I thought it would be fun for me to journal one of our days. Honestly, this is for ME to be able to look back on one day and remember what our days, at this period of our lives, looked like. But then I thought I would share it for anyone who might be interested :-). Feel free to skip reading this post if you want to. I won't be offended!!!
I opened this post on my computer yesterday morning and kept it open all day. I would type the time that something happened and then when I had a minute or two between things, I would come back and type what had happened at that time. That is how I was able to keep track of everything at an almost exact time.
This day ended up being more "ideal" than most days. Our morning followed closely to the "perfect" schedule that I try to follow; many days are not this on schedule!!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
2:48 a.m. ~ Layla is awake and loudly talking in her crib. Eventually starts crying and then finally is quiet (probably 20-30 minutes after starting).
4:15 a.m. ~ Layla cries for about 5-10 minutes and then stops.
4:30 a.m. ~ She is crying again :-(. After a few minutes she stops.
5:15 a.m. ~ Layla is crying. Again. Stops. Again.
6:00 a.m. ~ Nathan gets up to shower.
6:15 a.m. ~ Maya K comes in to tell me that she has a headache.
6:35 a.m. ~ I get up to shower. (Note: I have been awake since 4:15 a.m.)
(Nathan gets Layla up, changes her diaper, and gets her dressed while I am in the shower.)
7:00 a.m. ~ I feed Layla her bottle and we enjoy some snuggles on the couch when her bottle is done.
7:18 a.m. ~ Get Layla settled playing on the floor, rinse out Layla's bottle and get my computer turned on for a few minutes of morning "me" time :-).
7:25 a.m. ~ Nathan leaves for work.
7:30 a.m. ~ Rescue a toppled baby and discover a messy diaper. Change the diaper!!!
7:34 a.m. ~ Maya K is awake and comes downstairs. My "me" time is over :-).
7:40 a.m. ~ Maya K is entertaining Layla, so I get a little more time to myself!!!
7:50 a.m. ~ Head upstairs to start a load of laundry and get myself ready for the day while Layla is still happy and Maya K is playing with her.
8:05 a.m. ~ Maya K goes upstairs to get dressed and make the beds while I keep Layla entertained, get breakfast ready, and get things gathered for school.
8:20 a.m. ~ Maya K comes down and feeds our cat, Oreo.
8:25 a.m. ~ We finally start breakfast (Maya K is sometimes a little slow/easily distracted getting through her morning chores).
8:40 a.m. ~ I go upstairs to make sure Maya K made the beds correctly and to clear off the desk for my childcare girl "K" to do her schoolwork when she gets here.
(I have been carting Layla around for the past half hour or so as she is getting fussy and close to ready to go down for her first nap.)
8:53 a.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap (she fusses for about 5 minutes before falling asleep.)
8:56 a.m. ~ Maya K and I start school.
9:00 a.m. ~ My child care girl "K" arrives. Break from school.
9:15 a.m. ~ "K" goes upstairs to start her schoolwork and Maya K and I resume school.
9:45 a.m. ~ Layla cries out, but then stops (she was able to get herself quickly back to sleep for this nap.)
10:00 a.m. ~ Maya K's snack break (she gets to eat the apple fourths that we used in our math lesson on what 1/4th is.)
10:08 a.m. ~ Resume school.
10:30 a.m. ~ Layla wakes up.
10:35 a.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper. Get her playing on the floor.
10:55 a.m. ~ Feed Layla pears while Maya K takes a short break from school
11:05 a.m. ~ Feed Layla her bottle while Maya K works on seatwork.
11:20 a.m. ~ Try to get Layla settled on the floor to play. Doesn't work. Hold her while working with Maya K on some of her seatwork. Try to get lunch prep done. Finally get Layla settled in the exersaucer to play.
11:32 a.m. ~ Lunch prep.
11:36 a.m. ~ Move Layla to the bouncy seat.
11:42 a.m. ~ Maya K finishes her seatwork and gets busy entertaining Layla for me while I finish making lunch.
11:44 a.m. ~ "K" finishes her schoolwork and comes downstairs.
11:55 a.m. ~ Lunch (I'm holding Layla because her "happy time" is done.)
12:23 p.m. ~ The girls watch an episode of "My Little Pony" from a library DVD while Layla hangs out in the swing and I clean up lunch.
12:30 p.m. ~ Layla is still content in the swing, so I start working on washing the dishes.
12:36 p.m. ~ Layla is done, so the dishes are done for now too.
12:40 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper.
12:50 p.m. ~ The girls go down for quiet time (Maya K on our bed upstairs and "K" on the sofa downstairs). They normally go down closer to 1:30, but I am planning to go to the library this afternoon so they went down a little early.
12:53 p.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap. (She fusses for about 5 minutes before falling asleep.)
