LIFE LATELY
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
I have been thinking a lot lately about my life now vs my life before, it is so hard to remember how I spent my days and nights before baby. Part of me feels guilty saying that most of all of this comes pretty easy, but why should I feel guilty for saying that? I have a good baby, she's amazing! It takes a lot for her to have an off day, and when she has an off day that's when I feel the frustration of not knowing how to make it better. Other than that, my day is filled with getting to know her better, loving her 10 times more, and teaching her new things. The beginning was hard, it was a shock to the system because you don't know what the hell to do with this little human, but now everyday I wake up with a smile on my face and excited to see what new things she will learn or do. I know for a lot of people it's not that easy, and I am thankful that for me this is how it went - my life lately has been so much better than I could've imagined, and I have my daughter to thank for that.
With winter being in full swing, the cabin fever is real - which I absolutely hate! However, the blessing of being stuck inside is figuring out "the schedule." From day one my approach has been baby led, Everly has guided me in the direction that she needed and wanted to go in, and let me tell you, putting that faith in her has paid off. Kyle always credits me on how wonderful Everly is and how she never fusses with any transitions but the truth is that it had nothing to do with me, she showed me the way and I just put it into action! Our schedule has changed a little bit recently because her wake time has gotten longer, but typically this is my day:
6:00-6:30am: Everly wakes up for the day
6:30am-9:00am: We play, she feeds, I drink a tea and have some breakfast.
9:00am-11:00am: Naptime aka time to get stuff done around the house
11:00am-2:00pm: She's awake which means more play, bottle sesh, maybe some errands, whatever our hearts desire!
2:00pm-4:00pm: Naptime round 2
4:00pm-6:30pm: Time with daddy and bedtime routine (Kyle does her bedtime routine every night unless he's working late. I come in and out and kiss her goodnight, but I love that he gets that special one on one time with her and she knows that this time with him is special)
Once she is in bed that's it, she's out for the night and won't normally wake up until the next morning. The odd time she will wake up around 4/5am for a bottle but she always goes back to sleep. I am amazed at this little girl's love for sleep, and the fact that no matter what, if she wakes up she will fall back asleep. And because the schedule is baby led, she will let me know when something needs to change. She used to have four naps a day that lasted an hour-an hour and a half, but now two naps are more than enough for her to get what she needs out of the day.
The plus side of having her bedtime be no later than 7 means that Kyle and I can spend some time together. Time passes so fast that sometimes it feels like even though we are interacting for Everly, we aren't interacting together. So when she goes to bed we have dinner and we get to actually talk, no baby talk, or talking through Everly, we get to talk to each other together! Having a baby can be tough sometimes on each other, so I am happy that we get to communicate and spend some time together. It may not be a date night, but it's still special!
Life lately has been a crazy ride, my Friday nights are spent a lot different than they were spent 6 months ago.. but would I change anything? Of course not. My life has just begun!
