Engie commented on my recent Routines post that she's interested in the logistics of big families and how things get done. I know I posted a rather dire "night in the life" post when the babies were 6 weeks old, but I thought perhaps I would do a "Morning in the life" post today since it's 12:10 and I have up to 20 minutes before the babies wake up!
5:40 Hear five year old in bathroom, sneak out of bedroom and sit on stairs waiting for him to finish
5:45 Five year old gives me a hug in between doing his morning business and washing his hands. Parenting is lovely. Check that 3 and 5 year old are back in bed ok
5:50 come downstairs and do my time log, my daily plan/to-dos, my line a day journal, and some blogging. Watch babies through monitor. Enjoy quiet time.
6:30 kids are up and building a new home playing with brio. Tell them to come downstairs to avoid waking the babies. Put croissants in the oven because we are having fancy breakfast (croissants, yogurt, fruit, eggs)
6:45 babies awake - feed babies.
7:00 come downstairs and eat croissant and coffee. Leave babies playing upstairs because the non-rolling and non-moving phase is great
7:15 get babies dressed
7:30 get kids dressed
7:45 Start Laundry
7:50 get myself dressed in running clothes
8:00 Walk Isaac to school. Run home to change into waterproof jacket as it's started to rain
8:50 finish run. Dry off, drink water, eat a handful of nuts
9:00 Start 20 minute core workout video. Do 15 minutes before....
9:20 Babies awake. Andy watches them while I take a quick shower
9:45 Feed babies
10:00 watch babies while eating breakfast of leftover macaroni and cheese, then crackers and hummus.
10:50 put babies to sleep
11:00 Put laundry outside, make homemade hummus, make courgette fritters, chop veg for dinner. Eat a slice of cake and a decaf coffee
11:45 Finish thank you cards for midwives and drop off at neighbours house to take to the hospital.
11:50 clean up cooking mess. Start dishwasher.
12:00 start blog post
12:10 Answer call from Nursery saying Lilah has a low grade fever and seems sad. Ask grandma to pick her up.
12:15 Call friend to cancel lunch plans
12:20 Babies are awake
12:30 Feed babies
12:50 Lilah is home, read her stories and settle her in bed
1:00 Stress eat a cupcake that is probably too old but it's been in the fridge so that's fine right?
1:05 keep writing blog post
1:25 Finish blog post.
You are very productive! I have yet to make dinner during the day (I think?) while on mat leave. But I did get 2 cavities filled yesterday so I guess that's something. Sorry your "weekend" has been disrupted and I hope Lilah is better soon. -Kat
ReplyDeleteWe can’t do any cooking between 4:30 and 5:30 because too many kids. so if I don’t get dinner sorted in the day then there is no dinner. I can’t watch 4 kids while Andy cooks dinner and Andy can’t do the same so right now it’s my cooking if I want things cooked.
DeleteI went to a British dentist so they don’t really check for cavities, they just ask if your teeth hurt. At least it was free (because I had a baby, if I didn’t have a baby it would be £14)
Oh no, I'm sorry Lilah is under the weather. I hope it is fleeting and stops at her.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your morning - you are nonstop every minute. I am in awe of your efficiency. And a refrigerated cupcake sounds perfectly fine.
Oh I do remember those early newborn months of SO MUCH juggling (especially with older kids too!)- and I only had one newborn bubba at a time. Amazing you are managing to do chores and a blog post in amongst it all. Great to get in some exercise too, so essential isn’t it. I never ran but went on so many long walks pushing prams!
ReplyDeleteWow, I feel exhausted just thinking about that (as I sit with my coffee in the quiet of the morning at my parent's house). You are really just go, go, go! I guess maybe when the twins are older, it will get easier as they will play with each other? My Mom is a twin and she and her sister were inseparable as kids.
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