*on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Emily has preschool from 9am to 12pm. So on these days, we wake up, get milk, have breakfast, brush teeth, play a little, get Emily dressed, do her hair, and we're out the door. Then, me and the boys come home, i get them dressed, and then Nicky goes down for a nap until about 11, (I can't BELIEVE he still takes a morning nap. Emily and Alex were so done with morning naps by this age and were only taking afternoon ones). Then around 11:30am, we get ready to go get Emily. We get home around 12:15pm and then we have lunch, clean up lunch, and play until around 1pm, and then I put Alex down for a nap. some days are better than others. Then we wait for him to fall asleep, then around 2pm, Nicky goes back down. They're both up around 4pm. Then we have dinner around 6pm. on bath nights, we go upstairs around 7pm and they all take a bath together.....for now- when Emily starts kindergarten in the fall, i think she'll start taking baths by herself. they all just have so much fun together and they all still fit. so.....i don't know whats gonna happen. Anyway, after baths, we usually all go in the boys' room and get lotioned up and then i put they're jammies on. Then, we usually go back downstairs, finish our milk, and play and/or watch a show. Then, we go back upstairs to brush teeth, say our prayers, and get into bed, usually aroud 8pm......until summer when it stays light until 9pm!!! I've been trying to read to them more before bed. We read stories throughout the day, but, and i feel guilty about it, we dont usually read right before bed. Everything is always so rushed. But we're trying. One of their favorite books is from Aunt Jill and Uncle tators. It's called the belly button book and they absolutely loveee it. Emily has it memorized and can read it to us!!! And in between all that good stuff above is cleaning, changing diapers, cleaning kid potties, breaking up fights, trying to play outside, going to the store, amongst many other things. So, anyone who says being a stay at home mom is easy, well, ITS NOT!!!! but i wouldn't have it any other way, and i feel so lucky that i get to stay home with them, but it does require aLOT of patience!!!
*on days Emily doesnt go to school, we do all the same things as above, except we don't take her to and from school, and everything usually moves at a slightly slower pace.
*I completely believe in schedules and feel EVERY baby needs one. All my babies were on pretty regular schedules starting around 4 months, which is when i started the sleep training. And from then on, i kept eating times, naps, and bedtime routines pretty consistent and i believe its because of this i have 3 awesome sleepers and they have been since they were babies. Of course you have to alter their schedules as needed due to growing babies, and them cutting down on naps, but as long as you stay pretty regular, they should adapt.
*I also want to add that when i first had Emily plenty of people said, "oh don't worry, it will get easier"............well, those people were obviously never parents, because it doesn't get easier, it just gets different!!! Each stage of growth presents itself with new challenges. When one difficult stage passes, a new one begins!!!
Ok, I'm done now. For everyone who fell asleep reading this, you may wake up now. I am done with all the boring stuff that you never wanted to know about!!!! I promise to post something more exciting next time!!! Ill leave you with a few pictures.
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