There has been plenty of talk about how working Mom's balance their day to include their kids as well. Before I was a Mom I thought I was busy. Being a Mom of 1 I thought I was busy. Now that I'm a Mom of 2, goodness! I'm not quite sure how everything gets done, but it does. Sure my house could use a deep clean. Or I can catch up on my laundry throughout out the week. I've learned that I have to let go and things will eventually get done. And if they don't, oh freaking well!
A typical day for me is as follows:
6:45 my alarm goes off. I wake up and get dressed for work. I wake Lucas up and put his socks and shoes on. I go to Nathan's crib, change him and put in his car seat. Grab all of our bags and lunches and then leave.
7:30-Arrive at my Sister's and drop the boys off inside. Talk with her a bit.
7:45-Get to work. I work until 4.
4:00 Leave work to pick up the boys.
Some days we head home, some days we head to the park, some days we run errands. It all just depends on the day.
Once we get home I let Lucas go run outside in the backward or play with his toys in his room. I lay Nathan down for tummy time or to play on his activity mat. I immediately unpack the diaper bag and repack for the next day. I also wash bottles at this time and refill the formula containers. I pack lunches for the next day and leave those in the fridge. By this time its usually time to start cooking dinner. Sometimes I do all these things at once-cook dinner, pack bags and lunches. I sometimes throw a load of laundry in at this time too. Everything is done in the kitchen so I can keep an eye on both boys and still do what I need to do. If Edgar is home at this time its helpful. If not, totally doable by myself.
Once dinner is ready we all sit at the table. Nathan is able to eat food and sit in his bumbo now so he is usually at the table with us as well. We need to pull the high chair back inside from the garage so he can use that. We eat dinner. The kitchen gets cleaned while the other one of us gives the boys a bath. They both take baths at the same time. Nathan is still in his bathtub, in the big bathtub, while Lucas uses the other half and plays around. Lucas likes to be by the faucet because he likes to stick his head underneath. He has also started to love taking showers, so we will turn the shower on for him and just make sure the shower head is pointed straight down.
After bath time they both get their PJ's on. Depending on the time, they either play or get ready for bed. Their bedtime is between 8:30/9:00. Most days they both fall asleep right away. Some days Lucas wants to stay awake or wants the other one of us not putting him to sleep. The house gets quiet eventually.
After the boys are down its usually our "us" time. This usually includes watching a show that is on tv or going to sleep ourselves. Lately, we've all been asleep by 9:30.
Nathan is sleeping through the night right now so our day doesn't start again until my alarm goes off at 6:45 the next morning.
We have a pretty good thing going. It seems to be working, so it's what we do.
