Here's my day:
Wake up, get coffee going while making a bottle for Eliana, and breakfast for the boys.
Ellie goes in her high chair to have her bottle.
Mix creamer into my coffee, stir.
Pick up the bottle that had been chucked across the room.
Change Owen's diaper then ask him to eat his breakfast.
On the way to throw diaper out in the garbage, take first (and only) hot sip of coffee.
Find clothes for Owen and Ellie and grab socks for the outfit Landon picked out for himself. Come downstairs to find Owen has been feeding the cat his waffle.
Cat throws up waffle.
Clean up waffle.
Owen wants another waffle.
Change Ellie's diaper, and put clean clothes on her.
Let her crawl around the living room while the floor is still clear of matchbox cars and puzzle pieces.
Put cold coffee into microwave to heat up.
Landon has finished his breakfast, and is getting himself dressed.
Doesn't like the socks I picked out, goes to room and picks identical socks.
Realize I never hit start on the microwave.
Hit start.
Accidentally step on cat's tail.
Feed Eliana her babyfood with one hand,
Check facebook and email with other.
Stop because I can't find Owen.
Find Owen in the bathroom brushing his teeth, while sitting in the sink.
Change his clothes.
Eliana is now upset that I left her to get Owen.
Finish feeding her while saying "Owen stop kicking your brother" and "Landon brush your teeth and put your shoes on."
Change out of my pajamas.
Find Landon sitting at the bottom of the stairs puting his shoes on with his tooth brush is in his mouth.
Laugh.
Remember coffee.
Take a sip. It's cold again.
Back into the microwave. Make sure to put extra time so it'll stay warm longer.
Get Owen's socks and shoes on, and grab the jackets for the boys.
Grab my coffee out of the microwave and take a sip. Burn my tongue.
Silently curse.
Pour coffee into travel mug.
Bring mug and diaper bag to the car.
Turn the car on.
Back into the house to find Owen has taken off his shoes.
Landon puts his coat, gloves, and hat on. Stands by the door and remembers he has to go to the bathroom.
Owen has his shoes on again, and jacket on.
Put Owen in the car first, then Ellie.
Get Landon in the car.
Lock the front door, get in the car.
Drive Landon to school. Check facebook and email on my phone while waiting for our turn at drop-off.
Try drinking coffee-not too hot, gulp it down.
Back home in less than 12 minutes.
Take Owen and Ellie out of the car.
Owen and Ellie both need diaper changes.
Owen decides to break dance while I change his diaper.
Eliana crawls all the way under a chair and freaks out because she's stuck.
Step on cat's tail again.
Get Ellie out from under chair, calm her down.
Turn to find Owen is naked. 10 seconds, I swear.
Feed cat because he looks like he might kill me in my sleep if I accidentally step on his tail again. Time for Eliana's nap.
Get all the way to her crib before remembering I forgot her pacifier downstairs.
Back down the stairs.
Pacifier.
Back up the stairs.
Put Eliana in her crib.
Back down stairs.
Owen is putting together a puzzle that has 10 pieces. There are 4308954343 puzzle pieces on the floor.
Give Owen his snack and I grab some breakfast for myself.
Check the internet for news and stuff.
Play hide and go seek with Owen hiding everytime, in the same spot everytime.
Finally get him to let me hide. Hide in bathroom with light off. Owen can't find me.
For a brief second think about letting him search for a few minutes.
Jump out excitedly thinking it'll make him laugh.
He cries.
Calm him down.
Read the same 5 page book 14 times. Try to change words, Owen gets angry. Read book again. Clean up toys.
Eliana wakes up exactly one hour after falling asleep.
Bring her downstairs, change diaper, strap her into her car seat and hand her her bottle.
Get Owen's shoes and jacket on.
Get my jacket on.
Step outside to turn car on.
Forgot shoes.
Put shoes on.
Get kids in the car. Drive to Landon's school, pick him up, and back home again in 20 minutes. Get everyone out of the car.
Make lunch while the kids all watch Rio for the 800th time.
Get scolded for singing the movie soundtrack.
