Things are definitely different around here nowadays, so I thought it would be fun to give you guys a little peak into our new lives. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes recap of Monday! (All times are approximate and, of course, this is just one of many days!)
3:00 AM: Hear Q crying, so I wake up. Mal is already heating up a bottle to feed him. I get out of bed, cuddle Q, and then pump another bottle since I plan to go to CrossFit later in the morning.
3:15 AM: Go back to bed and thank Mal for taking over baby duties for the night. (I’m usually on baby duty in the evenings, but I haven’t slept very much lately, so I asked Mal to take over and he kindly agreed.)
5:45 AM: Hear Q fussing. I get out of bed and check on him, but he falls back to sleep. I’m too excited to go back to bed myself (it’s CrossFit Day!), so I get up, pour myself an iced coffee, eat a snack, and start working.
7:00 AM: Eat breakfast.
7:30 AM: Take Murphy for a walk.
7:45 AM: Return home and hear Q crying. Mal is holding him and immediately hands him over to me. Time for him to eat!
8:30 AM: Mal takes over baby duties while I get dressed for CrossFit.
8:40 AM: Drive to CrossFit.
9:00 AM: CROSSFIT!!!
10:15 AM: Stop at Whole Foods for iced coffees.
10:30 AM: Arrive home. Tell Mal all about CrossFit while we drink our iced coffees.
11:00 AM: Take a shower.
11:15 AM: Pump a bottle. (I always like to have at least one in the fridge just in case there’s an emergency hunger situation, and I’m not available.)
11:30 AM: Put away the laundry that has been sitting on top of my dresser for the past 3 days.
11:35 AM: Feed Q (combo of breast and bottle – Mal offers to help out). Q is fussy afterward, so there’s a lot of burping, rocking, bouncing, diaper changing, etc.
12:15 PM: Q settles down, so I make lunch for Mal and me and then chow down!
12:35 PM: I work while Q snoozes.
1:45 PM: Q wakes up. Time to eat again!
2:30 PM: Q settles down. He doesn’t sleep, but he’s happy chilling in his Little Lounger, so I make a snack and then do some work while Mal hangs out with him.
3:10 PM: Tummy time with Q!
3:15 PM: Family walk time! Mal and I take Q and Murphy for a walk around the neighborhood.
3:55 PM: Return home. Q is passed out, so I do a bunch of stuff around the house (laundry, chop veggies for dinner, bring in the trash cans from outside, cut up a cantaloupe).
4:15 PM: Mal leaves for CrossFit. I crack open a can of blood orange San Pellegrino, turn on the Real Housewives of Orange Country, and fold laundry.
5:00 PM: Pump a bottle.
5:15 PM: Do some work and try not to cry when I look at my inbox. YIKES! Haha!
5:45 PM: Finish making dinner.
6:00 PM: Mal gets home from CrossFit.
6:15 PM: Eat dinner + a Kashi Crunchy Granola & Seed Chocolate Chip Bar with almond butter. Watch TV with Mal.
6:35 PM: Q wakes up. Feed him, burp him, change him, cuddle him, etc.
7:40 PM: Mal takes over baby duties, so I can take a quick shower because our house is a million degrees, and I’ve been sweating all day long and I am gross.
7:55 PM: Clean up the house. Eat some cantaloupe.
8:35 PM: Q is cranky, so I try feeding him. It works because we’re all in bed about an hour later.
9:35 PM: Lights out.
2:35 AM: Q wakes up. Feed him, burp him, cuddle him, put him back to bed.
3:45 AM: Finish this post. Go back to bed.
The end.
