A Day in the Life

I've been wanting to do a post like this for ages but kept forgetting to do it. I know that I will want to remember our day to day when she is little so I thought what better way than to document it! This was our day yesterday which I would say is a typical day for us. It's kind of long but it's for my memory so here you go:

5:45 a.m It's Jason's early day at work so he comes in the room to tell me bye, and I try to go back to sleep before E wakes up in less than 30 minutes.

6:15 Wake up to the sound of E up in the next room. So I get up and go downstairs and let Lucye out while I warm up E's medicine.

6:23 E has now set off the movement alarm monitor and is mad that I have not come to get her yet. I make a quick stop to the bathroom and put in my contacts.

6:25 Go get E from the crib and we go back into our bed and snuggle for a bit. She plays with the video monitor and crawls all over me.

6:40 Decide it's time to get up. E has her diaper changed. She takes her Prevacid and then we go nurse in her room.

7:10 We go downstairs and she plays in her pack and play while I pump for the morning. Once I am done pumping, I make her breakfast.

7:30 E has her breakfast. Today, it's oatmeal and yogurt mixed with prunes and raisins. She loves it. She likes to help feed herself the oatmeal and flings it everywhere.

8:00 E is done with breakfast. So we change her diaper and put her in an outfit for the day. She then plays on the floor for a few minutes before it's time to go down for her nap.

8:15-8:30 Read a book and sing songs and then E goes down for a nap.

8:30 I eat breakfast and change into clothes for the day. I showered the night before so all I have to do is put on an outfit, brush my teeth and put on mascara.

8:45 E is still screaming in her crib so I go in and check on her. I change her diaper because she has pooped (does this all the time!) and then put her back to bed. She falls asleep after 10 more minutes.

8:50-9:30 Meanwhile I unload the dishwasher, wash her breakfast stuff, and scan some things on the computer that I need to mail. I put together the new high chair since the bebePOD we have been using is getting too small for her. I also watch an episode of Four Weddings on the DVR.

9:30 E wakes up early from her nap. I take her downstairs and we play for a bit on the floor.

10:00 Nurse

Usually after this feeding, we usually either run errands or go for a walk to get out of the house.

10:20 Leave to head to Babies R Us and then I stopped at Home Goods since it was next door. I texted Jason this picture and said that E needed this for our new backyard at our new house. I never got a reply to that one. Humph!

I stopped on the way home to get a Chick Fil A lemonade because it was hot, and I decided I deserved one.

11:15 Get home and make E  lunch. On the menu: peach, apple and pear puree and some chicken and blueberries for finger food. She LOVES chicken. We introduced it last week and she can't get enough of it. The blueberries are new today and she wasn't a fan of them. We will try again tomorrow.

12:00 Naptime routine of book and singing and then to bed.

While she naps, I eat lunch and finish the episode of Four Weddings that I started earlier. I finish her 9 month post since she turned 9 months last week (mom fail).

12:40 E wakes up early from her nap again =). We come downstairs and play for a bit.

1:15 Nurse

1:30-2:45 Play and crawl around the house. This is where I like to practice our songs and work on sounds or "educational" things.

2:50 Go upstairs for a small nursing session and then read a book and go take a nap.

3:15 E falls asleep and I spend my time watching a House Hunters International on the DVR, cook some chicken for E's dinner, wash dishes, and start this blog post.

4:30 Jason comes home and E wakes up from her nap!

4:45 E nurses

5:00 Jason plays with E while I have a little break to do some things around the house and get her dinner ready

5:30 E eats dinner. Tonight its sweet potatoes, apples and pears mixed together and chicken as finger food. Since Jason came home early tonight, he offers to cook dinner!

6:15 E is finally done with dinner and we get in our pajamas and Jason plays with her while I get a nice little break =)

6:55 E is pulling on me and lying her head on my lap so I know it's time to go eat and start the bedtime routine. She nurses and then Jason comes upstairs puts her sleepsack on and reads her a book.

7:25 Jason has put E down to bed and she is not having it. She is upset and screaming and standing up in her crib.

7:30 Jason and I eat dinner and I start watching the Bachelorette. It's my downtime for the day.

8:00 E is still screaming in her crib so I go upstairs and calm her down. I sing to her for a few minutes and then put her back down and she falls asleep in 5 minutes.

The rest of the night is spent watching my show, picking up the house and making a wish list for things for our new house. I pump around 9:30 and then Jason and I head to bed around 10. All in all a good day!

