6:25 a.m.: Jude continues to prove how clingy he is by insisting on sitting in the bathroom while I shower.
My saving grace: coffee. Strong coffee.
6:30 a.m.: Jude and Samuel love to play on our bed.
6:34 a.m.: Me before makeup.
6:42 a.m.: Photoshopping the picture for today's blog post.
6:42 a.m.: Jude's first fit of crying. It's so darn early.
6:55 a.m.: What's playing on my iPod while I apply makeup.
7:09 a.m.: Finishing up makeup - Samuel snaps the picture.
These are the flowers I bought for myself at Trader Joe's. It's all about the simple pleasures in life, isn't it?
7:15 a.m.: I get the baby out of bed for the morning.
And she's a snotty, goopy mess. Yuk.
7:29 a.m.: Kids eat breakfast of "cookie cereal" as they call it. Since Jude is sick and has little appetite, I allow him to eat what he wants. And when one gets cookie cereal, they all do.
7:35 a.m: Me on the phone.
8:40 a.m.: In the car for Jude's well child doctor appointment. Snap a picture of how my rear view mirror is usually angled toward the baby. And she knows it =).
Me driving to said doctor appointment. I really need to get a travel mug because I drive with an open cup of coffee lots.
9:00 a.m.: Kids in doctor's office.
Jude getting his blood pressure taken.
10:15 a.m.: back home and doing all the kids eye drops for pink eye.
10:22: Laundry.
10:30 a.m.: Baby is sleeping. I get second breakfast of toast and sunflower seed butter.
11 a.m.: Baby up from morning nap. She usually only takes one nap per day, but she's under the weather and I'm alone with the kids, so I'll allow her two.
11 a.m.: Nursing.
11:40 a.m.: Lunch for kiddos - pb&j.
Noon: reading to the boys before their naps. I fight to read over Juliet's squirming.
12:15: Sometimes when the boys go to bed and I know the baby will be clinging to me, I sit down on her level and pop a movie in. I only watched about 15 minutes, though ("Young Victoria").
2 p.m.: Quiet house (everyone is napping) and I eat a quick bite of cheese on toast and breakfast bar.
And afternoon tea.
2:19: Bible time - I read for about thirty seconds when Jude wakes up.
Jude's up from his nap - first one of the three.
5 p.m.: Dinner of minestrone soup.
5:30: Juliet is adorned by the headbands the boys get into and she actually keeps them on.
6 p.m.: I take the kids to Baskin Robbins 31 cent cone evening. Jude chooses strawberry ice cream and Samuel the bubble gum. I get the baby an orange sherbet.
7:12: The baby gets a bath. The boys shower and everyone is in pajamas by 7:45.
That's a typical day when I'm alone with the kids. I can't say why I am so tired come 8, but I always am.
Today I'm grateful to have happy and somewhat healthy kiddos.
These are more pics from my "Week in the Life" documenting. The above one seems to be a repeat throughout the week of the baby clinging to me. And below, she was "helping" me with laundry. How sassy does she look?! I love her vintage slip I found at Value Village - so frilly and fun.
And here is Samuel going to grab Juliet after nap time. He couldn't resist some acrobatics.
Life has been a bit of a whirlwind around here with sick kids and a husband working lots of shifts. Finally I get a break tomorrow for Mother's Day - I will insist on slipping out to regain some sanity. Is it bad to want to escape the children for Mother's Day? I don't feel too terrible about getting a chance to miss them.
