Since in a few short weeks K2 will be disrupting our routine, I figured I ought to write down what exactly K1 and I do currently to keep content and happy.
7:30 AM: Mommy wakes up, pours K1's sippy cup of milk and sets it by the medicine cabinet, makes a bowl of cereal, sits down and logs on to check her mail, and social networks. Sometimes K1 is already awake at this point, but she continues to play quietly in her room for a bit longer.
8:00 AM: I go to wake up K1, who sweetly waves, hands over her binky and drunkenly rushes out of her room toward the sippy cup waiting on the counter. I administer vitamins and hand over the cup. We sit down for another bowl of cereal, and some play time until
9:00 AM: Shower time! K1 and I head to the bathroom, brush our teeth, and hop in the shower (the current apartment doesn't have a tub). K1 sits on the shower floor splashing until I'm done with my routine, then K1 starts her routine (Splashing while Mommy soaps her up). Play time for a few more minutes, then the water is shut off. K1 splashes some more while I gets dried off and dressed, then K1 gets dried off then whisked off to her room for a lotion massage, hair combing (and detangling), nail clipping, ear cleaning, clean clothes and a fresh diaper. The binky is returned to her and she quietly plays by herself for the next 30 minutes to an hour while I clean up the bathroom.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM: Then it's nap time! K1 hasn't quite figured out if she wants 1 nap a day right now or 2. This week we have some serious teething going on so it's been 2. If she falls asleep at 10:30 she'll sleep until 11:30 or Noon. But this week she's been falling asleep at 11 and sleeping until 1 or 2, which is fine by this ridiculously pregnant Mommy!
Noon: If K1 is awake at this point we'll usually eat lunch, and do some chores (by that I mean she continues to eat, or make messes while I do chores). Then play until around 1:30-2.
1:30-2:00 PM: Lately this has been the time we start getting ready to head out the door for one appointment or another. Mommy has the doctor, WIC, therapies, and the chiropractor. Kelly has doctors and dentists appointments. If we have no appointments, or grocery shopping to do we'll go for a quick walk usually to the nearby farmers market, or local art gallery. Usually we can only do that once or twice a week with all those appointments, we're typically done and home between 3:30-4.
3:30-4:00 PM: This is the time K1 goes down for her second nap. While she sleeps I relax for a little then get dinner started. By the time she's up we're ready to eat.
5:00-5:30 PM: Some days (Mondays and Thursdays) K1 goes to her grandparent's house for dinner. I typically have her dinner boxed up and ready to go with her. Other days we'll eat together then go for another walk to a friends house for some play time until about 7, 7:30.
7:30-8:30 PM: Is the bedtime range for K1. We brush our teeth then get K1 dressed for bed and tucked in. There's a quick bed time story and prayer, then lights out! Except for the nightlight/sound machine of course. Sometimes K1 doesn't want to crash right away, but she's usually good about staying in her bed and chattering to herself until she falls asleep. If silence has reached the room by 8:00 I usually have to go in and reemphasize the fact that it's bed time. I use the down time to relax, clean up a bit and check the email and social networks again, or sometimes blog!
9:00 PM: By this point I'll have checked the local weather forecast for the next day, and will now sneak in to K1's room to set out her clothes for the next day. Then I'll set out my outfit in the bathroom, and prep our afternoon smoothie and dinner stuffs for the next day. I'll do any last tidying around the house, whatever nesting "needs" to be done, and then get ready for bed after checking on K1 (and the door locks) one last time. I try to be in bed by 10. It's been more like 11 lately between last minute snacks, pee trips and "Oh this can be cleaned up real quick" pantry reorganizing sessions. I mentioned I'm in nesting mode right?
Fridays-Sundays are the exceptions. Fridays the afternoon has a lot more solo play time for K1 as it's usually the day where we don't have any appointments, giving me a chance to do a thorough cleaning. Saturdays we do laundry and spend time with the grandparents. Sundays we have church in the AM so naps are postponed until late afternoon.
Honestly it doesn't feel like we do much, and I'm often feeling like K1 isn't being stimulated or challenged, as if she spends to much time playing alone or napping and I'm just being lazy. But I have to remember the entire reason we started the quite solo play time thing was so she could learn some independence before K2 came. When K2 gets here it'll be a whole different ballpark, and I'm sure I'll be longing for the days where it felt like I spent a little to much time sitting around.
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