Now, it's my time to clean up the clutter in the living room, finish the dishes, take out the kitchen and bathroom trash, reply to emails and FB messages,
1:38 p.m. ~ Layla starts crying (it doesn't sound like she will go back to sleep this time, but I set the timer for 10 minutes. If she is still crying in 10 minutes, I will go get her up.)
1:50 p.m. ~ Layla is up and she is super crabby because she only slept for 40 minutes.
2:15 p.m. ~ Layla is CRAZY fussy, so I feed her a little early. She eats the entire container of sweet potatoes in 3 minutes!!!! I guess she was hungry!!!!
2:25 p.m. ~ I feed Layla her bottle. She is still acting very tired and won't let go of me, but hopefully the full belly will help soon.
2:30 p.m. ~ Get the girls up from quiet time.
2:45 p.m. ~ Get things ready to leave for the library.
2:50 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper.
2:55 p.m. ~ Go to the library for the "Larry Get's Lost" Book Club and checking out new books.
4:25 p.m. ~ Home from the library. I took the stroller hoping that Layla would take a short nap while we were there, but she didn't :-(.
4:35 p.m. ~ Maya K and "K" are settling in on the sofa with their new library books!!! Layla is playing on the floor (for now) and I start getting dinner ready.
4:55 p.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap (she fusses for about 7 minutes before falling asleep.)
5:00 p.m. ~ Dinner is in the oven and the girls are playing babies. Layla is still fussing in her crib :-(.
5:02 p.m. ~ Layla is quiet and sleeping!!!! :-)
5:20 p.m. ~ "K" is picked up.
5:30 p.m. ~ Nathan gets home
5:33 p.m. ~ Nathan goes up to wake Layla up (can't let her sleep longer or she won't go to sleep for her bedtime tonight).
5:40 p.m. ~ Dinner (holding Layla)
5:50 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper
6:00 p.m. ~ Cleanup (Nathan holding Layla)
6:30 p.m. ~ Nathan feeds Layla her bottle while Maya K is upstairs getting ready for bed
6:40 p.m. ~ I leave for Small Group (we take turns who gets to go to small group and who stays home to put the girls to bed.)
While I am gone, Nathan finishes feeding Layla, gives her a bath, lotion, jammies, and puts her to bed (she is asleep by 7:15ish). When he takes Layla up to bed, Maya K comes downstairs to have a snack, read for a while, then prayer time with Daddy and up to brush her teeth and go to bed. Both girls are down by 8:10ish.
9:30 p.m. ~ I get home from small group, Nathan and I talk for a few minutes and then we get ready for bed.
10:00 p.m. ~ Heavenly bedtime!!!!!
I opened this post on my computer yesterday morning and kept it open all day. I would type the time that something happened and then when I had a minute or two between things, I would come back and type what had happened at that time. That is how I was able to keep track of everything at an almost exact time.
This day ended up being more "ideal" than most days. Our morning followed closely to the "perfect" schedule that I try to follow; many days are not this on schedule!!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
2:48 a.m. ~ Layla is awake and loudly talking in her crib. Eventually starts crying and then finally is quiet (probably 20-30 minutes after starting).
4:15 a.m. ~ Layla cries for about 5-10 minutes and then stops.
4:30 a.m. ~ She is crying again :-(. After a few minutes she stops.
5:15 a.m. ~ Layla is crying. Again. Stops. Again.
6:00 a.m. ~ Nathan gets up to shower.
6:15 a.m. ~ Maya K comes in to tell me that she has a headache.
6:35 a.m. ~ I get up to shower. (Note: I have been awake since 4:15 a.m.)
(Nathan gets Layla up, changes her diaper, and gets her dressed while I am in the shower.)
7:00 a.m. ~ I feed Layla her bottle and we enjoy some snuggles on the couch when her bottle is done.
7:18 a.m. ~ Get Layla settled playing on the floor, rinse out Layla's bottle and get my computer turned on for a few minutes of morning "me" time :-).
7:25 a.m. ~ Nathan leaves for work.
7:30 a.m. ~ Rescue a toppled baby and discover a messy diaper. Change the diaper!!!
7:34 a.m. ~ Maya K is awake and comes downstairs. My "me" time is over :-).
7:40 a.m. ~ Maya K is entertaining Layla, so I get a little more time to myself!!!
7:50 a.m. ~ Head upstairs to start a load of laundry and get myself ready for the day while Layla is still happy and Maya K is playing with her.
8:05 a.m. ~ Maya K goes upstairs to get dressed and make the beds while I keep Layla entertained, get breakfast ready, and get things gathered for school.
8:20 a.m. ~ Maya K comes down and feeds our cat, Oreo.
8:25 a.m. ~ We finally start breakfast (Maya K is sometimes a little slow/easily distracted getting through her morning chores).
8:40 a.m. ~ I go upstairs to make sure Maya K made the beds correctly and to clear off the desk for my childcare girl "K" to do her schoolwork when she gets here.
