People often ask me what my days consist of. Most of them don't ask in a condescending "what do you do all day?" kind of way, but in a more general "how does your life go?" sense (if that makes any sense). So, I decided to take pictures of most of our day. I didn't include every diaper change or nursing session because I don't always have my phone attached to my hand in those situations, but this is what happened today, for the most part.
Shane leaves pretty early most mornings. Since we're moving soon, he actually left even earlier to go pick up some boxes from his old work. He left at 6:30, apparently. He no longer wakes me up when he leaves because he doesn't want to disturb us. He also informed me that neither Kaden nor I really wake up when he wants to eat at night. Apparently Kaden whimpers a bit, I pull out the boob, and we both go back to sleep as he nurses. I'm going to take his word on this because I don't remember getting up with him this morning. lol Anyways... Kaden is awesome and likes to sleep in. Today he woke up around noon, I think.
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| This beautiful smile is what I wake up to every morning <3 We usually spend 15-30 minutes just laying in bed playing. |
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| Then it's time for the first diaper change and getting Kaden changed into his first outfit of the day (he will inevitably either pee or puke on his outfit and need to be changed. He's a ninja at peeing out of his diaper without actually getting anything on it. It's a gift. -_-). |
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| He gets all dressed for the day! :) Usually all he wears is a onesie and socks at home. Sometimes just a diaper and socks. His feet get cold pretty easily, but he's super cranky when he gets hot, so I try not to let him get over-heated. |
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| Little guy hangs out in his swing while Mommy makes breakfast. It's usually the time of day he's most content to sit still. Even so, I didn't finish eating before I had to go get him out. I did finish cooking, though, which is the important thing. :) |
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| Mommy's breakfast! I eat a lot of eggs because nursing makes me crave protein hard-core. |
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| Breakfast time for Kaden! |
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| Eating is exhausting... He usually falls asleep nursing. If he's not super tired, it's only for a few minutes. Occasionally he'll stay awake, but those are usually the times that he's super distracted and not really cooperating with Mommy. lol |
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| Playing with his feetsies is one of his new favorite things! That and being cute so I fill up my phone every 10 minutes. Haha. Thank you, 32G memory card! |
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| Diaper laundry day equals back to basics :) This is the only type of diaper Shane can't do. Though, I'm sure he could figure it out if he wanted to. :) I must say, though, Boingos are WAY better than pins! |
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| Hanging out in his play crib while Mommy gets dressed and watches him on the monitor. For the record, he doesn't sleep in that crib, so no one freak out about suffocation hazards. lol |
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| I've been working on making all natural cleaning products. I was cutting up some old tees to make disinfectant wipes and Mr. Kaden decided to be sweet and sit in his chair to watch me. Most days are mommy-hold-me-all-the-time days. |
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| I forgot to do diaper laundry last night, so I had to wash today. |
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| The ingredients for my disinfectant wipes. I'll be blogging about that later. :) |
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| How Mommy had to clean the bathroom. He looks so unimpressed. Haha. He was not having it in his bouncer, though. This is the main reason I want to switch to all natural cleaners. The fumes from cleaning products give me a headache that lasts all day. I really don't want to know what they'd do to my precious little baby. |
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| Play time! He's totally going to be a piano prodigy. ;) |
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| Mommy's lunch! (I know that's an obscene amount of BBQ sauce. It poured faster than I anticipated lol) |
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| Still playing piano, which is impressive for him. He's not a huge fan of Tummy Time (even though he rolls into that position himself constantly). His favorite game is making me flip him onto his back just so he can immediately go to his tummy and get mad. lol |
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| Lunch time! |
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| Annnnnd he's out. |
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| He thinks this is the greatest thing ever. He loves to bounce and flop around and give Mommy a heart attack. He thinks it's hilarious. -_- |
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| Our first ever attempt at a back-carry so Mommy could vacuum. It didn't last long, but he calmly sat in his chair and watched me while his big brother cowered in the other room. Haha. It was cute because he never took his eyes off the vacuum and kept watching it move back and forth. I'm just so glad he doesn't mind the noise. :) |
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| His i'm-not-tired-I-don't-know-what-you're-talking-about-Mom-stop-ruining-my-life face. ;) [Sorry for the cleavage shot. This was the best I could do. I just wanted to show the less pleasant side of infant life.] |
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| My diapers are getting a bit stained, so I decided to dry them outside and sun them. Did you know that the sun is a fantastic stain remover and antibacterial? |
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| We took a walk as a family when Daddy got home to get some sunshine and exercise! :) |
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| And apparently all that walking Mommy did just wore him out. Haha |
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| Daddy playing on the computer. He's pretty. :) |
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| Roscoe trying to cool off from acting like a maniac on said family walk. -_- |
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| How Mommy eats dinner almost every night. Daddy usually takes him when he's done eating so I can use 2 hands. |
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| We started Season 6 of Dexter tonight! |
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| Snuggle time! |
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| They're both REALLY into this show... apparently. haha |
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| Wardrobe change (for both of us) after a rather gnarly projectile vomiting incident. =/ |
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| Mommy had to make a quick run to Kroger while Kaden played with (aka freaked out on) Daddy, because tomorrow's dinner needs to be cooked in the crock pot and mine is cracked. These things are the best either way because they make clean-up SO much easier. I'm just glad there is a solution that allows me to still use my crockpot, because I would be lost without it! |
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| Showing Daddy how to work a computer. He managed to delete a bunch of stuff. It was hilarious. |
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| Picking his own music. ;) |
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| "What Ma? It wasn't me!" THOSE EYES!!!!! |
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| Playing with Mommy's face. His favorite! |
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| Soaking beans for tomorrow night's dinner. |
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| Daddy and Kaden reading a bedtime story. This is my whole world, right here. |
So that's what I do all day. Though, I should mention that this isn't necessarily a typical day. Usually he naps on me a couple+ of hours a day and won't let me put him down. Lunch isn't always an attainable goal. I wouldn't trade it for the world, though. I feel so blessed to be able to stay home and care for my wonderful little guy.
