5.05.2012

Day in the life of us...

So I have seen a few friends do this and thought it would be a fun challenge - to record a day start to finish and later be able to look back and see where all my time goes. When Eric asks me, "what was your day like?" usually I manage to fill him in on anything big (new words, signs, motor skills, etc). A lot of time though my day is summed up into one adjective: today was great... interesting... challenging... speedy... entertaining... busy -you get the idea!


5/4/2012
5:30 am - I hear Sophia calling, not time to get up yet! I heard her for a few min, turned over and thankfully a min later, she decided to snooze a little more so I got to too :)

6:07 am - Sophia is calling (yelling kinda) and this time I know she is really up. I roll out of bed, throw on my bathrobe and head into her room. She greets me happily, the morning light pre-dawn is coming through the window, so I open her blinds and she "WOWs" the sound the blinds make as they click/clack up. She nurses, still sleepily waking up. I change her diaper and put on her outfit for the morning. A friend (katie) and I talked about strawberry picking early this am, so I dress Soph in black pants and a red tank top (to prevent staining if we go). I know its going to be HOT again today, prob close to 90.

6:30-6:45 am - play quietly in her room. Until I hear Eric's alarm going off or him in the shower, we stay in her room reading or playing so he can continue sleeping (at least resting even if she is being loud)

6:45 am - Daddy comes in to say good morning and the cat decides to come too. Sophia lights up greeting them both...then we all go out to have breakfast and I start my coffee

7 - For breakfast, Sophia is offered homemade banana oatmeal muffin, homemade granola bars with cranberries and bits of dark chocolate (very few bits)...she doesn't want either. She does go for the plain greek yogurt and eats some spoonfuls. After that she decides she wants a piece of Life cereal that Daddy's eating, but as soon as he gives her a piece from his bowl, she walks it over to the cat bowl and "gives it to Marzell" after she walks away, I scoop it up into the trash to make sure she doesn't decide she does want to eat that piece after all

7:30 - Our typical morning routine of hugs & kisses goodbye to Daddy as he leaves for work. We stand at the glass door waving and blowing kisses until he gets in his car and drives away.

7:40-8:15 - I sit down at the table to write a couple of checks for a few friends going on short-term missions trips while Sophia plays with my shoes and tries to walk around the living room in them. I also think about how it is my good friend, Rebekah's, birthday and need to send her an email, call, or post on FB

8:15 - I heat up some whole milk in a sippy cup and we change her diaper, preparing for her morning nap. After she drinks 4 oz, I start to sing to bed her lullaby signaling sleep. She signs "eat" and says, "mmmm" which means I'm hungry or want food. I think she is stalling her nap but tell her that she is welcome to finish any breakfast that she earlier refused (the muffin & granola bar). We walk back into the kitchen and it is clear she still wants neither....back to her room, a few sad moments after I leave, but by 8:30 she is asleep

8:30-10:00 - I weed and turn over/till the clay soil, preparing it for planting tomorrow. I'm planning to get plenty of organic compost, vermiculite, and peet moss to condition the poor NC clay soil. I feel good getting what I need accomplished and that I cleaned up all my weeding (Eric will be happy!). I think about how sore I'm going to be tomorrow!

10:15 - I walk in the door, surprised I was able to spend so much time out there and anxious to get a cool drink of water. Sophia is talking happily to herself, maybe telling Daisy (lovey) a story. :) She must have just woken up - perfect timing. I head in to get her and she is pleased to see me. We play peek-a-boo and I chase her around in the crib (her inside, me outside the slats) for a few min, she is not in any rush to get out.

10:30 - I shower, and while we don't do this often, she plays in the excersaucer, which I have pulled into the bathroom. She can see herself in the mirror and plays with her hairbrush and toothbrush.

11 - snack time - I make smoothies with frozen banana, frozen blueberries, plain yogurt, ground flaxseeds, and a splash of orange juice. We drink those while munching on the granola bars (sophia only eats a couple of bites of bar but seems to like the smoothie) I put a glass of it in the fridge for Eric to have when he gets home

11:15 am - Sophia seems hungry for more so I decide to just start lunch. She is offered peas, broccoli, leftover curry chicken (which she dips in mustard and just sucks off w/o eating the chicken), mandarin oranges, and a dill pickle. She really wants more oranges and pickle but I cut her off b/c of the sodium content in the pickle and that she would eat 5 cans of oranges by herself but would have very acidic diaper rash.

