A friend of mine with 3 boys (and I think all under 2 at the time) posted 24 hours of her life a while back and I didnt like my life was exciting enough, so I didnt. Well now I have a 2.75 yr old and a 5 month old so I thought now’s a good time. Also, it might be nice to look back on it at a later time. I sort of wish I would have done one at this time last year you I could see how quickly life changes. Anyway, here it is!

(I had planned to start at midnight but my son decided to wake up just before the clock struck 12)

Feb 14 2011
11:45pm Give Eli a bottle
11:55pm Fold cloth diapers

Feb 15 2011
12:00am Get ready for bed
1:30am Give Eli a bottle
3:37am DH gives Eli a bottle and diaper change
7:21am DH gives Olivia breakfast
7:33am Get up and give Eli a bottle and diaper change
7:40am DH leaves for work
7:53am Open curtains for Olivia to watch the garbage truck
7:54am Drink a breakfast shake and sneak away to pee
7:56am Find glasses
7:57am Check ipod – Mom group, email, facebook, online banking
8:04am Turn on TV and play ‘Stella and Sam’ ondemand for Olivia while I come to terms with the fact that it is morning, and time to start our day
8:07am Encourage Olivia to finish her breakfast so we can brush teeth
8:10am Reply to important email
8:13am Brush teeth
8:16am Go to the family room to play with Olivia – dress-up, flashlight fun, and Connect4
9:12am wait … no one made coffee?? make coffee
9:27am-ish fell asleep on the couch waiting for coffee
9:42am wake up – pour cup of coffee
10:20am Eli’s awake! Change diaper, clothes, sleep sac, give mini bath, change sheets – someone peed through his diaper!
10:43am Olivia and Eli play on the floor while I make a snack and Eli’s breakfast
10:50am Snack time! Cereal and bananas for Eli, bananas and toast with honey for Olivia
11:03am Olivia gets a time out for swinging the chandelier over the dining room table (not swinging *on* it, just swinging it)
11:13am Load dishwasher and put it through
11:30am Olivia asks to play in her beans, but instead cries for 8 minutes about various things
11:38am Put Eli in his swing (expecting him to cat nap)
11:40am Housework begins! Start a load of cloth diapers, collect laundry, tidy Tupperware which has been flowing out of my cupboard), clean off counters.
11:58am Olivia gets a time out for touching Eli while he is in his swing.
12:04pm Eli gets a bottle
12:09pm Mom calls to make plans for Zumba!
12:15pm Housework continues. Tidy bathroom, put toys away, empty ‘tools’ from yesterdays sensory bin, try to clean glitter off concrete counter top, wash cloth diapers
12:30pm Change Eli’s stinky diaper
12:36pm Realize I havnt eaten breakfast, open can of soup.
12:38pm Move Eli to crib and give another bottle!
12:40pm No milk. Great.
12:44pm Take 2 bites of soup when Olivia decides she wants some. I get her a bowl and she starts crying. Apparently she’s changed her mind.
12:47pm Ripped my favorite pants on the dining room table. Grrrrr
12:50pm Eli is sleeping! Olivia is eating soup.
1:00pm Change Olivia out of pjs and into clothes, put her in her bed for nap. Take her pony out, get her a drink, tuck her in, read book, sing lullabye.
1:08pm Drink coffee! Turn over laundry and sit at the computer
1:17pm Eli is awake.
1:30pm Olivia is sleeping. Try to get Eli back to sleep.
1:41pm Two sleeping babies! Computer time.
2:15pm Shower! Get ready for the day.
3:06pm Olivia is awake.
3:10pm Olivia went back to sleep (on her own).
3:40pm Eli is up. Diaper change then play time with Mommy.
4:00pm Work on grocery list (two week menu done last night)
4:15pm Olivia is awake for good. Family play time!
4:40pm Give Eli a bottle.
4:50pm Start dinner.
5:00pm DH is home!
5:15pm Leave for groceries. Stop at Tim Hortons for a Chicken Wrap with no sauce.
7:00pm Get home, unload and put away groceries. Get ready for Zumba!
7:30pm leave for Zumba!
9:30pm Home from Zumba, both kids are awake.
9:40pm Shower.
10:00pm Search for craft to make for our playdate tomorrow.
10:15pm Eli is asleep.
10:30pm Olivia is asleep.
10:30pm DH does dishes, I tidy toys, sweep crumbs, and tidy the rest of the house.
11:00pm Watch Big Love.
11:45pm Give Eli a bottle.

