A Day in the Life

Every day is a little different, but here's a typical schedule (my exact day this Monday actually):

5:15 - Baby is crying. Breastfeed in bed and pretend I'm still sleeping.

5:45 - Get out of bed, get myself ready but not dressed, eat breakfast.

6:30 - Get the kids up. The 3-year-old can dress herself with the clothes I picked out the night before. I breastfeed and dress the baby.

6:55 - Load the car with their daycare bag, my breast pump, etc.

7:00 - Get dressed.

7:05 - Discover that the baby has had a massive poop. Rush to change her.

7:10 - Start the dishwasher and leave the house.

7:11 - Get the kids in the carseat, crabby because we're running late as always.

7:20 - Arrive at daycare. Kiss my angels goodbye. Still feel a lump in my throat as I leave them every day.

7:35 - Arrive at work, 5 minutes late.

9:30 - Take a "break" to pump breastmilk.

12:30 - Lunchbreak (which I like to call "Pump and Munch")

4:05 - Get the heck out of there to go pick up my babies.

4:20 - Arrive at daycare, hug the kids, chat with the provider.

4:40 - Arrive home.

4:45 - Change clothes.

4:50 - Get older child a snack.

4:55 - Breastfeed baby, watch the tail end of Oprah.

5:15 - Start thinking about supper (assuming I wasn't organized enough to throw something in the crockpot that morning--which seems to happen a lot lately). Play with the kids on the floor, maybe read them some books. Try not to act as tired as I feel.

5:30 - Start making supper.

5:45 - Unload dishwasher while supper cooks.

6:00 - Try to eat while feeding baby spoonfuls of sweet potatoes. Give 3-year-old the evil eye for blowing bubbles in her milk.

6:30 - Clean up baby. Put her on the floor where she cries while I clean up 3-year-old, clean up kitchen and sweep floor so baby doesn't find 3-year-old's "leftovers."

6:45 - Husband gets home. Where has he been all my life?

6:50 - I take a shower while husband watches the kids.

7:05 - Family time.

7:10 - Get out the kids' clothes for the next day.

7:15 - Baby is very crabby so I dress her in her jammies and sit down to breastfeed her in the dark while my husband gives our older child a bath.

7:30 - Put baby to bed.

7:40 - Snuggle with 3-year-old.

8:00 - Husband puts 3-year-old to bed.

8:05 - We try to watch TV while I get things ready for the next day and he washes bottles.

9:00 - Grown-up time. Drink a beer, maybe watch an episode of "Six Feet Under" from Netflix.

10:00 - Go to bed.

10:05 - Talk.

10:10 - Husband is asleep.

10:15 - Even though I'm exhausted, I can't sleep so I read.

10:45 - Shut out my light and embrace sleep.

2:00 a.m. - Get up to feed baby.

5:15 a.m. - Start all over again.

I'm trying to fit working out back into my schedule. I'm thinking maybe 4:30 a.m.?