Spring 2014 Day in the Life

I decided to do another quarterly "Day in the Life" post hosted by Navigating the Mothership.  She just had her third (!) adorable baby and is a bit busy these days adjusting to life with three kids so Adventures in Tullyland is hosting this edition.  

This is a day in the life of me and Izzy at almost five months old (CP is in Thailand). If you want to see the Winter Day in the Life- go here. Boy has life changed since that post when Izzy was only 8 weeks old!


5:15am- Alarm goes off.  I quickly turn it off as to not wake up Izzy.  I finally make myself get out of bed 7 minutes later.  I head downstairs with Buster, pee, throw on a jacket to take him out and then feed him. I head back upstairs where I check the monitor to make sure Izzy is still sleeping.

I quickly take a shower while I marvel at the amount of hair that is falling out of my head these days.

6am- I head into Izzy's room to wake her up.  She has moved in her crib since 8pm last night.

Poor little lady is still sick so I de-snot her and change her diaper. 

She then nurses for only 7 minutes on one side before getting the hiccups.  I hold her upright for a few minutes before putting her in her vibrating chair to play while I pump.

I also read a book from her library, Little Owl's Night to her while I am pumping.  It was an Easter gift from my parents.  :-)

Ugh.  I shake my head at how little I pumped.  Stupid menthol in Halls lowers my supply so I only pump 100ml.

While I get dressed, I make funny faces and noises at Izzy to get her to smile.  I send this picture to CP.

We head downstairs and Izzy gets put in her car seat while I pack up her breastmilk bottles, wet bag, cloth diapers, and her daily sheet for daycare.  We leave the house at 7am.

While I am getting everyone in the car, I see that the hyacinths are starting to bloom.  They smell amazing!

Buster gets dropped off at doggie daycare first.

Then I give Izzy lots of kisses and tell her to have a good day at daycare.  I arrive at the train station at 7:23. While on the train I try to fall asleep, but instead end up having a coughing fit with watery eyes.  I eat more Halls in hopes that they will help.

During my half a mile walk into the office, I stop in at Dunkin Donuts for a hot chocolate and and egg and cheese sandwich.  

8:30am- More than THREE HOURS after getting up for the day, I am finally in the office.  I try not to think about what I am really eating.

I turn on my computer and smile once I see the screen.  :-)

I quickly eat breakfast, say hi to coworkers and check any emails that came in after I left yesterday. At 9am I head downstairs for my first pumping session.

Come on lefty you need to do better than this.

Pumping makes me hungry and thirsty so I chug some water while eating a banana and a yogurt.  I have eaten a yogurt every day since Izzy was born to keep the thrush away.

Staff meeting from 10:30-11:45.  Another pumping session at 12pm.  I do my best to resist falling asleep in the chair while pumping.  My coworker and I head to lunch together where I get chicken stir fry. Yum.

Back to the office for more work and by 2:30, I need some caffeine.  Starbucks Refresher it is.

3pm- last pumping session of the day.  

5pm- I leave work and walk half a mile to the train.  While on the train I write a blog post.

Pick up Buster and Izzy and we are home by 6:15.  Unpack the car, put pumped milk in the fridge, and feed Buster.  Izzy gets a diaper change and a nursing session.

CP calls via FaceTime and he makes funny faces and noises to try to get Izzy to smile once she is done nursing.  After the call I play with Izzy for a few minutes before realizing that it is already 7:15 and bath night. Upstairs for bath fun with lots of kicking in the water and smiling. After the bath I put on a disposable diaper, put lotion on her arms and legs, and then dress Izzy in what she will wear tomorrow at daycare.  

Izzy then gets her vitamin and another nursing session.  Inbetween sides she sits upright and I read Jamberry and Dogs to her.  After the second boob I hold her upright while rocking and singing "You are my Sunshine" and 5 verses of "Itsy Bitsy Spider."

Her sleep sack is in the wash so I swaddle her with her arms out.

I lay her down in her crib and leave the room while she is still awake. I grab the monitor and hear 20 seconds of crying as I head downstairs (which is 20 second more than normal). The crying stops and she is passed out at 8:10pm.

Time to make myself dinner!  I found a link to one-pot meals on Buzzfeed and decide to make the Thai pasta dish.  Buster gets a few healthy treats.

I finally sit down at 9:20 to eat.  Thank goodness I made a bunch for leftovers tomorrow.

 

Buster is so tired from doggie daycare that he is passed out most of the night.

After dinner I make up the bottles for daycare for tomorrow.

I treat myself to some thin mint ice cream and watch Inside Amy Shumer and the Daily Show.  

  I take out Buster one last time before bed and realize that it is almost 11pm.  WTF am I still doing up?  Sigh.  Tomorrow is going to suck. I really need to get more sleep.