Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Just an average day

A year ago, this is how my day looked:

6:00 am  Wake up, shower
6:30 am   Eat breakfast, get ready for work
8:00 am - 4pm  Work
4:30 pm Arrive home
4:45 pm Watch TV/facebook
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Talk to hubby/watch TV
10:00 pm Go to sleep

Now it looks like this

4:30 am Nurse screaming baby
5:00 am Go back to sleep
7:30 am Nurse screaming baby
8:00 am Shower, eat breakfast
9:00 am Attempt to feed baby cereal*
10:00 am Play with baby
10:30 am Nurse baby
11:00 am Attempt to put  baby down for nap*
11:30 am Facebook/blog/watch TV/eat lunch
1pm-6 pm Continue to play, nurse, change diaper at regular intervals
6:00 pm Attempt to feed baby cereal*
6:30 pm Hubby returns home, deposit baby with hubby
7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Put baby to sleep
8:00 pm Watch TV/talk to hubby
11:00 pm Collapse exhausted onto bed and sleep

*Only effective 60% of the time

I love being a mommy. But, it is the most intense and exhausting job ever.

It's also the most rewarding.

2 comments:

  1. 4:30 a.m.?! I think I knew this was a reality but seeing it in print is like getting sucker punched by reality. Congratulations on handling it with such grace :)

    PS: And thanks for commenting on my blog so I could discover yours!

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  2. She's been waking up at all sorts of strange hours these days. She used to sleep 8pm-7am. I miss those days. :(

    Thanks for dropping by!

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