I have been wondering lately how all the moms out there have time to craft, blog, facebook, clean, and some even work, yet still have time for their kids.. I NEED to know the secret!
(I must not be managing my time well)
To give you a little insight to how most of my days go... This is a day in the life of a stay at home mom.
(of 2 little boys)
My day begins around 6:30am with London crying in his room, so I get outta bed, open his door, and ask him "would you like some milk?" of course he says "YEAH YEAH YEAH" So while he sits on the couch drinking his milk and watching Cat in the hat, I grab Memphis outta the bedroom lay him in the bouncer while I get his bottle ready and pour myself a cup of coffee, About one Minuet in I hear the baby crying, not to my surprise London is either hitting him, sitting on him, or throwing toys at him! So I pick up the baby and try to comfort him, while putting London in timeout. Back to the kitchen I go to finish the bottle.
(It's not easy to make a bottle one handed)
Over the next hour I feed the baby, get London's breakfast ready, change diapers, and get about 3 sips of my coffee before it's cold, all while trying to keep London off of the counters and from hurting his brother.
Bath time is next.
I get the boys clothes ready and layed out on my bed, and get the bath started. London is first to get in then me, and I reach over the tub and grab Memphis.
(I just lay him on his towel until I get in)
I make sure both boys get washed, then out the same way we came in. I get them on my bed, lotion and dress them. Time for London to brush his teeth, and it also gives me enough time to get dressed and brush my teeth.
Depending on the day and the weather this is about the time we would go on a walk, I carry the double stroller down the stairs, set it up, then run back up to get the boys, baby bottle & snacks.
(This is the time in the day I get pure silence, Memphis sleeps the whole time, and London just looks around)
When we get back it's just about time for London to NAP! In his room he goes, sometimes he'll fall asleep right away. Other times there is NO NAP, He will scream and cry, and kick his door. The fighting over nap time has gone on for hours and hours sometimes till one of us just gives up.
When he naps I can pick up the house, maybe grab a real shower to myself, and Take a little nap!
Around the time he wakes up from his nap is about the same time Dan gets home, and I get help.
I love when Dan is home, not only does he cook for me, but he goes shopping for groceries too! I am NOT a good cook, and when I go to the grocery store I only get junk food, ha ha thank goodness he doesn't let me do either!
The rest of the night goes pretty well, London still continues to get into everything. Dan cooks Dinner and does the dishes ( This is the one time in the day I finally get to eat something fulfilling) while I chase London around and play with Memphis.
Bedtime can be a war sometimes, London might sleep in our bed, Dan might sleep on his floor in his room, or on the good nights London sleeps in his bed by himself like a big boy!
But we still might get a crying or screaming child in the middle of the night.
As for the other one, Memphis wakes up twice a night for a bottle still.
That is my most common day in a nutshell, it may sound simple to everyone else, but it is something I'm still getting use to!
I became a wife so fast, then had a baby, then another. Everyday is a working progress for me, there is so much I wanna do to improve on being a wife and mother but I just take is one day at a time!
