In my 9 months as a mom, I have discovered that having a daily routine helps....a lot! Both of you know what to expect, and if someone else watches the baby for a day, they know what to expect as well. I really enjoy the routine olivea and I have. The basic daily functions we have down, and the rest we fill in. For example...on a day I don't go to the office...
7am - wake up, bottle and diaper change. Liv watches cartoons on nick jr. While I make phone calls for work.
9am - breakfast time for us both. We sit down together and she has fruit and baby cereal. I have a bagel or something like that. We chat :) when I'm done eating, I get up and wash bottles and her other dishes.
9:30am - bath time for liv. I let her play while I brush my teeth and put my contacts in. Then we wash her up and brush her teeth. And I sing her the brushing teeth song. I get her lotioned, diapered, dressed and hair brushed.
10:30am- bottle and nap time. Now it's my turn to shower and get dressed.
After she wakes up we do whatever needs to be done for the day. I do some work, she plays, we play together, I clean, or we run errands.
And that's our morning routine. :) sounds simple, which is a good thing. It's helpful knowing what to expect each day....especially when everyday can be unpredictable.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Adorableness That Is Olivea
I haven't posted for a while and I feel a little guilty about it, but I have had my hands full!
Olivea is getting more and more adorable every day. She is almost 9 months now! I cannot believe it. As of this week, she is as old as she was growing in my belly (39 weeks).
Yesterday she did some exceptionally cute things... which inspired me to get back on here so I can track them and cherish those moments forever!
Over the weekend...she was looking at her reflection in our siding closet mirror doors and started dancing, standing up and holding her reflection. Then she gave her reflection kisses. I got a little of it on video. Then, as I was feeding her dinner, she started singing to herself (also got this on video). She sings herself to sleep too and does it in the car. It is the cutest damn thing and always makes me smile. She also discovered mommy's belly button. She lifted my shirt and started poking it with her finger, which tickled and made me laugh...also making her laugh. I pulled my shirt back down and she lifted it again and continued poking my belly button. Then she decided she needed to see what it tasted like, and gave it a kiss. Yesterday, I was eating lunch and she noticed I had food. She was standing, holding the coffee table and cruised over to me, put her hands on my knees and got that same look a dog gets when they beg for food. How could I resist? I gave her a little rice and she replied "num nuuuuum." Nick had a late night at work and it was just about Liv's bed time and he still wasn't home. She crawled over to the garage door where he usually comes in and started saying "dada dadada." Awwwww....she missed him! As I was putting her down, she had her binky in her mouth and I asked for a kiss. She leaned down and gave me a kiss with binky still in her mouth. So I made a biting noise on it which she thought was super hysterical.
I just love her laugh and her smile. She has two little bottom teeth and I swear her smile could melt the ice caps. It is just amazing how much love I have for this little person.
Olivea is getting more and more adorable every day. She is almost 9 months now! I cannot believe it. As of this week, she is as old as she was growing in my belly (39 weeks).
Yesterday she did some exceptionally cute things... which inspired me to get back on here so I can track them and cherish those moments forever!
Over the weekend...she was looking at her reflection in our siding closet mirror doors and started dancing, standing up and holding her reflection. Then she gave her reflection kisses. I got a little of it on video. Then, as I was feeding her dinner, she started singing to herself (also got this on video). She sings herself to sleep too and does it in the car. It is the cutest damn thing and always makes me smile. She also discovered mommy's belly button. She lifted my shirt and started poking it with her finger, which tickled and made me laugh...also making her laugh. I pulled my shirt back down and she lifted it again and continued poking my belly button. Then she decided she needed to see what it tasted like, and gave it a kiss. Yesterday, I was eating lunch and she noticed I had food. She was standing, holding the coffee table and cruised over to me, put her hands on my knees and got that same look a dog gets when they beg for food. How could I resist? I gave her a little rice and she replied "num nuuuuum." Nick had a late night at work and it was just about Liv's bed time and he still wasn't home. She crawled over to the garage door where he usually comes in and started saying "dada dadada." Awwwww....she missed him! As I was putting her down, she had her binky in her mouth and I asked for a kiss. She leaned down and gave me a kiss with binky still in her mouth. So I made a biting noise on it which she thought was super hysterical.
I just love her laugh and her smile. She has two little bottom teeth and I swear her smile could melt the ice caps. It is just amazing how much love I have for this little person.
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