(below) Ethan helping Macie with her bath. (What a great little helper we have!)
Monday, September 28, 2009
(below) Ethan helping Macie with her bath. (What a great little helper we have!)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
"Relaxing" Saturday
I LOVE being home on Saturdays with my kids! It is precious time and so much fun. That being said . . . I need to recap my day so far which will explain my decision to put "relaxing" in quotations . . .
5:30 AM: Ethan wakes up and is ready for the day!! Daddy and mommy roll over and delay getting up as long as possible. Meanwhile, Ethan decided he needed some company, so he went in Macie's room, turned on her light, sat in her rocking chair, and started chatting with her.
5:30- 6:30 AM: In an attempt to get Ethan go to back to sleep, mommy lays in bed with him for an hour. Although he does not fall asleep, this was some nice cuddle time! (Daddy and Macie hang out downstairs)
6:30 AM: The day begins! Dad and both kids are downstairs while mommy makes beds and straightens up the upstairs.
7:00 AM: Daddy leaves for LaCrosse. We're on our own! (Ethan refuses to get dressed all morning and runs around in a diaper.)
8:00- Macie goes down for her nap; Ethan has a huge diaper which requires a bath.
8:30 - Mom and Ethan do some baking. Ethan is quite the involved little helper, dumping in ingredients and eating up as many apple slices as he can while I am cutting them. We made banana bread and apple crisp. Yummy!
10:00 - Macie wakes up and both kids are occupied with a Baby Einstein movie while mom cleans the kitchen.
11:00 - Lunch time!
11:30 - While reading books to both kids in Ethan's bed, I touch Macie's back and notice my finger is brown and sticky. Time for bath #2 of the day. Macie's baby bath tub goes in the big tub and Ethan gets in the big tub behind her to "help" give her a bath. While mommy is putting new clothes on Macie in her room, Ethan decides to sit in Macie's tub with all of his clothes on.
12:00 - Change of clothes for Ethan; more books for both of them; bottle and rocking for Macie.
12:34 - Silence - both are napping. HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Mommy is going to watch her Friends DVD!
5:30 AM: Ethan wakes up and is ready for the day!! Daddy and mommy roll over and delay getting up as long as possible. Meanwhile, Ethan decided he needed some company, so he went in Macie's room, turned on her light, sat in her rocking chair, and started chatting with her.
5:30- 6:30 AM: In an attempt to get Ethan go to back to sleep, mommy lays in bed with him for an hour. Although he does not fall asleep, this was some nice cuddle time! (Daddy and Macie hang out downstairs)
6:30 AM: The day begins! Dad and both kids are downstairs while mommy makes beds and straightens up the upstairs.
7:00 AM: Daddy leaves for LaCrosse. We're on our own! (Ethan refuses to get dressed all morning and runs around in a diaper.)
8:00- Macie goes down for her nap; Ethan has a huge diaper which requires a bath.
8:30 - Mom and Ethan do some baking. Ethan is quite the involved little helper, dumping in ingredients and eating up as many apple slices as he can while I am cutting them. We made banana bread and apple crisp. Yummy!
10:00 - Macie wakes up and both kids are occupied with a Baby Einstein movie while mom cleans the kitchen.
11:00 - Lunch time!
11:30 - While reading books to both kids in Ethan's bed, I touch Macie's back and notice my finger is brown and sticky. Time for bath #2 of the day. Macie's baby bath tub goes in the big tub and Ethan gets in the big tub behind her to "help" give her a bath. While mommy is putting new clothes on Macie in her room, Ethan decides to sit in Macie's tub with all of his clothes on.
12:00 - Change of clothes for Ethan; more books for both of them; bottle and rocking for Macie.
12:34 - Silence - both are napping. HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Mommy is going to watch her Friends DVD!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Fun Weekend!
I was quite impressed with Finn's excellent posture!
It was so awesome to spend time with good friends and loving family this weekend!
Monday, September 14, 2009
round 2
It was yet another 3 1/2 hour bedtime routine for Macie tonight. All the times and events are pretty similar to the post a couple days ago, except that instead of one huge spit up on mommy, she spread it over 3 shirts throughout the night, and instead of a drive we opted for a stroller walk tonight. Also, it was a more pleasant experience with less screaming on her part and more just smiling and wanting to be awake. Otherwise, it was pretty much a repeat of the other night. Maybe you're thinking we should just plan on putting her to bed later?? That sounds great, except that she is super fussy and tired at 6 PM every night . . . hmmmmm . . . not sure what to do.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
3 1/2 hour bedtime
Last night's bedtime routine took 3 1/2 hours. It's amazing I didn't pull all of my hair out. Here's a breakdown:
- 5:55 PM - Macie is fed and sleeping! I'm sure she's out for the night!
- 6:00 - Begin Ethan's Bath (trying for an early bedtime -very tired kiddos!)
- 7:00 - Leave Ethan's room after reading to him, laying with him, etc.
- 7:05 - Macie's up. We let her cry, we try to feed her, we let her cry, we give her Orajel, we let her cry, we give her Tylenol.
- 8:00ish - Macie throws up about 8 ounces of milk all over mommy and herself. She gets a bath; mommy gets a clean shirt
- 8:30 - Mommy, Ethan, and Macie are all trying to sleep in mommy's bed. Macie is less than cooperative and Ethan keeps saying, "ssshhhh, Macie! Quite voice!"
- 8:40 Ethan finally falls asleep in mommy's bed.
- 8:45 - 9:00 - Mommy and Macie go for a drive. Macie's out like a light
- 9:00 - daddy puts Macie in her crib, then makes a loud noise when he bumps into mommy in the hallway, thus waking up Macie.
- 9:30 - after another bottle, some rocking, and music Macie is finally asleep
- 9:31 - mommy crashes
Monday, September 7, 2009
Labor Day Weekend at Holcombe
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Back to Daycare
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