I love our days together.
I usually get up before you do. It depends on how tired I am and also how late you sleep. You generally wake up between 7:30 and 8:30. I used to have you wake up within a half hour block, but I hate waking you up. If I can, I always just let you sleep for as long as you need.
If I wake up before you, I start with scriptures. If Benjamin hasn't left for work yet, I help him pack his lunch and make us breakfast. After eating breakfast and checking Facebook, email, etc., I tidy up the house. You are almost always awake by this time.
You usually wake up happy and hungry. I feed you, change your diaper, and we play for a little while. If I haven't eaten yet, I'll get breakfast and finish picking up the house. With your help, of course. You love to be in the same room as me now (you scream when I leave you alone), so I usually tote you along with me as we do chores.
Then it's bath time. You love bath time. Your favorite room in the house is the bathroom. It always has been. I think it's how bright it is. I'm not really sure. You also love being in the water. More and more, you'll play in there. I got you foam alphabet letters and you love them. They're perfect for chewing on. You still don't like getting out of the bath, but you don't scream.
Once we have you dressed for the day, it's usually time to feed you and put you down for your first nap. You sleep an hour and a half to two hours. That's my writing time. I sometimes do other things too, but I have to get at least 500 words in while you're asleep. If I didn't have a chance to before you woke up, this is also when I do scriptures.
When you wake up, I feed you and change your diaper and blah blah blah again. Then we read and sing together in your room for a little bit. When you get tired of that, we move to the living room. You get to go in your exercauser with Signing Time on. You LOVE signing time. You don't usually sit and watch it for very long, but you get so, so excited when it starts. Then, while you watch and play and watch and play, I go in the kitchen (which is connected to the living room) and make dinner and everything else that we eat.
Then sometime before or during your second nap, daddy gets home. You usually sleep for less time during your second nap, about an hour and a half. When you wake up, dad is almost always home (unless he's at class) and we both play with you. You love when your dad plays with you, he's way more wild than I am. You get so excited when you see him.
After dinner, a lot of times, daddy plays us guitar and I try to snuggle you on the couch while you squirm around. If it's warm, we take a little walk while dad works. If it's not, we might turn Signing Time back on or play with your toys. Then, half an hour before bed, we go in your room and get you all ready to sleep. Then it's bed time for you.
After I put you down, I usually straighten up real fast and get ready for bed. Then I get to do whatever I want. Usually I end up snuggling with daddy, watching a TV show with him, or reading while he works. After a last dreamfeed, your dad and I try to go to bed. We usually end up talking way too late though. Those moments are nice. I hope you find someone as good for you as he is for me.
I think we're a pretty lucky family.
Love,
Mom
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