Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Day in the life of Owen

What's it like being Owen? Where do the hours go?  Here's a sample day.  A good day.You'll have to use your imagination to insert ~10-12 diaper changes and a couple of spit-ups/wardrobe changes.  And of course, I don't mean to imply that we really have what you'd call a routine.  It is pretty hit or miss. 

7:00 am: make lots of noises in sleep, grunt grunt, mmmmm, mmmaaaaa, ggrraaaaaa....   
9:00: wake up, time to eat!  Mornings are a leisurely mix of mini naps and mini breakfasts, with a sprinkling of diaper changes and getting daytime clothes on. (Mom & Dad: try to eat breakfast, check email, shower, pump milk for later, etc. in between) 
11:30: Time to eat again!! 
12:00 pm: awake time.  Maybe do some yelling and/or looking around at the world.  Look at Mom & Dad.  
12:30: early nap.  Get help from Mom or Dad to get to sleep, or get really fussy if help not provided adequately.  Walk in Ergo works well if it's not too hot. 
2:30: Lunch time!   
3:00: play time, look around.  Read black and white book. Cry.  Work on pacifier.   
3:30: late nap.  Get more help to get to sleep again.  Maybe get in car to run errands.
5:30: wake up, hungry! Begin fussy time.  Arch back, make Mom crazy during feeding.  Act like farts are made of terrible burning acid, and like burping is the Worst. Thing. Ever. 
6:30: fussy time.  Cry, groan, squeal.  Arch back and wail, etc.  (On bath days: take a bath.  Baths are so confusing that its impossible to fuss through them.  We may start making every day a bath day.) 
7:30: dinner
8:00: bed time begins.  Get in PJ's, fall asleep on Dad.  Get wrapped in swaddle blanket.  
8:15: wake up, complain of hunger.  Eat even though not really hungry.  Dad bounces and sings the alphabet song until he falls asleep.   
8:30-?: repeat cycle until really asleep.  
11:00: hungry!  and usually, not very sleepy after eating.  Look at nursery decals, work on pacifier.  Maybe cry some.  Listen to Mom's audiobook. 
1:00 am: finally asleep again. 
2:30: hungry!  after eating, go to the nursery for the rest of the night so Mom can sleep without listening to grunting and huffing noises. 
6:00: hungry!  Bottle from Dad.  Get resettled, or Dad stays up with him until its time to wake up mom for the day! 

1 comment:

  1. Boy oh boy, does that routine sound familiar. How about it all you Mom's and Dad's? Been there?

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