Brad: 22 1/2 months; Twins: 6 ½ months
7:00am: At the latest, everyone is up. Babies wake up and we feed them a bottle. Brad wakes up around this time as well and comes to say good morning and hang out with us. Diapers are changed. My teeth are brushed. I start a load of laundry. And we all go downstairs.
8:00am: Dad leaves for work. I fix breakfast for Brad and I while the twins play on the floor. We eat and I check my email or blogs etc. since they're all the happiest right now.
8:30am: We all play together. I try to spend this time focusing on the twins and giving them attention.
9:00-9:30am: Twins go down for a nap. This takes a while to get one down and then work on the other; depending on whether Brad comes up and distracts them while I’m trying to get them to sleep. Today, Jared slept for 2 whole hours!!! I was shocked. Evan only lasted an hour.
10:00am: Brad and mom play. Outside, in the play room, coloring, baking etc… I throw the laundry in the dryer. If I don’t sneak a shower in early, early in the morning, I try to do it while the twins are sleeping and while Brad empties all my drawers in our bathroom and tries on every pair of shoes I own. If I did get to shower earlier, this is my time to finally blow dry my hair or get dressed.
11:00am: Feed twins. We just started solids so that is taking an extra 30 minutes on top of feeding them bottles so this process normally lasts 45 minutes or so.
12:00pm: Fix lunch for Brad and I. Babies are put in the bumbo or bouncer. We play for a little bit more before naptime.
12:30-1pm: While babies play by themselves, I attempt to put Brad down for a nap. Lately this has been an over-an-hour project. I usually read him a story to calm him down but if he isn’t in a deep sleep before I leave, I have to wrestle him to stay in bed; resulting in a lot of time used up.
1:30pm: Put babies down for nap #2. I finally have a moment of silence to myself which is normally spent washing baby bottles because I run out about this time of day and need them for the next feeding. Today, I only had a full 7 minutes of quiet before one of the twins woke up from their nap.
3:00pm: At least one baby is up around 2-2:30pm so we’ve been playing since then and now it’s time to eat again. I attempt to put laundry away.
3:30pm: Brad wakes up from his nap. If he’s grumpy, I spent 20 minutes just getting him to relax, or go back to sleep, or else he whines the rest of the day. I fix Brad a snack and we play. Sometimes we go to the park or just go on a walk around the neighborhood. Most of the time, we hang out at home because it’s a lot of work to get all of us out the door.
5:00pm: I start working on dinner while juggling fussing babies who sometimes take a nap around 5:30 but most of the time don’t nap at all this last round. Brad is pretty good with entertaining himself or “helping” me in the kitchen. If things are too hectic, he gets to watch some TV.
6:00pm: Dad finally comes home. We eat and I clean up while dad plays with the kids.
7:00pm: Babies are fed for the last time. Diapers changed. PJ’s on if the outfit they’re currently wearing isn’t warm enough. We play with them for a bit and put them to bed.
8:00pm: Brad gets PJ’s on and we read him a story and attempt to put him to bed again. This normally takes an hour- at least-.
9:00pm: This is the earliest that we get some quiet time. There are days when I go to bed right now. If I still have energy left, I do dishes and clean up so that I’m in a good mood when I come downstairs the next morning and see the house.
10:30pm: We read and go to sleep because our nights still are interrupted by babies, or Brad, waking us up a few times. The end.
Baths for the kids are squeezed in there sometime on a good day, don't worry. :) Our life is hectic... good thing they're cute...
12 comments:
Joce, you are AMAZING!!! Your boys are so lucky to have such a great mom. You're doing GREAT! Your boys are stinking CUTE!
Wow, you are a great mom!! How lucky your boys are that you play with them so much, I feel like I use the tv way more! I might have to take some lessons..
Hats of to you chicka! I have a 3 and a half year old and a one and a half year old and I barely make it through the day. Grateful the Lord didn't decide I needed twins. My heart goes out to you. I can't even imagine Sundays. Hang in there.
Jay - You do such a good job! I shouldn't complain as much after reading this. It was good talking to you the other day. It is always nice to have someone else to talk to other than your kids. all day.
Yeah - you're a magician! I don't know how you do it!
I LOVED THAT POST!! WOW!! You spend the whole day just trying to eat,sleep,clean, etc and then the day is over! I hear ya sister! But hey Carolyn came over for a visit last night and said they are seeing you guys this weekend! You and Ryan should go to dinner and let them babysit!!? Wouldn't that be fun?
I have always wanted twins, but WHOA! You are superwoman!!
Go Jocelyn!! I admit, I am not one that has ever asked for twins. I don't know if I could survive it. In my eyes you are seriously wonderwoman.
Makes me think back to high school and before I had kids- what the heck did I do with all that spare time???
So did you and Ryan go on a date with Grandma and Grandpa babysitting this past weekend?
WOW! You're a great mom. Fun to read your "day in the life.." :)
Oh joce ihear u I really do. I don't have twins but pretty dang close life gets so mundane the same thing day after day. U are patient. I put my kids down when still very yo f and teach them to put themselves to bed. They learn quick. U are so patient to pit each one to bed like u sdo. No wonder ur exhausted. U are amazing joce I know the days can be long hard and tiring and u wish for some freedom and u time. They say when our kids are all grown up we will mos these times when their you g. I try and remind myself of that
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