this time to run errands, pay bills, go to the grocery store, etc. However, if we don't have any of that to do, we'll go see a friend or visit my mom at work for a while.
3-3:30 If Drew is content playing by himself on his play mat, I'll put on my exercise clothes and ride my spin bike until he starts fussing. Otherwise, I'll lay on the floor and do crunches and push ups. If he just wants to be held, I'll do squats while I hold him. If all else fails, we just play.
3:30-4 I'll change him and feed him in his room again. Most days he'll fall asleep again for his second nap.
4-5 While Drew naps, I'll get dinner ready. If he doesn't go down for a nap, I'll put him in his activity saucer in the kitchen with me. Either way, this is when dinner gets prepped.
5-6 Andrew gets home during this time and we eat... Most of the time together at the dinner table while Drew is in his bouncer, but sometimes we have to take turns.
6-6:30 Drew eats in the living room.
6:30-8:00 Daddy and Drew play time. While they play, I clean up the kitchen, and finish any chores that I started but didn't finish. If I didn't get a chance to workout earlier, I'll do it during this time. Some days I don't feel like doing anything but playing with my boys, so on those days I'll do just that.
8:00-8:45 Bath time! We take a bath together, so when Drew is done Andrew will come get him while I relax by myself for a few minutes. He puts on Drews lotion, gives him a massage with baby massage cream (lucky boy!), combs his hair, puts on his jammies, and reads him a story. This gives me time to get myself ready for bed as well, and we're usually done at the same time, so it works really well for us.
8:45-9:15 Drew eats and falls asleep for the night while I pray and sing to him. This is my favorite part of our day :)
9:15-10 If we're not too tired Andrew and I will have some alone time while Drew sleeps. We usually sit and talk or just watch tv together, or we don't do either ;). Whatever it is, I cherish this alone time, and I'm pretty sure he does too.
9:15-8:30 Sleepy time! Some nights Drew never wakes, while others he wakes once around 3am. Either way, this is the end and start of our day.
And that, my friends, is what I do all day.
:)
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