here's a run down of how the day looks. the times vary slightly, but the pacing stays the same.
for those who think it's possible to do it all, well more power to ya, but i have to preserve some sanity.
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7:30 am wake up (mimi downstairs breakfast)
latch ozzy on to left and right breasts (20 min)
change diaper
dress ozzy
8:00 tummy time (dress and wash up myself really fast, then dress mimi/brush and style her hair and get her packed up for school)
9:00 drive mimi to school, ozzy naps in car
9:15 take mimi and ozzy to find teacher on the playground. ozzy still sleeping.
9:30 arrive back home, ozzy begins to wake
9:35 latch onto right and left breasts (20 minutes)
change diaper
10:00 tummy time/activity and i try to eat some cereal at the same time.
10:45 ozzy starts to get cranky. ease into sleep
11:00 ozzy naps, i make and pack lunch for mimi
11:25 get ozzy in the car to pick up mimi from school
11:40 nurse ozzy in the school library, left/right breasts
12:00 pick up mimi from her class
12:05 tummy time/activity for ozzy while mimi eats lunch and plays with friends outside in front of the school
12:40 ozzy naps on the picnic blanket outside while mimi plays
1:10 latch on ozzy while sitting on picnic blanket, back aching from holding him up, sweating under a big Hooter Hider, left/right breasts
1:30 pack up and leave school to go home
1:50 arrive home, mimi watches t.v./ozzy gets tummy time/activity
2:30 ozzy naps/mimi and i have a moment together
3:00 ozzy wakes up, latch on right/left breasts
3:30 kaya licks doorknob to be let out for a break, pack up ozzy in the sling, nag at mimi to get shoes on
3:45 outside w/kaya playing fetch, then playground time with mimi, ozzy naps in the sling
4:30 come back inside house (fetch mail from the mailbox and sort for any good catalogs), mimi wants a snack, and i have to plan what to make for dinner while ozzy gets some tummy time/activity
5:00 latch ozzy on, left/right breasts
5:30 ozzy gets tummy time, try to make dinner, mimi watches tv or gets on the computer or plays in her play room, even though i've yelled at her to clean up, she says she'll clean but ends up just playing and making a greater mess.
6:00 latch ozzy on, right/left breasts
6:20 keep on trying to make dinner while ozzy fusses b/c he's getting tired and still hungry (sometimes i give up and call rob to pick up dinner, in which case i give ozzy a bath)
6:30 mimi eats something if i made dinner, or else we wait for rob to come home with dinner, holding ozzy the whole time because he's not happy if i put him down.
7:00 latch ozzy on, left/right breasts
7:30 put ozzy to bed, meanwhile rob gives mimi a bath or works on his stuff in his office
8:00 mimi goes upstairs to get ready for bed with either rob or me.
9:00 rob and i get some down time to watch some t.v., get on the computer, clean up the kitchen, catch up on the laundry, get a shower, etc.
12:00 am, try to get to bed.
3:00 am, ozzy wakes to be fed right/left breasts, diaper changed,
3:30 ozzy goes back to sleep and i run to the bathroom and get some water
3:45 i go back to sleep
5:15 ozzy wakes up to be fed left/right breasts, diaper change
5:40 back to bed
7:30 am, ozzy wakes up and the new day begins with another feed and diaper change.
for those who think it's possible to do it all, well more power to ya, but i have to preserve some sanity.
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7:30 am wake up (mimi downstairs breakfast)
latch ozzy on to left and right breasts (20 min)
change diaper
dress ozzy
8:00 tummy time (dress and wash up myself really fast, then dress mimi/brush and style her hair and get her packed up for school)
9:00 drive mimi to school, ozzy naps in car
9:15 take mimi and ozzy to find teacher on the playground. ozzy still sleeping.
9:30 arrive back home, ozzy begins to wake
9:35 latch onto right and left breasts (20 minutes)
change diaper
10:00 tummy time/activity and i try to eat some cereal at the same time.
10:45 ozzy starts to get cranky. ease into sleep
11:00 ozzy naps, i make and pack lunch for mimi
11:25 get ozzy in the car to pick up mimi from school
11:40 nurse ozzy in the school library, left/right breasts
12:00 pick up mimi from her class
12:05 tummy time/activity for ozzy while mimi eats lunch and plays with friends outside in front of the school
12:40 ozzy naps on the picnic blanket outside while mimi plays
1:10 latch on ozzy while sitting on picnic blanket, back aching from holding him up, sweating under a big Hooter Hider, left/right breasts
1:30 pack up and leave school to go home
1:50 arrive home, mimi watches t.v./ozzy gets tummy time/activity
2:30 ozzy naps/mimi and i have a moment together
3:00 ozzy wakes up, latch on right/left breasts
3:30 kaya licks doorknob to be let out for a break, pack up ozzy in the sling, nag at mimi to get shoes on
3:45 outside w/kaya playing fetch, then playground time with mimi, ozzy naps in the sling
4:30 come back inside house (fetch mail from the mailbox and sort for any good catalogs), mimi wants a snack, and i have to plan what to make for dinner while ozzy gets some tummy time/activity
5:00 latch ozzy on, left/right breasts
5:30 ozzy gets tummy time, try to make dinner, mimi watches tv or gets on the computer or plays in her play room, even though i've yelled at her to clean up, she says she'll clean but ends up just playing and making a greater mess.
6:00 latch ozzy on, right/left breasts
6:20 keep on trying to make dinner while ozzy fusses b/c he's getting tired and still hungry (sometimes i give up and call rob to pick up dinner, in which case i give ozzy a bath)
6:30 mimi eats something if i made dinner, or else we wait for rob to come home with dinner, holding ozzy the whole time because he's not happy if i put him down.
7:00 latch ozzy on, left/right breasts
7:30 put ozzy to bed, meanwhile rob gives mimi a bath or works on his stuff in his office
8:00 mimi goes upstairs to get ready for bed with either rob or me.
9:00 rob and i get some down time to watch some t.v., get on the computer, clean up the kitchen, catch up on the laundry, get a shower, etc.
12:00 am, try to get to bed.
3:00 am, ozzy wakes to be fed right/left breasts, diaper changed,
3:30 ozzy goes back to sleep and i run to the bathroom and get some water
3:45 i go back to sleep
5:15 ozzy wakes up to be fed left/right breasts, diaper change
5:40 back to bed
7:30 am, ozzy wakes up and the new day begins with another feed and diaper change.
"Hooter Hider", that sounds like a Robism. Wow, full day.
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