A Day in the Life Of

Ashley inspired me- A friend of her's asked "So....what do you do all day?" And Ashley answered. I quite liked her answer and it made me want to actually see what I do with my day, too. It ended up being kind of long, so don't feel obligated to read it, I think it's more for me.
I would love to see "A Day in the Life Of" my other mom friends, though, if you're up for it.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Jane Wakes Up
6:10 am-Jane wakes up and I listen groggily trying to gauge if she'll play for a while or if she's already hungry.
6:15- I nudge Eric and tell him when he gets up (he's usually up already) to see if she won't take a bottle in her crib and MAYBE go back to sleep (yea right, that's happened all of twice, a girl can dream).
6:20- start dreaming about about organizing people, that's all I can remember now, but trust me, it was weird.
6:30- Jane lets out a howl. My guess is Dad gave her a bottle and then walked away from the crib (like I told him to). I'm right. Jane stops crying and I get another ten minutes, not really sleeping but not up either.
6:40- I finally cave and drag myself out of bed. Eric goes back to bed.
bet you didn't know there was so much drama about getting out of bed!

Pre-Morning Nap Activities
6:45- Jane needs a bum change and so I go ahead and get her dressed for the day and then let her play for a few minutes while I check my email and the weather, get dressed and get my gym stuff together.
7:15- time for Jane's breakfast. This morning she eats a mixture of oatmeal, formula, cinnamon, applesauce, and yogurt.
7:40- I eat a bowl of cereal while reading my scriptures while Jane chews on a spoon. I get a section of the Doctrine in Covenants in for my lesson on Sunday before Jane gets bored of her high chair.
8:00- I'm getting the last few things together for the gym (yes, it takes FOREVER to get ready to go anywhere with a baby...) and discuss with Eric (usually he's gone already but he had a bad night) if I should stop and get gas before I head to the gym (the gas light flipped on yesterday). I'm running behind.
8:10- We FINALLY leave the apartment, get gas (like Eric told me to), and get to the gym.

8:27- I'm in my BodyFlow class-a combination of Tai Chi, Yoga, and Pilates, and I'm only 2 minutes late while Jane is in the babysitting below me. It's a great class and I'm thrilled to be doing yoga again, although my body is still screwed up in places, I'm able to do more than I thought I could.
9:20- I hit the elliptical after class for a few minutes and stretch and then go pick up Jane.
10:00- return some REALLY overdue books to the library on our way home.

Morning Nap
10:15- Jane gets another bottle, some stories, and goes right to sleep no fussing. She even cuddled my shoulder of her own free will! This new naptime seems to be working great!
10:30- I get to work on some stuff for Eric's various summer job applications, email him the research I find, then check my email and my bloglines (which is when I read Ashley's "Day in the Life of" --see, I'm postmodern, too) while sipping some peppermint tea. I read yesterday it's good for the digestion and bloating. And I like it.
11:35- start blogging myself (MORE postmodernity).
11:43- time to get back to working on some of Eric's job stuff while Jane is sleeping. With great willpower, I pull myself away from bloglines, MUST NOT READ ANY MORE CRAFT AND DESIGN BLOGS.... and put on "The Fear You Won't Fall" by Joshua Radin. Mmm. That's better. I need more tea.

Post-Am Nap and Lunch
12:30- Jane woke up (early) at least fifteen minutes ago, crap. Time for lunch.
1:00pm- Mostly done with lunch, although Jane's still playing with some rice cakes. I pull out some mediterranean cooking books to prepare for the cooking class I'm teaching on Thursday.
1:30- Jane won't let me work anymore, she thinks she's poopy. We change her bum and I get in the mood to finally hang up a bunch of stuff in Jane's room. And then I decide to pull down all the 12-24 month clothes since Jane wore a 24M dress on Friday...(notice this is the first thing resembling housework I've done today) I let Jane play with the mess on the floor and then make a mess out of the changing table baskets.
2:45- I really got into working in her room! Not that you can tell a difference, other than the large flowers and insects above the crib. Bottle time for Jane and maybe we'll see if she's tired for another nap, as she's got a bit of a temp, runny nose, and is a touch fussy.

PM-Nap Attempt
3:20- Jane is in her crib without a fight and Mom is taking a break with her back on ice (i.e. laying down while working on Eric's job stuff).
3:24- I spoke too soon. Jane's in there gabbing away, probably talking to the new butterflies above her crib...darn it.
3:31- derailed by my Baby Center email...
3:44- back on task!
3:48- and the wailing begins! Why does she fight sleep so hard?

4:11- I cave to the wailing, we go outside and enjoy the sun while looking at the mail.
4:33- back on task! Jane plays with her xylophone/piano.
4:45- finished task, succumbed to blogs...

Getting Jane to Bed
5:00- dinner time for Jane! Sometimes I sing a high note like an opera singer to get her to open her mouth. Today she "sang" back and then clapped for herself. And then we did it again, and again, and again. So cute! I was sad Eric wasn't here to hear it, he would have gotten such a kick out of her "singing" (it sounded more like pulsed yelling, but still cute).
6:20- Jane is out like a light after a dinner of rice cereal, peas, and pears, a nice bath, a whiney attempt at tummy time, 6 oz of formula, two stories, and a few lullabies. I managed to rinse the diapers while she was in the tub. Now I'm off to do some damage control (i.e. housework) before Eric gets home.

My Free Time
6:28- Eric gets home...at least I picked up three of Jane's messes before he walked in the door.
We take a short break (although long compared to most nights) together, eat something, then it's back to work.
7:15- load the dishwasher, tidy up a little, head to the grocery store to get milk and quarters so I can wash the diapers, work on my cooking presentation, try not to bug Eric while he's studying.
9:15- head to bed.
9:35- My sister calls. She always returns my calls as I'm climbing into bed and gets me all wound up, all though I do the same to her often enough...
10:35- drift off to sleep...