One of the topics that comes up often at the mother's groups I go to, is that of schedules. "When does your child nap?" or "When does he eat?" I thought I'd post some of our schedules so far:
4-5 months:
6:30-7:00am wake up
9:00am nap
12:00pm nap
4:00pm nap
7:00pm bedtime
(nursing on demand)
6-8 months
6-7am wakeup
8:30am solids
9am nap
12:30pm solids
1pm nap
6pm solids
7pm bedtime
(Dropped third nap @ 8 months
nursing on demand)
9-10 months
7am wakeup
8:30am solids
9:30-10am nap
12:30pm solids
2pm nap
6pm solids
7pm bedime
(At 9 months my son pushed his am and pm naps back)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Snowy Thursday
This photo was taken in June in our backyard. I'm dreaming of green grass and flowers today.
It wasn't supposed to snow today. For the last week I've been able to get my son out for a walk once a day. It has worked wonders for my sanity and his. Winters in Massachusetts are long, especially when you are cooped up indoors constantly. We awoke at 7am this morning to find the ground covered with snow. It hasn't stopped all morning and I just saw the UPS truck creep down our hill, sliding dangerously close to our mailbox. I could practically see the white knuckles of the driver from my window. I guess we won't be having a walk today.
My son is napping in the other room, and I'm enjoying my quiet moment. I should be doing dishes or mopping the kitchen floor, but I'm feeling lazy today. Some days I want to jump right into housework and laundry, but today I can't bring myself to start anything. I get angry with myself for not using this precious time to clean up, but still I can't help but savor the hour when the house is silent.
My goals for the day:
Fold three loads of laundry
Post some of the items I'm selling on ebay
You'd think I'd start this blog off with a bang. I was expecting to have paragraphs about the cleaning and cooking I did today, but this is honest. Today is not a productive day. Everyone has days like this. I remember having days like this at work. I'm signing off. I will accomplish something today even though we'll be indoors. I'm getting up right now!
It wasn't supposed to snow today. For the last week I've been able to get my son out for a walk once a day. It has worked wonders for my sanity and his. Winters in Massachusetts are long, especially when you are cooped up indoors constantly. We awoke at 7am this morning to find the ground covered with snow. It hasn't stopped all morning and I just saw the UPS truck creep down our hill, sliding dangerously close to our mailbox. I could practically see the white knuckles of the driver from my window. I guess we won't be having a walk today.
My son is napping in the other room, and I'm enjoying my quiet moment. I should be doing dishes or mopping the kitchen floor, but I'm feeling lazy today. Some days I want to jump right into housework and laundry, but today I can't bring myself to start anything. I get angry with myself for not using this precious time to clean up, but still I can't help but savor the hour when the house is silent.
My goals for the day:
Fold three loads of laundry
Post some of the items I'm selling on ebay
You'd think I'd start this blog off with a bang. I was expecting to have paragraphs about the cleaning and cooking I did today, but this is honest. Today is not a productive day. Everyone has days like this. I remember having days like this at work. I'm signing off. I will accomplish something today even though we'll be indoors. I'm getting up right now!
The very first post
Thanks for reading! I have created this blog to document my journey as a wife and mother. I don't think I'm alone in my quest to be a full-time stay at home mother. I was laid off from work in September and since then have been working to make staying at home with my 10 month old son my full-time job. As many of you know, it isn't easy to do this in today's society. Many households depend on two incomes. Here is how I'm making it work and I will document everything...good, bad, and ugly!
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