A Day In The Life + WIAW
| December 19, 2012 | Posted by Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family under Toddler, WIAW |
I realize that it has almost been a year since I last wrote a “day in the life” post. EEK. So much has changed in our daily routine so I thought I would share! This is what our day was like yesterday with Emmalyne being 14 months old. This post is also my “What I Ate Wednesday“. Thanks Jenn for hosting!
6:30AM My alarm goes off. I ignore it.
7:00AM I actually get up. Let the dogs out, start making breakfast, and slam a cup of coffee while reading my favorite blog posts.
7:30AM I go get Em out of bed. She has been up for 15-20 minutes but happily talking.
8:00AM It’s time for breakfast.
I scrambled eggs with egg whites and topped it off with salsa, some fruit and a slice of whole wheat toast on the side. Em has the same thing but isn’t quite so dainty.
After breakfast Em goes into the living room to watch an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while I clean up the kitchen and wipe of the mess she’s left. She is transfixed and clutches her Minnie tight while yelling “Mickey” at the TV. I finish cleaning up the kitchen, make my bed, and change into workout clothes.
9:00AM Go get Emmalyne ready for the day. She hates having clothes put on so she tries to alligator death roll of the changing table. I somehow manage to get her dressed.
9:30AM Gym time for mom! I did a 3.5 mile run on the treadmill and a quick CrossFit WOD while Em played in the nursery.
11:00AM Emmalyne and I met Heather for lunch at one of our favorite local places – Uptown Deli. I got a salad with a scoop of chicken salad. Emmie stole half my salad. Girl had a thing for lettuce today.
12:00-2:00PM Emmalyne takes a nap. I scurry around the house accomplishing my chores for the day, spend a few minutes on blog stuff, spend some time on my Army volunteering stuff, and frantically check things off my “to-do” list.
2:00 PM Em is up and ready to go. After a quick diaper change she and I share a snack and hang out on the couch for a few minute.
3:00PM Chris is on half days right now so he actually gets home around this time. We put Em in the BOB and leash the dogs and head out for a family walk. When he’s not home, Em and I take the dogs on our own. She LOVES helping hold the leash.
3:30-5:30PM It’s play time! Chris takes Em outside today. Other days we read books, play outside, or work on puzzles.
5:30-6:30 PM Typically this is when I cook dinner and we eat. On good days Chris gets home between 6:00-6:30. Some days it’s later. Last night he and Em were on their own for dinner and he was in charge. He said they had chicken tacos 
6:30 PM Bath time and bedtime routine. Now that means after bath Emmalyne gets dried with the hair dryer, brushes her teeth, reads a book, and gets her blanket.
7:00 PM Prompt bedtime. Christ typically rocks her for a few minutes and turns on the sleep sheep. We put her in bed awake and she goes right to sleep.
Last night I had book club with some lovely Savannah ladies, including my girl Victoria. Last night was less book and more club with grilled personal pizzas, wine, and white elephant gifts. I got my first Trevis cup and it was a fantastic night!
7:00-7:30 PM While Chris puts Em to bed I clean up the kitchen and pick up the living room putting all of Em’s toys away and generally re-organize our lives to start again the next day.
7:30-9:00 PM I finish whatever work I didn’t get done throughout the day.
9:00-10:00 PM Chris and I watch whatever show is on the agenda for the day and spend some time together.
10:00 PM I head to bed and call it a night.
**On days where we need to run errands we will do those in the afternoon after nap time.
**I eat snacks throughout the day but did not photograph them yesterday because I forgot. Instead I included gratuitous photos of Em since those have been lacking lately. You’re welcome
Our days tend to follow the same, predictable pattern. I try hard to keep Emmalyne’s nap time the same every day even though she is pretty flexible and goes with the flow. While our days may seem repetitive, these are the moments I will cherish for a lifetime.
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Our days are so similar it’s funny. I guess that’s the life of a mom, huh?
And Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a favorite around here too.
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Girl she DEMANDS it now. I have created a Mickey monster.
