Well, mom left this morning and Russ is back to work, which means this was my first day alone with three kids. I decided to document the day to see how I would do so here goes.
7:30- Woke up after a long night of painful feedings.
7:45- Chatted with Russ on the phone to see how his night went.
8:00- Cuddled with Taevin and took a cute picture of the kids sleeping.
8:30- Fed Kalei.
9:15- Checked email.
9:30- Fed the boys breakfast.
10:00- Got dressed, put my hair in a pony tail... again, and put on not nearly enough makeup to cover the dark circles under my eyes.
10:30- Took the kids outside and visited with my neighbors while ignoring the disaster that my house has become over the last few days.
11:30- Fed Kalei while reading Ryler a book.
11:45- Russ came home after a 15 hour shift at work.
12:15- Put Russ to bed.
12:30- Made lunch.
1:00- Cleaned the litter box and did the dishes while the baby slept and the boys watched cartoons.
1:30- Ate way too much fudge brownie ice cream.
1:50- Danced with Ryler in the kitchen.
2:00- Felt guilty about the ice cream.
2:15- Fed Kalei. How can someone so small eat so much?
3:00- Dozed off on the love sac with Kalei on my chest while Ryler watched The Little Mermaid and Taevin played at a friends house.
4:10- Woke up to Ryler smashing frosted mini wheats onto his bed.
4:15- cleaned up the frosted mini wheats.
4:30- Visited with Taryn (my awesome friend who brought dinner tonight).
5:00- Fed Kalei.
5:15- Woke up Russ at his request, I personally don't think 5 hours of sleep is enough, but apparently his coping skills are better than mine. Glad to have him for the next 5 hours till he's off to work again.
6:00- Put the finishing touches on dinner while Russ held Kalei and spruced up the living room. What a guy!
6:30- Ate dinner, tortilla soup, yummy!
6:45- Got on the scale, regretted it immediately.
6:50- Cleaned up dinner, yay for leftovers!
7:00- Went outside with the kids to take advantage of the nice weather.
7:15- Had to put Ryler in time out for pushing another kid off of his bike and then punching me in the jaw for telling him he had to share.
7:50- Fed Kalei.
8:30- Bathed the boys.
9:00- Ate two chocolate chip cookies. No wonder most moms are overweight, we must consume large amounts of chocolate just to make it through the day.
9:15- Said prayers and put the boys in bed, shockingly, they stayed there!
9:20- Finally, my nightly shower. Aaah, the indescribable joy of being clean. One of these days, I might even shave my legs!
9:30- Climbed into bed with Russ to enjoy 30 minutes in front of the TV with him before he's off to work again.
10:00- Sent Russ off to work wishing I didn't have to do it every night.
10:05- Fed Kalei. Holy cow, six feedings just since we woke up. No wonder my nipples hurt!
11:00- Threw in some laundry, started this blog.
Wow! A full day. Fulfilling? I'm not so sure, but definitely full. It is now 11:45 Kalei is just about asleep and I'm going to bed, for hopefully a few hours anyway.
7:30- Woke up after a long night of painful feedings.
7:45- Chatted with Russ on the phone to see how his night went.
8:00- Cuddled with Taevin and took a cute picture of the kids sleeping.
8:30- Fed Kalei.
9:15- Checked email.
9:30- Fed the boys breakfast.
10:00- Got dressed, put my hair in a pony tail... again, and put on not nearly enough makeup to cover the dark circles under my eyes.
10:30- Took the kids outside and visited with my neighbors while ignoring the disaster that my house has become over the last few days.
11:30- Fed Kalei while reading Ryler a book.
11:45- Russ came home after a 15 hour shift at work.
12:15- Put Russ to bed.
12:30- Made lunch.
1:00- Cleaned the litter box and did the dishes while the baby slept and the boys watched cartoons.
1:30- Ate way too much fudge brownie ice cream.
1:50- Danced with Ryler in the kitchen.
2:00- Felt guilty about the ice cream.
2:15- Fed Kalei. How can someone so small eat so much?
3:00- Dozed off on the love sac with Kalei on my chest while Ryler watched The Little Mermaid and Taevin played at a friends house.
4:10- Woke up to Ryler smashing frosted mini wheats onto his bed.
4:15- cleaned up the frosted mini wheats.
4:30- Visited with Taryn (my awesome friend who brought dinner tonight).
5:00- Fed Kalei.
5:15- Woke up Russ at his request, I personally don't think 5 hours of sleep is enough, but apparently his coping skills are better than mine. Glad to have him for the next 5 hours till he's off to work again.
6:00- Put the finishing touches on dinner while Russ held Kalei and spruced up the living room. What a guy!
6:30- Ate dinner, tortilla soup, yummy!
6:45- Got on the scale, regretted it immediately.
6:50- Cleaned up dinner, yay for leftovers!
7:00- Went outside with the kids to take advantage of the nice weather.
7:15- Had to put Ryler in time out for pushing another kid off of his bike and then punching me in the jaw for telling him he had to share.
7:50- Fed Kalei.
8:30- Bathed the boys.
9:00- Ate two chocolate chip cookies. No wonder most moms are overweight, we must consume large amounts of chocolate just to make it through the day.
9:15- Said prayers and put the boys in bed, shockingly, they stayed there!
9:20- Finally, my nightly shower. Aaah, the indescribable joy of being clean. One of these days, I might even shave my legs!
9:30- Climbed into bed with Russ to enjoy 30 minutes in front of the TV with him before he's off to work again.
10:00- Sent Russ off to work wishing I didn't have to do it every night.
10:05- Fed Kalei. Holy cow, six feedings just since we woke up. No wonder my nipples hurt!
11:00- Threw in some laundry, started this blog.
Wow! A full day. Fulfilling? I'm not so sure, but definitely full. It is now 11:45 Kalei is just about asleep and I'm going to bed, for hopefully a few hours anyway.
Wow! That is a busy day. And I agree on the chocolate thing. It is very hard to make it through a day without chocolate! If you need help with anything let me know!
ReplyDeleteWow! I loved the birthing story. I am so happy for you that it all went so smoothly! Also, I feel for you with your packed day. What a fun thing to look back on and realize how amazingly well you did for such a packed day. It makes me nervous to have this baby. I forget just how much work it is. Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteAt least you only consume chocolate to get through your day. I have the Diet Coke habit as well as the chocolate. What can I say? It keeps me sane. I love the part where you are feeding Kalei and reading to Ryler. You're a great multi-tasker.
ReplyDeleteWow. What a day! Sometimes I go through my day and am exhausted, but when Brad gets home and asks what I did that day, I forget. Maybe I should make a list, too, but my life still wouldn't be as crazy as yours!
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