Our Daily Adventures

Staying home with our baby has always been my dream and I am so excited that I get to do that everyday!

I have to admit though...the adjustment to becoming a stay at home mommy took me by surprise! Or maybe it was mostly the becoming a mommy part haha! But sometimes I get kind of lonely! I really did not expect that but maybe I should have. This has definitely gotten better the older Sarah has gotten because we can get out and do more. Please don't get me wrong... I would not trade this for the world. But just because it is something you have always wanted and dreamed of doesn't mean its going to be easy! And I guess I did not realize that lol. It seems foolish now but I'm just being honest. But now that I am somewhat finding a groove with a daily schedule for Sarah I feel like I have more time throughout the day to have some time to myself and get some things done (like blogging!). For a while I was having a hard time getting her to nap during the day but I swear the day she turned 2 months something clicked and we have this awesome schedule where she eats, plays and sleeps every three hours. So I do my best to stick with that and if we go out I try to do it during her play/sleep time so she can sleep in her car seat while I am at the store or running errands. Or just driving around to get out of the house. We also like to go visit KK and Daddy while they are at work!

So I want to document our daily schedule right now at 12 weeks. Now this changes if we have to be in Lubbock for something or if we have other plans. But on a typical weekday this is what we do:

7:30-8:00 - Wake up and playtime in her bed while I get ready to feed her
8:00 - Diaper Change and Feeding
8:30 - Playtime/"Talking with Mommy"/Swinging/Watching her mobile/Playing on Activity Mat
9:15-9:30ish - Nap Time (this is typically her longest Nap) This is when I shower/blog/Bible Study/Finances/chores
11:30 - Diaper Change/Get dressed for the day and Feeding
12:00 - Daddy comes home for lunch! We play with Daddy and Sarah usually naps/hangs out in her swing while we eat
1:00 - Play some more with Mommy
2:30 - Diaper Change and Feeding
3:00 - This is usually when we get out of the house to do something - go visit Daddy/KK - go to Sonic - Drive Around etc.
4:00 - Nap time/play time depending on if she slept in the car
5:30 - Diaper Change and Feeding
6:00 - Play time
6:30 - Nap Time
7:30 - Sometimes at this time we go for a walk or just hang out with Daddy
8:30 - Diaper Change and Feeding
9:00 - Start trying to wind down for bed/get jammies on/do our leg exercises (this helps prevent a gassy tummy during the night)/hangout with Daddy and watch tv.
10:00 - Mommy rocks Sarah to sleep. Sometimes she drinks a bottle just to top off for the night. Then nighty night she goes.

Wednesdays and Saturdays are our bath days right now. We don't do a bath every day right now because she doesn't really need it and sometimes the after bath process makes her mad. I would love to do a bath every night as a part of our bedtime routine but until she gets a little bigger and not so stressed during lotion/jammie time we will just keep it to twice a week. Also at each feeding w give her gas drops. She gets Gripe water 3-4 times a day in her bottle. She is currently being breast fed and drinking a 2 ounce bottle at each feeding. She pretty much eats every 3 hours but sometimes gets hungry around 2.5 hours. Except in the morning, sometimes her long morning nap puts her at around 4 hours before she eats again.

I know this scheduled could completely change at any minute but right now this is what works for us!

Life is pretty sweet right now! I can't believe on Friday we will have a 3 month old!