5 AM - James says goodbye and heads out for the airport. Not snowing yet.
5:30 AM - Cece wakes up an hour earlier than usual. Feels so early I think she might go back to bed. No dice. I go get her and bring her to bed with me hoping we'll both fall asleep nursing. No dice. We nurse and are up for the day by 6. The first snowflakes are falling from the sky.
7 AM - We bundle up and head next door to take care of my brother's dog, Jax. We're watching him while his family and my parents visit Disney World. No snow there.
7:30 AM - Breakfast. Omelets and yogurt.
8:30 AM - Cece goes down for a nap. It's early but the girl did rise and shine at 5 AM afterall. I finally have a chance to enjoy a cup of coffee while returning a few emails.
9:10 AM - She's up. We read books, and more books. And then the same books again. Play with her toys, make a fort out of chairs and sheets. So fun.
11 AM - I decide to make cookies. Why not? Nothing better to do and Cece's happy playing on her own. While cleaning up I notice a moth fly out of the box of baking soda. Humm. Look closer. Yup. Moths in the box. Ewww. Grosses me out so all of the newly baked cookies go in the trash. Sad.
11:30 AM - Baking soda incident makes me anxious so I clean out the fridge. Turns out it needed it, bad. Unfortunately, it means now I have a sink full of dishes to contend with. I decide to deal with those later.
12:30 PM - Lunch. Spinach pancakes and homemade mac and cheese. I manage to load the dishwasher while Cece's in her chair.
1 PM - Cece's second nap. As soon as she's down I run out to shovel the driveway. Does anyone still shovel driveways? I suppose I should have had James show me how to use the snowblower before he left. Shoveling is the pits.
1:30 PM - Cece wakes up 30 seconds after I come in from shoveling. So much for a mommy break. We play some more. We are both showing signs of boredom.
2 PM - We read the same books again. And again.
3:30 PM - Cece's melting down. I'm starting to lose it too so I decide we need to get out of the house. We both get dressed (finally!). Our road isn't plowed but I think I can make it out. Here goes!
4 PM - We head to the town north of us, about 15 minutes away. There's a small indoor shopping area that's deserted. Perfect place for Cece to run around. We go up and down the ramps. Up and down the stairs. Strangers find her delightful. She loves the attention.
4:30 PM - We stop for Cece's first ever froyo. Seems like the perfect remedy for a snow day.
5 PM - We head over to the local toy store. Again, it's deserted, we are the only customers. Cece is in heaven. We leave with a new pony. And thank goodness for me, a brand new book.
6:15 PM - We are home. Cece fell asleep in the car. I sneak next door to take care of Jax then make it back in time to touch up the driveway again before Cece wakes up.
6:45 PM - Dinner. Veggie burgers and more mac and cheese. Don't judge.
7:15 PM - Bath time followed by naked nursing by the fire. Cece's favorite.
7:45 PM - We read our new book. And several of our old ones. Yes, the same ones we read 100 times already today.
8 PM - Cece's down. Well kind of. She's doing a little light reading on her own before bed. Girl loves her books.
8:15 PM - I call James to check in and hear about his day.
9 PM - There are clothes to fold and cleaning yet to be done, but I decide to leave them for tomorrow. I'm actually a stay-at-home mom all week while Cece's caretakers enjoy their Disney break. I consider going downstairs to work on painting Cece's new room (coming soon!) but decide that sitting on the couch, watching the Olympics and blogging sounds much better. With a glass of wine.
10:30 PM - Night! Being a stay at home mom has kicked my butt and I'm on again tomorrow. Power to you, ladies! xo
Sounds like you guys need to make a trip to your local library to spice up your reading material! We go every week, and I usually check out 10-15 books depending on what we're up to. That gives us a new book every nap and bed time with room for second readings of our weekly favorites.
ReplyDeleteBonus: Your library probably has a story time. Our library has story times that feature songs, poems, and choreographed movement in addition to the stories. Every week there's a theme (like all the stories will be about snow) It's like mini-preschool. And it's free! Bookstores also have regular story times too. It's a nice educational outing.
Love these posts! Staying at home all day with a babe is a lot of work! We are nursing every two hours during the day here and, although I love it, it feels endless. Thank god he is now sleeping 6 straight hours at night! I have to say, being the YA Librarian at Brainerd, I concur with Heather! If you look on the BML web site, http://www.brainerdlibrary.lioninc.org/, go the the left sidebar and click "Children." Then look to the right sidebar and you'll see "Children's Calendar." You can print out the calendars for February and March. We have fun story times and are always planning new events. We'll hopefully be bringing pajama story time back soon too. Tonight will be my first night back at the library and my first time pumping at work! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteThe problem isn't lack of books, it's that she only wants to read the same five over and over and over! But you're both right, libraries are awesome!
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