DAY IN THE LIFE : VERY PREGNANT TODDLER MAMA
Monday, 5 November 2018
Every time I visit my OB he tells me I need to take it easy, and every time I just look at him confused as to what that even means ha. This pregnancy has come with a lot of complications, and I am so grateful that Jackson is still cooking away in my tummy despite all of these challenges. She keeps me on my toes and I know once I have two here it'll be even crazier, I'm so used to it now that I never know what to do with the silence. Here is a typical day spent at home:
5:30am-7:00am: I wake up and teach, I normally teach all the way through, but the odd time I will have a time slot that didn't book so I may have a 20 min break in between this.
6:30am: Everly has woken up by this point, and Kyle is looking after her while I finish up my classes. He will change her diaper and get her some breakfast and some milk. Her favourite breakfast is usually oatmeal with berries and a banana.
7:00am: Kyle leaves for work and I'm officially on my own. This is the time where I make my coffee and get set up for the day. I will take a look at the calendar in my agenda and see if there are any appointments or places we need to be so I can plan the day accordingly.
7:30-8:30am: This in between time I usually put on a movie or some type of video Everly likes watching and I will use this time to eat breakfast for myself, drink coffee, and just take 5 after teaching.
9:00am-11am: This time in the morning is usually "free play" for her. She likes to play with some of her toys like her train set, kitchen, dolls, and books. We also do our morning basket (an upcoming blog post) and we will go on a walk if the weather isn't bad. We live right outside of a huge trail so it's been nice to get out and explore nature a bit in the morning. While she is playing and occupied, I am cleaning the kitchen, getting dinner prepped and ready, switching over laundry, and tidying up the bedrooms.
11:30am-12:00pm: At around 11:30 I start prepping her lunch, she usually eats fairly light for lunch since she has more than likely snacked a bit while she was playing. She has been loving tuna sandwiches and I will usually give her a clementine on the side or a yogurt depending on what she chooses. Other lunch options for her is mac n cheese, cheese and crackers with yogurt and some type of fruit, or a deli sandwich with some fruit.
12:00pm-2:00pm: She very rarely makes it to 2pm for nap, on average she will start waking up around 1:30. But this time period is her nap, and lately she has been laying in our bed for naps because they just end up being better sleeps for her. So I will sit beside her while she naps and I will usually work on some type of project like cross stitch, and watch some videos for background noise. Sometimes if it was a really early morning I will nap with her since it's the only "down" time I have during the day really.
2:00pm-5:00pm: After nap time is the gap I find hardest to fill, so we usually go out and do something. Not every day, but I try most days to get her out of the house. Our favourite places are usually the park (weather permitting), Treetops indoor playground, the library, or just a visit at someone's house. I like to have her burn as much energy off as I can so bedtime isn't too much of a struggle.
5:00pm-5:30pm: Kyle is usually home by now and he usually goes and spends time with her. They usually play with her toys or read books and I get dinner prepped and ready for them while this is happening.
6:00pm-7:00pm: We have dinner, give Everly a bath, brush her teeth, get her into her pj's, and have some "wind down time."
7:30pm: Kyle will take Everly and put her down for bed. He stays in there with her until she falls asleep and then he will come out. I can be found tidying up from dinner and just making sure all toys and such are put away from the day.
8:00pm-8:30: I am prepping for my classes that I teach the next day. I sit down and write out the props I need, the lesson I'm teaching so I have an idea of how timing will go, and just making sure everything is good to go first thing.
9:00pm-10:00pm: Every other night I will hop in the shower, and then hop into bed and put on some type of show or YouTube video and eventually go to bed, preparing to do it all over again!
It may not seem like a lot, but we are pretty much go go go from when we wake up. I enjoy staying busy during the day I always have, it makes me feel so much more productive. On Friday nights I will usually teach all night, and sometimes I will even open up some slots on Saturday nights. So there always seems like something is going on, but I like it that way! I know leaving the house will be even harder once I have two, so I am really enjoying being able to take Everly places and do different things with her while I still can. I may be slow moving lol but we do get where we are going eventually!