Pry kids away from couch to eat lunch.
Feed Ellie her babyfood.
Get hungry. Throw left over dinner in microwave.
Change Owen's diaper, find his pacifier and lovey, put him in his bed for his nap.
Come back downstairs to find Ellie has spit up and is playing with it.
Silently curse.
Clean up Ellie, the highchair and the wall (how did it get there?)
See Landon starting to fall asleep on the couch.
Act as silly and loud as possible to wake him up because if he naps, he'll be up until 11pm.
Ellie is in her jumperoo.
Happy Baby.
2 minutes and 27 seconds later.
Screaming baby.
Pick her up.
Happy Baby.
Landon falls asleep again.
Turn on the wii and challenge Landon to a game of his choice.
He chooses a one player game.
Watch him play while teaching Eliana the fine art of "Patty Cake" and Peek-a-boo.
Make her laugh so hard she spits up on me.
Go change my shirt.
Find Owen standing at his bedroom door..naked.
Grab his clothing, and discarded diaper, bring him downstairs where he decides to play "run away from Mommy, while screaming."
Runs directly into dining room table.
Cries.
Calm him down. Turn to find Landon playing very nicely with his sister.
Pause to remember the moment.
Then remember cameras were invented.
Find camera.
Moment gone.
Put camera on dining room table.
Get snacks for the boys.
Time for Eliana's nap.
Come back downstairs to find Owen sitting on the dining room table taking self-portraits with my camera.
Step on cat's tail while getting Owen off the table.
Time to bring out the playdough. Boys play nicely, sharing the playdough.
Pause to remember the moment.
Oh yea, camera.
Take picture just as Landon sneezes and Owen smushes playdough into carpet.
Spend next 5 minutes picking playdough out of carpet.
Give Owen a coloring book and new crayons.
Have Landon work with me on his letters and numbers and do a few pages of a workbook.
Give him stickers for a job well done.
Give Owen stickers because he didn't color on the wall.
Clean up the toys.
Ellie wakes up.
Bring her downstairs, give her a bottle.
Start making dinner.
Let kids play wii while I cook.
Break up several arguments over who's turn it is and the proper way to use the wii remote.
Get Ellie out of her high chair.
Can't find bottle.
Anywhere.
Put Ellie on the floor and get her a bunch of toys to occupy her.
She crawls away immediately to find a car to stick in her mouth.
Return to cooking dinner.
Pinterest and facebook. (so many ideas!)
Dinner is ready.
Have Landon set the table.
Portion out everyone's plates. Call kids to the table.
Husband isn't home yet.
Feed Eliana her dinner while kids eat.
Start the bath and get towels, pajamas and diapers all ready while kids clean up their toys.
Bring kids up for the bath.
Give all three a bath.
Bath over.
My arms and face are wet from the splashing.
Get Ellie out of the bath while helping Owen out.
Get Ellie dressed while Owen enjoys his naked run around his bedroom.
Get Owen dressed.
Landon changes his mind about the pajamas and changes them.
Bring the kids downstairs to play for a few more minutes and spend time with Pete who has just arrived home after working a very long day.
Heat up his dinner.
Heat up my dinner.
Owen and Landon brush teeth.
Take Owen up to bed.
Give Eliana her last bottle.
Eat dinner.
Put Eliana to bed.
Put on pajamas.
Look at kitchen and decide to leave dishes for tomorrow morning.
Exhausted.
Read facebook, email and news stories. News makes me angry. Find a funny website.
Laugh.
Try repeatedly to get Landon to go to bed.
Check the internet again for breaking news and answer my notifications on facebook.
Landon stays up until 11pm because he "can't sleep."
Take shower.
Finally fall asleep at 11:45pm.
Owen wakes up at 11:52 for a hug.
Go back to sleep.
Wake up at 3:05 am to go to the bathroom.
Get scared by cat jumping out of the shower.
Can't fall back asleep until 4:45am.
Wake up and do it again.
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1 comments:
I'm not even halfway through. I need to take a break because this is hysterical. I'm impressed you were able to get dressed so early in the day!
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