She’s so cute! Then again, I don’t know how cute I’d think it was if I had to clean up her breakfast mess. haha
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I’ll take the clean up for the cuteness
I love her reindeer shirt! Too cute! I should start doing “a day in the life” right now my son is 6 months and I bet it would be fun to read when he is older!
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It definitely is interesting. I can’t imagine what our day in the life looked like at one month into parenthood haha.
I can’t believe emmie is 14 months!!!!! And I think it’s funny how we have babies around the same age, both have the same kind of commitments (mom, frg, social, etc) yet are days are SO different. And Now I know what you’re doing when you’re not texting me lol.
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LOL. Too true!
Sweet, sweet pictures!!!
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My little boy was “reading” this with me (he’s almost 2) and he was enamored by the pictures of Em. I think he has a bloggy crush.
She is adorable!
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How could he not have a bloggy crush on sweet Emmie??
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That’s too cute!
oh my goodness her little boots are so cute!
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I just got them from Target! Obsessed.
Oh my goodness she is just the most beautiful little girl (dainty eater or not). She seems to be a really good blend of you and your husband.
Have a very happy Wednesday!
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Thank you
Look at Emmie with a plate on her head!! Love her! Great to see you last night… let’s not let so much time go in between xoxo
Pinky promise?
This was so fun to read! It makes me even more excited to be a mama. Your little Emmalyne is just so cute!
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Thanks girl! You are going to LOVE being a mom!
Your first line of “6:30 – Alarm goes off. I ignore it.” made me laugh because that’s pretty much the start of my morning to a T.
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Glad I’m not alone
Being a stay at home mom is like groundhog day (in the best way possible). Yesterday i swear I put my kids stool back in the bathroom 5 times and every time i turned around it was back in the middle of the kitchen. But i love every second!
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I 100% agree with your statement haha.
I love Day in the Life posts. This was great!
Your salad for lunch looked delicious topped with the chicken mixture. Too funny that she wanted the lettuce
She went NUTS over the lettuce!
I love reading these:) My little man is almost 14 months. I’m curious, when did you switch to the one nap? How did you know it was time? My little one wakes around 6:30 (I get him at 7) so he’s ready for a nap by 9:30. It’s usually short at this point (30-45min) and he takes a long one in the afternoon. A one nap schedule would be SOOOOO nice!:) TIA!
Emmalyne started skipping a nap occasionally starting around 12.5 months. I started trying to move her morning nap later and later and eliminate the afternoon nap. After about a week we had it down. I know a lot of my friends have struggled with cutting down to one nap but ours was pretty easy.
MIKA! wait.
The plate as a hat is the best move ever!
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Such a big mess …
So fun! I love seeing how people spend their day.
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WOW she is a champion sleeper — between your post and brittany’s (healthy slice) i have to admit i’m envious of those 11-12 hour stretches at night. a. is 8.5 months now — was emmalyne doing it then? we are very strict about bedtime routine and an early bedtime as well, but she still has a habit of getting up in the 4s and 5s and doesn’t always go back to sleep – ouch!
e is such a cutie
i love these day in the life posts!
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ohmygoodness those pictures of Emmie with the plate on her head are priceless!!
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I LOVE the day in the life of bloggers.
I, um, voyeuristic that way
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i love day in the life posts – thanks for sharing your routine! and extra emmie photos are MORE than welcome. i adore the whole plate-as-a-hat thing and her rudolph shirt. SO precious as usual, and the pic of her holding chris’s hand as they walk to play is so touching. this routine reminds me of the routine i had with my parents as a little one, right down to hangin’ in the gym nursery while mama worked out
that girl’s night sounds so fun! what book are you guys doing right now?
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I love having a little bit of a schedule! Mine is different every day of the week, but generally the days I’m home with CJ are pretty similar.
We have been running tons of errands and shopping almost every Tues and Thurs morning so I’m looking forward to removing that from my schedule and hopefully just spending a little more time hanging with him instead of running around like crazy!
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