Day in the Life: 7-month Edition

So... I realize that a "day in the life" post is supposed to reflect a NORMAL day in our lives, but right now nothing is really normal. Also, I meant to do a day in the life post when P was six months old. Clearly, time got away from me again. Buying a house and moving is super time consuming. Luckily for us, we closed yesterday and are getting ready to make the big move this weekend, so life should return to the new normal soon!

This day in the life took place yesterday, Tuesday March 29, 2016. The day we closed on our first home. The home Peyton will grow up in. Enjoy!

My day started around 7 a.m. when Ryan woke me up to say goodbye before leaving for work. I like to get up before Peyton so that I have time to pump, eat breakfast, and take a couple sips of hot coffee on my own.

Peyton woke up around 8:15, got a diaper change, and drank her bottle. She drinks about 8 oz each bottle these days. Normally, after she finishes her bottle, we play in her playroom. But on this day, we needed to leave the house around 9:30 in order to get to the closing on time, so there wasn't much play time.

Peyton hung out in her bouncy seat while I showered and got dressed. I packed up her diaper bag and got all of our documents in order, and then we headed over to my parents house. My dad agreed to watch Peyton while Ryan and I closed on the house, so I dropped her off with him on our way out.

The closing went smoothly and required roughly 763498357 signatures from Ryan and myself. About an hour later, we walked out with a key to our new house! We gave the previous owners temporary occupancy for an extra day though, so we couldn't actually get into the house on this day. To celebrate, Ryan and I grabbed a semi-quick lunch at Applebee's.

 Ryan took me back to my parent's house, where I picked up Peyton and headed to Target to grab some supplies for our move. Unfortunately, they didn't have what we needed and P was in major need of a nap at this point, so I just headed home. Peyton went down for a nap at around 2:30, and I took advantage of the free time to get a couple last loads of laundry done before moving the washer and dryer to the new house. (On a "normal day" at home, Peyton goes down for a nap from around 11-1 and again at 3:30-5 or so. We've been rolling with the flow these past few weeks and napping when and wherever we can.)

Ryan's Aunt and cousins are in town this week from Rochester, NY. The Smith's decided yesterday to take a drive out to the cemetery to visit Grannie Abeln and Grandpa Smith. Since the cemetery is up by our current house, they swung by to grab the two of us on their way out at around 5.

After our visit, we caravanned over to Williamson Bros BBQ for an all-you-can-eat dinner! Ryan met us all here after work at around 6:30.

After dinner, we said our goodbyes and headed home to put Peyton to bed. P goes down around 8. Ryan gave her her bottle and put her to bed this night while I pumped and washed ten million bottles and pump parts.

We finished our night off by folding a couple loads of laundry, wrapping some furniture up, and bringing it out to the garage to make loading the uhaul go a little smoother on Saturday.

Phew, looking back I realize we had ourselves quite the day. Every season of life is different and we happen to be in a very exciting, albeit BUSY season right now! Stay tuned for some updates and pictures in the new house! Happy hump day, friends!

Day In the Life: Three Month Old Edition

For years now I've been reading day in the life posts by some of my favorite bloggers. I've always found it fun to see how other people spend their days and how different their days are than mine, especially the bloggers with children. Now that I have a three month old of my own, I thought it would be fun to document how my days look since I'm sure they're going to be way different this time next year. And the year after that. And after that. I mean, they are already WAY different than they were a month or two ago. (Nursing every two hours is so two months ago.) 

So without further ado, here's how my Monday looked. 

Peyton didn't end up falling asleep last night until around 11:30, which is way later than she normally does, so our morning actually started later than expected. P started stirring around 9:30 this morning! She hung out in her crib, content just sucking on her hands, while I pumped. We got her out of bed around 10, brought her downstairs, and gave her a bottle. When she sleeps through the night, she usually wakes up starving and guzzles down 7 or more ounces!! Miss Piggy! This mornings bottle was given to her by her Daddy!

While Ryan gave her the bottle, I started the laundry. Monday is always laundry day in this house... and Wednesday, and Thursday, and pretty much any other day P poops all over her clothes. 

After her bottle, I put Peyton on her piano activity mat to play while I drank a cup of coffee and meal planned for the week. This week, we're having grilled fish, chicken broccoli casserole, beef tacos, and shrimp and grits.

After a grocery list had been made, I nursed Peyton and put her down in her swing for her first little nap of the day around 11:30. Once she was content in her swing, I threw my workout clothes on and did a Shawn T total body circuit, which kicked my butt!

Peyton woke up during the end of the workout, so I figured she could join me and get a little exercise herself in the form of tummy time. Clearly, this is still one of her least favorite activities.

After the workout, I made myself some lunch. Lunch today was a box of mac n cheese with some peas and chicken thrown in. Healthy, I know. While I ate, P did her best to eat her butterfly hanging toy on her play mat. She loves trying to get that thing in her mouth.

When lunch was over, I cleaned the kitchen, got myself and baby girl dressed, and left to run some errands. Our first stop was Target, where we met Gramps. I did my grocery shopping at the Super Target this week because I had a coupon for a $10 gift card after spending $50 on groceries. At Target, P required a change after a mini blow out and some milk. u I've changed many diapers in public, I had managed to avoid nursing somehow until today. We found ourselves the most secluded little corner in the little cafeteria area and nursed until P got her fill before heading to our next destination, Sams Club.

By the time we got home from our errands, it was 5:45. Ryan and I prepared dinner while little miss snoozed away in her car seat.

P continued to sleep through dinner, which RARELY ever happens. So, thanks baby girl! Ryan and I ate trout, sauteed mushrooms, and roasted potatoes for dinner. I picked up the trout from Sam's Club because it was the only thing that didn't come in a quantity large enough to feed both of our extended families. I'm happy to report that it was pretty tasty though!

Peyton woke up around 7:45 ready for some dinner of her own. After I nursed her, she played in my lap until 8:30ish. Since she has been sleeping so well, we wanted to attempt to put her to bed a little earlier than normal, so around 9, we warmed up her bottle and took her upstairs to begin her nighttime routine. She drank about 4 oz, got all swaddled up, and went to sleep around 9:45.

Ryan and I spent the rest of the night watching Blacklist, drinking hot tea, enjoying a fire in the fireplace.

We went to bed around 11, hoping for a full nights sleep so that I could wake up refreshed and ready to basically do it all over again!