39 Weeks Then & Now

When I was pregnant with E, I felt like the pregnancy went on forever. I loved being pregnant, but I was so excited with each week that passed knowing that was one more week closer to meeting our baby girl.

Thirty nine weeks ago, I was thirty nine weeks pregnant and in labor. Thirty nine weeks ago,  we welcomed this precious little miracle into the world. I had waited such a long time to become a mom and it was finally here.

Now thirty nine weeks later, I have a 9 month old baby who has blessed my life in more ways than I could have ever known. She has filled our lives with so much joy. Instead of looking forward to each week that passes, I am now begging time to stop. These past 39 weeks have been the fastest of my life. I know that time will only go faster. I'm not going to lie that tears fill my eyes when I realize 39 weeks of having her here with me have come and gone. I know I will blink and I will be sending her off to kindergarten. And then another blink and prom and graduation will be before my eyes. (I know that sounds so silly but it's the truth!!) This girl is oh so loved!

It's made me realize more and more to cherish each little moment because the years will go by so quickly. Babies don't keep. 

 

My Mother's Day

My mother's day weekend was great although it didn't get started off the way I had planned. On Friday, E  and I were having a slow nice day at the house. But then, I felt her forehead and it was warm...100 degree warm. Poor baby. She was extra cuddly that day and I soaked it up because she is usually so on the go!

Before the fever that day

Sweet baby snuggles...poor thing

Saturday we laid low so E could rest and fight whatever she had. We caught up on some TV shows and we packed a little for our move. 

On Sunday morning, E was feeling much better, but we stayed home from church because she hadn't been fever free for 24 hours and I wasn't going to be THAT mom. Jason went and got me a passion tea lemonade from Starbucks while I fed E. He gave me my cards during breakfast. One from him and one from E. 

E clapping for Mother's Day

My presents will be coming shortly. I'm getting my fun wedges and a charm for my bracelet. So excited. We played and hung out together all day which is the best Mother's Day present I could have. We went on a little walk to the park near our house, and E enjoyed the swing for the first time! I tried to take a couple of pictures with E and these were the best I got..haha. 

Still thinking about this thing that she is in

A little hint of a smile

My first Mother's Day with E was so wonderful. I am so blessed to be this girl's mommy. I remember wondering if I ever would become a mother and that this day for several years brought a lot of heartache and anger. God has blessed me more than I could imagine and I am so so thankful. 

Hope for those with children had a wonderful Mother's Day and for those that may still be aching for that child to hold in your arms my prayers are with you. 

Cloth Diapering 101

Today I'm linking up with Kristin for her Baby Talk Series!

I'm going to talk about our experience (thus far) with cloth diapering, what we use, and accessories to make the experience more enjoyable. Cloth diapering isn't for everyone and its definitely a personal choice. But for those who are considering cloth diapering, this post is for you!

I chose to cloth diaper for several reasons 1) I wanted to keep my carbon footprint to a minimum 2) I wanted to keep the chemicals off my baby as much as possible 3) I heard that babies potty train sooner and have less diaper rash when using cloth diapers 4) I wanted to save money

We use BumGenius cloth diapers. We love them!! They are easy to use, clean well, and we have very few leaks with them. We have both the snap and velcro options, but now that I have a moving child who hates having her diaper changed I wish that I had more of the velcro ones.  We do use disposable diapers at night just because E is such a heavy wetter that I'm afraid she wouldn't make it 10-11 hours without wetting her clothes.

How we wash them:
I usually do a load of cloth diapers about every other day. (We have 25 cloth diapers.) I do a pre-rinse cycle and then wash them for a full cycle in hot water. Then the inserts can go in the dryer and the outer coverings are hung to dry. For any stains that don't come out in the wash you can lie them out in the sun and that will get them out. We use Charlie's Soap to wash them.

Accessories:

- Pail liner (we got ours here)- put this in a regular trash can with a lid and then you have a place to put the dirty diapers. When you are ready to wash the diapers, you take the whole liner and dump the diapers in the washer and then the liner in too. You don't ever have to touch the diapers. Whohoo!

- Wet bag- I use these for when we go out and about. I have several but my favorite is the one that has two pockets. One to place clean diapers and a pair of clothes in and the other where you place the dirty diapers.

-Diaper sprayer - These are definitely nice to have to get the poop off but I don't use it as often as I thought I would.

-Diaper liners - these are great to place in the inside of the diaper. Then you can take the contents of the liner and dump it in the toilet and flush it!

I've loved using cloth diapers and I'm so glad we did it. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!