We’re expecting, AGAIN!

DH and I tried for 5 months and lucky for us, we’re expecting again. I am 13 weeks and 2 days today. I havnt gained any weight, but my belly sure is expanding. I have already moved to maternity clothes, as they are so much more comfortable. Plus, I couldnt get away with wearing yoga pants all day every day, could I? We’ve had our first ultrasound to check the dating and the midwife is telling us that Aug 31 2010 is our magic day. Although, Im leaning a bit towards Sept 4 for some reason. I was right with the delivery day for our first, so maybe its a sign.

Thats all for now, but I will try to update again soon with our plans for this pregnancy and impending delivery.

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Okay, okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. I am trying to embrace every moment. Even when shes a fuss-pants, I try and enjoy the moment. I tell her how proud I am of her daily. I want her to grow up and take pride in her accomplishments and I think praise is the best way to get her there. That’s how I live my life. Not that I want to be a proud person, but I want my family to be proud of me and the things I do for our little unit.

Man, 1st birthdays are deep!

So what, shes not an infant. That just means she will slowly start to take charge of her life. Shes feeding herself, that’s a start. She will even walk to the cupboard and pull out her crackers. Then she walks over to her high chair all the while saying ‘Cra-ca, Cra-ca. Cra-ca’. I love knowing what she wants. I’m not saying that alwaysknow what she wants (like that will ever happen), but I do like that we are finally getting some direction. On the other hand, I still love her little cuddles. She has even fallen asleep in my arms a few times in the last month (probablyhad a lot to do with her having the flu). Ill hold on to the ‘baby-ness’ for as long as I can, all the while embracing the little lady she is growing into. But in the end it doesnt matter how old she is or how independent she has become, she will always be my baby.

I think this is a good time to introduce myself and my little family. My name is Amie, and I’m 23. I have been married for 2.5 years to my high school sweetheart Tony. We have a beautiful baby girl, Olivia, who will be 1 in only a few days. 

I am a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) and I moonlight at a fast food joint a few hours a week. My husband is a Chartered Accountant for a very large firm, but he is in a small office.

We purchased our first home this January and are looking forward to playing in our yard, and barbecuing up a storm this summer. I’m also working on my garden, scouting patio furniture, and dreaming other house related dreams.

We (read I) would like 3 more children, although I have heard DH (dear husband) say on more than one occasion that he would like 2 more (I’m getting there!).

I guess that is all for now. I’m sure I will be back at some point to pour my heart out about my mixed feelings surrounding my DD’s (dear daughter) big milestone coming up. It will be the most bittersweet moment of my life!

I don’t know what I would do if I were to lose my husband. We have been together for 9 years this October and married for 3 this September. We have so many dreams for the future. I made him promise not to leave me. I realize that I have no control over the future, just the present. So, I am grateful. Grateful for our health and happiness and where we are in our lives. I no longer want to rush everything. I am learning to be happy in the ‘now’. Its not always that easy for me, but I do like a challenge.

Ive gone through a ‘cleanse’ in the past few weeks. Ive purged all negativity from my life and am working on cultivating the positive. I have so much to be happy about and its time I start embracing it.

Ive decided to include 3 things I am currently grateful for in each post.

1) My husband. This past weekend validated the actual hard work I do when I’m home alone with Olivia for 98% of her waking hours (and about 80% of her sleeping hours as well). There is no greater gift.

2) My daughter. For all the happy, laughing, and even the challenging times. She is shaping the person I am evolving into, as I am trying to mold her into a beautiful human being, especially on the inside.

3) My ’new’ friends. Who knew you could form such a tight bond in such a short period of time?

I think that is a good start. I will leave it at that. Post #2 will hopefully have a bit of an introduction to my little family and I. There, now I have both a short-term goal, as well as a long-term goal for this blog. It can’t be that hard, can it?