Two Under One: October 1

Yesterday I got this fantastic idea to record pretty much everything I did with my babes.

[After I was about halfway done, I realized that this idea was less than fantastic after all. It was a lot of work and it's really not even that interesting. But, it's my life, and it's my blog, so I'm going to post it anyway.]

Here, for your reading pleasure, is my first Friday in October.

12:09 am: wake up to the sound of Stella crying. Comfort her back to sleep.

3:50 am: wake up to the sound of Stella crying. Feed her.

6:00 am: wake up to the sound of Stella crying. Bring her to bed with me.

7:07 am: wake up to the sound of Gideon crying.  Change his diaper, feed him, cuddle.

7:29 am: change his diaper again, put clothes on him.

7:34 am: eat breakfast! DRINK COFFEE.

8:12 am: contemplate taking a shower.

8:13 am: hear Stella crying. Hear Gideon whining. Postpone shower.

8:14 am: watch Gideon suck on a giant yellow leggo while I feed Stella. Change her diaper.

8:45 am: play with Gideon while cuddling Stella. Be amazed by his ‘almosts’ [he almost crawls and he almost pulls himself up on whatever’s handy]

9:04 am: put Gideon down for a nap. Hand Stella to the babysitter [AKA swing], and shower!

9:14 am: hear Gideon babbling and wonder just how much he sleeps during his naps.

9:27 am: check on my unusually noisy napper. Find him reaching through his crib for a toy that’s juuuust out of reach. Also, he stinks. Change his diaper, put him back down.

9:29 am: listen to Gideon talk/scream some more. Maybe he’s ready to skip a morning nap?

9:45 am: listen to Gideon not sleep  as I put my hair in a teeny little side ponytail. ‘take that, husband who thinks I’m not hip,’ I think. Then I think, ‘yes, this side ponytail goes really well with my spitup-laden jeans and nine-year-old t-shirt. Soooo hip’

9:50 am: Gideon sleeps! Cuddle with sleepy Stella as I enjoy some online window shopping.  Fill my Jcrew.com shopping cart. After a lengthy consultation with my stylist [sister], I decide to be responsible and not complete my purchase. Sad face.

10:43 am: Wonder when Gideon is going to wake up. Seriously. This is not his [my] normal schedule. I’m thrown for a loop.

11:00 am: Gideon finally wakes up. Unsure of whether to give him breakfast or lunch foods, he gets: pears & cinnamon with oatmeal [baby food], more oatmeal, and chunks of cheese. Then I teach Gideon to share his cheese.

11:30 am: I finally change Stella out of her PJs. She’s wearing 0/3 month stuff today. It’s big on her, but adorable. Duh.  Oh yeah and I change her diaper.

11:47 am: change Gideon’s diaper. Gross. [have I  kept track of all of the diapers?]

11:53: Play with Gideon.

12:01 pm: Gideon scoots forward! This is an exciting first. I spend the next half hour trying to coax him forward with various bribes.  He quickly gets sick of this game.

12:30: put Gideon in his command center, have a nice wholesome lunch of Triscuts, change and feed Stella.

1:20 pm: Nap #2 for Gideon, Hulu/snuggle time for Stella and I.

2:30 pm: Feed Gideon a snack: beef & veggies (baby food) plus one piece of wheat bread. Yum.

2:58 pm: Change diapers and attempt to get out of the house. We head to the mall to walk around. Stella protests.

3:52 pm:  In the van, Stella cries while Gideon tries to talk over her. [Quite a chorus.]

4:02 pm:  Hang out in the basement. I contemplate not giving Gideon an evening nap.

4:55 pm: Gideon decides to have an evening nap.  I catch up on this list because I haven’t written anything since 12:30. Seriously, someone better read this whole thing.

5:59 pm: Skype with my parents as I feed Gideon and Stella. Try to get him to crawl for his grandparents. Change Stella’s diaper.

7:01 pm: Give Stella back to the babysitter so that I can give Gideon a bath and a bottle.

7:45 pm: Put Gideon in his crib. Put a Lean Cuisine in the microwave.

8:10 pm: Wash bottles & make formula. [ugh]

8:35 pm: More Hulu/snuggle time. Try to keep Stella awake. Fail.

10:03 pm: feed Stella. Wait and wait and wait for her to fall asleep while she is only interested in giving big smiles.

11:21 pm: give in and put her in the swing to get her to fall asleep.

11:59 pm: I’m still awake, and so is Stella, but this is the end of the day, so it’s the end of my list!