Since this blog is a way for me to record memories for our family, I thought I'd write down what a day in the life of the Sievert's looks like right now. I love when other people do this on their blogs, and I know that someday I'll be able to look back and remember what these days were like:)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
6:00-Owen wakes up talking-I go in to get him settled back down because we don't usually let him get up before 6:30. Since Jared is working a 3rd shift-I'm on my own:) A little snuggle with the lovey and finding the paci in the dark pays off and Owen goes back to sleep. I go make his formula for the day and get the coffee started.
7:00-Owen wakes up for good this time and is one happy guy. He's so stinking cute when I go in his room because he pops his head over the side of the crib and gives me a huge grin from behind his paci. Time for a diaper change while the bottle is warming.
7:30-Owen's done with his bottle and I change his clothes. While I'm changing him, he manages to pull the quilt that is next to the changing table off of the wall and on top of him. He thinks this is hilarious and proceeds to do it again right after I get it hung back up on the wall.
7:45-Owen plays in his jumper while I attempt to clean up the kitchen. We listen to the radio while I'm doing dishes and Owen tries to catch Ellie every time she goes by him (poor kid, he wants to get ahold of her so badly, but she walks way around him every time she goes near him).
8:00-Dishes are done, so Owen and I go in the living room and play on the blanket. His favorite toys right now are his giraffe (Sophie) and his crinkle paper.
8:30-Time for the first solid meal of the day. This morning it's prunes with oatmeal and peas. Owen happily eats it all and starts his "I'm tired and want to go to sleep" whine.
8:50-Jared gets home from work just in time to tuck Owen in for his first nap of the day.
9:00-I keep working on cleaning up the house and get the laundry going while Jared goes downstairs and does his P90X workout for the day (I give him a lot of credit, that stuff is intense!). While he's working out, I have breakfast and make a list for the day.
10:40-Owen wakes up and Jared gives him his bottle and changes him. We figure out what we're going to do today.
11:00-While I'm in the shower, apparently the boys decide that they need to do some line dancing in the kitchen. I get out of the shower to find the radio blaring some country song and Owen and Jared dancing around. Owen is loving it:)
11:15-Jared gets showered while I get Owen ready to go shopping. We're not sure how long we're going to be gone, so I also pack a bottle and Owen's lunch.
11:45-Shop at Target to get Jared some much-needed clothing items. Owen gets very sleepy towards the end, so we feed him his lunch (rice cereal with peaches and green beans) before we leave. On our way out the door we see that the sky has literally turned black and we manage to make it in the car before it starts pouring.
1:00-Leaving Target-we really needed to go to Old Navy because Target didn't have the pants that Jared needed for work. However, because of the storm, we scrap the plan and head home.
1:40-We finally get home. It took forever because of the rain-we could hardly see, but Owen slept the whole way home. We put Owen in his crib and Jared decides to go take a nap, seeing as he's been up since 9:00 the night before.
3:00-Owen wakes up from his nap and has his 3rd bottle. After his bottle, we rock and read a few books and then go play in the living room. Jared gets up from his nap for a while to play with us. I downloaded a new CD of children's songs in Spanish from iTunes, so we listen to that while Owen plays in his jumper and on the floor. He also practices sitting up. It involves lots of tipping over.
4:30-After playing for a long time, it's time for Owen's dinner (chicken and sweet potatoes, applesauce, and rice cereal). He's been having a horrible time trying to drink out of a sippy cup, but he seems to like the new kind of cup we got at Target and actually takes a few drinks out of it! After dinner, it's time for one more quick nap. Jared goes to lay down to try to get some more sleep.
5:45-Owen's awake, so we rock and read a few more books snuggled with a blanket. We also play in the living room and try to get Ellie to go within 3 feet of Owen-with no success. Owen sits up a little more and even holds himself up standing when just holding on to my hands for the first time!
6:30-Time for Owen's reflux medicine (we're working on weaning him off of it so he gets it every other night-so far so good) and his last bottle. After his bottle, it's time for a bath-he splashes everything within a 4 foot radius. Bath is followed by Pj's and reading a book while rocking and snuggling with lovey and his paci. After the book, it's time for prayers and then bed. Jared gets up to tuck him in and kiss him goodnight before he goes back to bed. Owen has a little trouble falling asleep tonight and it's about 40 minutes later before he is sleeping.
7:40-Both of my guys are sleeping, so I work on updating the checkbook/budget and paying bills. A few more loads of laundry, picking up the house, and then dinner before I settle on the couch to watch a movie on Netflix:)
Not the best picture, but this is what we've been working on:)