(I have been carting Layla around for the past half hour or so as she is getting fussy and close to ready to go down for her first nap.)
8:53 a.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap (she fusses for about 5 minutes before falling asleep.)
8:56 a.m. ~ Maya K and I start school.
9:00 a.m. ~ My child care girl "K" arrives. Break from school.
9:15 a.m. ~ "K" goes upstairs to start her schoolwork and Maya K and I resume school.
9:45 a.m. ~ Layla cries out, but then stops (she was able to get herself quickly back to sleep for this nap.)
10:00 a.m. ~ Maya K's snack break (she gets to eat the apple fourths that we used in our math lesson on what 1/4th is.)
10:08 a.m. ~ Resume school.
10:30 a.m. ~ Layla wakes up.
10:35 a.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper. Get her playing on the floor.
10:55 a.m. ~ Feed Layla pears while Maya K takes a short break from school
11:05 a.m. ~ Feed Layla her bottle while Maya K works on seatwork.
11:20 a.m. ~ Try to get Layla settled on the floor to play. Doesn't work. Hold her while working with Maya K on some of her seatwork. Try to get lunch prep done. Finally get Layla settled in the exersaucer to play.
11:32 a.m. ~ Lunch prep.
11:36 a.m. ~ Move Layla to the bouncy seat.
11:42 a.m. ~ Maya K finishes her seatwork and gets busy entertaining Layla for me while I finish making lunch.
11:44 a.m. ~ "K" finishes her schoolwork and comes downstairs.
11:55 a.m. ~ Lunch (I'm holding Layla because her "happy time" is done.)
12:23 p.m. ~ The girls watch an episode of "My Little Pony" from a library DVD while Layla hangs out in the swing and I clean up lunch.
12:30 p.m. ~ Layla is still content in the swing, so I start working on washing the dishes.
12:36 p.m. ~ Layla is done, so the dishes are done for now too.
12:40 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper.
12:50 p.m. ~ The girls go down for quiet time (Maya K on our bed upstairs and "K" on the sofa downstairs). They normally go down closer to 1:30, but I am planning to go to the library this afternoon so they went down a little early.
12:53 p.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap. (She fusses for about 5 minutes before falling asleep.)
Now, it's my time to clean up the clutter in the living room, finish the dishes, take out the kitchen and bathroom trash, reply to emails and FB messages,
1:38 p.m. ~ Layla starts crying (it doesn't sound like she will go back to sleep this time, but I set the timer for 10 minutes. If she is still crying in 10 minutes, I will go get her up.)
1:50 p.m. ~ Layla is up and she is super crabby because she only slept for 40 minutes.
2:15 p.m. ~ Layla is CRAZY fussy, so I feed her a little early. She eats the entire container of sweet potatoes in 3 minutes!!!! I guess she was hungry!!!!
2:25 p.m. ~ I feed Layla her bottle. She is still acting very tired and won't let go of me, but hopefully the full belly will help soon.
2:30 p.m. ~ Get the girls up from quiet time.
2:45 p.m. ~ Get things ready to leave for the library.
2:50 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper.
2:55 p.m. ~ Go to the library for the "Larry Get's Lost" Book Club and checking out new books.
4:25 p.m. ~ Home from the library. I took the stroller hoping that Layla would take a short nap while we were there, but she didn't :-(.
4:35 p.m. ~ Maya K and "K" are settling in on the sofa with their new library books!!! Layla is playing on the floor (for now) and I start getting dinner ready.
4:55 p.m. ~ Put Layla down for her nap (she fusses for about 7 minutes before falling asleep.)
5:00 p.m. ~ Dinner is in the oven and the girls are playing babies. Layla is still fussing in her crib :-(.
5:02 p.m. ~ Layla is quiet and sleeping!!!! :-)
5:20 p.m. ~ "K" is picked up.
5:30 p.m. ~ Nathan gets home
5:33 p.m. ~ Nathan goes up to wake Layla up (can't let her sleep longer or she won't go to sleep for her bedtime tonight).
5:40 p.m. ~ Dinner (holding Layla)
5:50 p.m. ~ Change Layla's diaper
6:00 p.m. ~ Cleanup (Nathan holding Layla)
6:30 p.m. ~ Nathan feeds Layla her bottle while Maya K is upstairs getting ready for bed
6:40 p.m. ~ I leave for Small Group (we take turns who gets to go to small group and who stays home to put the girls to bed.)
While I am gone, Nathan finishes feeding Layla, gives her a bath, lotion, jammies, and puts her to bed (she is asleep by 7:15ish). When he takes Layla up to bed, Maya K comes downstairs to have a snack, read for a while, then prayer time with Daddy and up to brush her teeth and go to bed. Both girls are down by 8:10ish.
9:30 p.m. ~ I get home from small group, Nathan and I talk for a few minutes and then we get ready for bed.
10:00 p.m. ~ Heavenly bedtime!!!!!