11:20-12:00 pm - play time around the house and outside on the driveway. She practices walking up and down hills with my help and we sit in the shade reading "Brown Bear". I am just thinking that we are in need of an outing when my friend, Megan M, calls inviting us to join her and kiddos N & J at the science center! I tell her perfect and we'll be there soon. 5 min later, we are loaded up and heading out

12:15-2:30 - science center. Sophia loves it; everything from playing with J (who is a very active but sweet little boy) and N (J's big sis who is 4 and very doting on sophia, helping her and stroking her head), playing with inside toys and seeing the animals outside (got to pet a guinea pig, big rabbit, and sheep/goats). mental note to self: go there more often! that place is awesome and it is seriously 3 min away.

2:30 - we get home, and get ready for afternoon nap (late) which I am hoping she will at least cat nap. I offer her a snack (cream cheese & homemade jam on whole wheat bread - she shudders after one bite...maybe the cream cheese is too tangy for her?), change diaper, nurse, and put down at 2:45. she talks and plays to herself and falls asleep around 3

3-4 - While Sophia naps, I work on helping a friend with creating an invoice for her diaper company. After sending it back to her, I prep dinner by chopping all the veggies I am using tonight in a veggie stir-fry over jasmine rice. Feeling glad to be one step ahead with that, I start this post and read a few blogs

4 - Sophia wakes up and is a little sad so we cuddle and read a few books in her rocking chair. She wakes up from shorter naps sad sometimes but it's already 4 so I am just happy she napped at all! I play the game "this is how the gentleman rides...the lady rides....this is the way the JOCKEY RIDES" with her on my knee bouncing up and down and in a matter of seconds she is laughing and perks up.

4:30-5:30 - free play around the house and snack (whole-wheat toast dipped in hummus). I unload the dishwasher and Sophia helps me with a few items. I am so thankful for her heart and earnest desire to jump in with what I'm doing.

5:30 Eric calls on his way home and asks if he can pick Sophia up to take her to a baseball game at school to give me a break. sure! do I want to come? so sweet to ask, but I think I'll decline with an empty, quiet house calling...

5:45-6:15 - Eric/Soph are at the GDS game, I make dinner while catching up with my sis and enjoy our uninterrupted phone conversation. We usually eat dinner as a family (or Eric and I eat together after she goes to bed) but I decide to start eating while I have both hands so I can do what is needed when they return

6:20 - My hunnies are home and it's dinner time! Sophia eats some peas, broccoli, & carrots out of the stir fry and leaves the onion, mushrooms, and celery as well as the rice. she wants to be up on our laps and drink some bubbly seltzer water from a can (like Mama & Daddy are doing).

6:45 - Bath time - I want to wash the sunscreen, animals' experience, and crowd at game off before she goes to bed. Eric cheerfully offers to give it to her and they have a fun time while I get her stuff ready for bed and get myself ready for a girls' crepe night with Katie M & Erin R.

7-7:20 - lotion, diaper, pjs - wind Sophia down and say goodnight to Daddy with kisses

7:20 - nurse, cuddle, sing lullaby and put down at 7:30. I run out the door late for my girls' date!

7:30-9:30 - enjoy banana-cinnamon crepes and strawberry-lemon crepes while we drink decaf and share mommy-hood stories. Erin has brought Holden who is 4 months old and Katie/ I share taking turns holding the sweet babe. He is cooing, smiling, and brings us back to when our tots were that small. We rejoice with the joyful things going on in each other's lives and share a few harder things too.

9:45 pm - home again - Eric and I have a needed heart to heart. He speaks truth and discernment and gives me some things to think about and pray about. We talk about fund raising and find rest in His control of our future. I realize I missed my "Jesus Calling" time this morning and it shows in my attitude and words. We also catch up on each other's days and I gush about my girl time.

11:45 pm - we crash into bed! tired~ what a late night for us both! usually bedtime is 10-10:30. my eyes close and instantly asleep as my head hits the pillow.

As usual, it was a full day!

1 comments:

Katie said...

How fun to read!! I love the description of Sophia and her day as much as I love your perspective on it. What a good day!