Hello all! We've had a few people ask us
recently about what a typical day looks like in our little world these days, so
I figured I'd write a quick snippet of just that! Of course each day is
different as there's new places to go and wonderful people to see, but aside
from those ventures, this is what remains pretty consistent in our day to day:
First of all, we've been spoiled by our human as
he's now sleeping like a little champ at night. Typically, he wakes up for the
first time at around 3:30-4 am, but this past week he's been making it to 5:00
am. I feel like I could take on the world after getting that much sleep! After
his 5 am feeding we bring him upstairs for snuggles in our room. I didn't
mention this in our 1 month update, but we actually started putting him to sleep
in his crib (in his nursery downstairs) at about 4 weeks old. We have a great
bassinet next to our bed where he was sleeping each night...but after a
while I noticed how broken and inconsistent his sleep was in it. He just never
seemed comfortable and was always thrashing around. Not to mention, I couldn't
sleep a wink as I responded to EVERY little coo and sound he made. Throughout
the day I put him down for naps in his crib and immediately I noted how peaceful
his sleep was during those naps...he just slept so soundly in it and I couldn't
tell you why. I was SO terrified and hesitant to move him to his crib so soon. I
mean I literally planned on sharing a room with him until he was at least 6
months, but at the end of the day I didn't want to compromise both his and our
sleep just for the comfort of knowing he was right next to me. SO with that, I
ran out and bought the Angelcare baby monitor (it detects motion and an alarm
will sound if breathing is not detected after a 20 second time span), it was the
only way I'd go through with the transition. Sure thing, the little bugger slept
for a good 6 hour stretch that night! He's been sleeping in his crib ever since.
Anyway, after our morning snuggles we typically
get up for the day at about 7:30-8am. By that time he's shark attacking for a
breakfast boob. Of course after feedings there's the burping, diaper changes,
etc., but we won't include those in this daily schedule as most mommies know
those occur randomly and a million times a day. In the early morning after
feeding, I lay monkey down on his jungle play mat where he ooh's and ah's by
himself for a good 20-30 minutes. At this time momma slips in her breakfast and
morning cup o' tea. By 10:00 we're getting ready for our daily walk. This is
where he gets a good one hour nap in or more, we've yet to go on a walk in his
stroller where he hasn't fallen asleep. After our walk I usually let him finish
out his nap and then strap him into a baby wrap so that I can tend to the
laundry, tumbleweeds of fur we have rolling around (fortunately we have a baby
who falls asleep to the sound of a vacuum), dishes, watering plants, etc..
As for a feeding schedule, we were
going on an every 2-3 hour basis. However, with the recent growth spurts he's
been on demand feeding which lately has been about every 1.5 hours. Which means
right now throughout the day I'm practically topless for a majority of it.
After lunch he naps again and I try to squeeze in some me time by doing some
yoga, perhaps a shower, (or let's be honest, taking a nap myself).
The afternoon is when we run any errands we may
have or go on little adventures (like the zoo!). The typical feed-nap-change
combo obviously continues on. By about 6pm my happy nugget starts to get a
little fussy. That's another thing I can't explain, but hey, I guess the boy's
allowed a fussy time. John and I try to squeeze in dinner during this time but
usually have to eat in shifts. By 8:00pm we're starting our bedtime routine
consisting of a feeding, bath, baby massage, and horrible singing from yours
truly. :) We're also fortunate enough to have a babe that doesn't need to be
completely asleep yet before we lay him in his crib. We put him down when he's
drowsy and he does the rest with soothing himself to sleep...which makes it nice
for mom. On average, he's down at the latest by 9:30 pm, and as I said
earlier, sleeps to about 5am.
So there yah have it, a typical day in the life
of Finn man. Now remember this is just a tidbit of what's consistent in
our day to day, there's a lot that goes on in between those times like visiting
friends and family, lots of laughing, sometimes crying, cleaning puke I'm not
aware is on me until I stand up and feel warmth slide down my tummy and come out
the bottom of my maxi, calming down a screaming babe...you get the idea. <3
