Friday, February 8, 2008

A day as a mommy!

So I was inspired by Jenna to do a post about my day. She wrote about what she would do if she didn't work (she doesn't have kids yet). So I thought I would go through and write down what I do as a stay at home mommy!

wake up (whenever the kids dictate the time, is when you end up pulling your booty out of bed...anywhere between 5am-7am).
feed robby his morning bottle while maddie gets her sippy cup of milk to appease her.
beg, plead, and otherwise trick children into wearing clothing (maddie has already expertly managed to undress herself out of the pj's).
throw some kind of breakfast out on the table for maddie, while jesse finds himself something to eat.
feed robby his yogurt- always making sure to have some kind of edible object in front of him so he doesn't yank the spoon from me.
wash children off after eating.
give each child their antibiotic (sometimes includes being incredibly flexible so that I can hold all body limbs down while I force it down their throats).
make myself breakfast--normally gets partly eaten when a child starts crying or needs something (sometimes that food will sit out all day without being touched again).
go to the gym and drop kids at the kiddie kare area!!
rush home for robby's morning nap.
shower, get ready, while maddie goes through my purse, hiding credit cards and pictures at times.
robby wakes up.
feed children lunch.
make myself lunch, which once again gets partly eaten before a child beckons.
play on the floor for a few minutes with the kids.
afternoon nap time for both children!!
rush and clean the house or do laundry for the few precious hours that they both sleep.
kids wake up--diaper changes for both of them.
cook dinner.
jesse comes home from work, includes lots of kisses and hugs, as well as some fun play time for robby and maddie (I always love to watch him interact with them after being gone all day).
feed the two kids and jesse their dinner.
bath time.
once again convince the kids that they must wear clothing to bed.
antibiotic for both kids (this time I have jesse's help in making sure they take it).
7pm bed for robby.
heat up my own food and eat.
8pm bed for madison.
wash dishes, do laundry, clean up the kitchen, put all the toys away, etc.
watch suns basketball game with jesse, or some other random show (normally while folding laundry).
check on each child before I go to bed (one of my favorite things to do each day..when I see their sleeping faces, it makes everything else TOTALLY worth it) 10:30pm bedtime
(this includes the absolute possibility that I might be woken up several times at night by one or both children)






4 comments:

  1. That's hilarious! I totally hear ya. My only difference is that I don't let anyone bother me while I eat. I make sure my food is eaten by me! J/K IT was fun to see you guys. Keep us posted on your new house.

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  2. Wow! You are bringing back memories! I say memories because that stage doesn't last forever. I never thought it would end and one day it did...now my kids have alarm clocks that wake them up, they get themselves breakfast, dressed (4 year old needs help sometimes cuz her outfits can be crazy), off to school, etc. etc. etc. It is sooo hard to have little ones and I remember feeling like a ROBOT...but I do miss them being babies and our little routine that we had like yours. You're doing an excellent job...such a cute Mom, keep up the good work!

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  3. Oh my goodness...is that really how our days look?! :) Gotta love it! By the way, that is an outside house...it was my 4am purchase the day after Thanksgiving at Toys R Us. We got it about 30 or 40 dollars off and I think ended up paying $99 for it. Dax LOVES it! He calls it his Santa House because it was his Christmas gift from Santa. Come on over with Madison and play anytime!

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  4. tiff!!! i'm so happy you did this! sounds like you stay like a pretty busy woman! you need to come here and visit....relax for a bit!! :) now you have to do a post on what your dream day would be. in a fantasy world where madison is never sad and robby doesn't need his antibiotics!! love you.

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