prepared for the fourth momoir in our extremely Rookie summertime series?
Deb as well as infant Leah at the bowling alley last month
Our buddy Deb shares a blow-by-blow(-out) account of her day with infant Leah. We appreciate the geeky interest to detail also has her sense of humor in this mega-did-do-list.
A Day in the Life of a practically 3-Month Old in San Francisco
7:30am: Leah wakes up after sleeping for 9 hours – a new record! She typically sleeps from 10/11pm up until about 6/7am or from 10/11pm up until 4/5am as well as then once again up until 7/8am. Yes, I understand that we’re very, extremely lucky. Leah still sleeps in our space in a pack as well as play. Today I unswaddle her before going to the bathroom, providing her bum a few much more minutes to get up before altering her diaper–it in some cases concerns life a few minutes after the rest of her. My other half Elliott hasn’t left for work yet as well as is on the couch viewing the world Cup, so he gets as much as modification her diaper.
7:45am: Breastfeed Leah on the couch while viewing the game, although I would typically feed her in bed in the morning. She eats on as well as off for about half an hour as well as spits up a bit on her t-shirt (which is typical). While feeding, I keep in mind a dream from last night: I went back to work for a see as well as got pulled into a satisfying that made me 2 hours late for Leah’s feeding. It was my very first work stress and anxiety dream because she was born. Let’s hope this doesn’t ended up being a pattern!
8:30am: modification Leah into dry clothes as well as modification diaper again. Pump out the rest of the breast milk to freeze for when I go back to work. I have about 30 bags in the freezer to date. The us team scores its game-winning goal as well as I get to see it live. I like pregnancy leave.
9:00am: Leah starts to get her crank on, so I put her down in her crib without a pacifier to take her very first morning nap. As a general rule, we try to make sure that she isn’t up for much more than two hours at a time.
9:01am: Leah cries so I provide her the pacifier. She is asleep 30 seconds later.
9:02am: Make a cup of Ritual Roasters 1/2 caffeinated & 1/2 decaffeinated coffee. The half caffeine is for me, the decaf for Leah.
9:30am: After speaking to Rookie mother Whitney for a few minutes about the guest blog writer assignment, hop in the shower while Leah sleeps in her crib in the other room. I keep the screen in the restroom so I can hear her if she cries. Leah is typically in her bouncer in the restroom while I shower to heavy steam out her boogery nose, however I didn’t want to wake her from her nap. everyday showering is a top concern for me as well as assists me feel like “normal” person. I am happy to report that I have taken a shower everyday because she was born.
9:45am: Leah wakes up just as I am about to sit down at the computer to begin today’s log. exactly how does she always understand when I’m about to try to get something done? I plop her in her bouncer as well as she plays with the connected wooden toy for a few minutes. She gets fussy a few minutes later, however the return of the pacifier soothes her instantly. I can’t assist wondering whether I utilize the pacifier as well often, however I don’t see the damage in anything that makes both of us happy. It’s not like she’s 12 years old sucking on a pacifier — she’s only 12 weeks! No violation to those of you whose parenting technique includes providing pacifiers to your 12-year-olds.
10:20am: clean out Leah’s stuffed up nose with the Nosefrida, this crazy contraption that assists me extract boogers from her nose much more rapidly as well as efficiently than a bulb syringe. She screams her head off, however I guarantee her that I only suck the boogers out since I like her. continue expression of like by altering diaper.
10:30am: Breastfeed Leah to stay on three-hour eating schedule. She stays fairly still as well as I handle to checked out a few pages of The woman With the Dragon Tattoo.
11:05am: Doorbell rings as well as I am hoping that it’s FedEx making its 3rd attempt to provide a secret bundle for Leah since I truly don’t want to have to go as well as pick it up. I carefully pull her off of me while hollering “I’ll be best there” in the general direction of the front door. I handle to make it before the man leaves. The bundle is an lovable 18M attire from Elliott’s cousins in L.A. I begin to believe about what she’ll be like when she’s huge sufficient to in shape into these new clothes.
11:20am: Shovel down breakfast as well as dry my hair.
12:00pm: modification diaper once again as well as drive to satisfy work good friends for lunch in Potrero Hill. organized on leaving at 11:45am to enable time to get gas however don’t make it out the door in time. Jaja. great thing we have a hybrid that gets excellent gas mileage.
Portable infant in PotreroHøyde
12:15: Vis opp på restauranten til lunsj. Leah våkner kort for at mine gode venner skal tilfredsstille henne så vel som deretter fortsetter å sove med resten av måltidet på en stol i bilene hennes og lastebilsetet. Snakk om balanse mellom arbeid og liv med gode venner som skjer til å være mødre av en ettåring så vel som en 9 måneder gammel.
13:30: Få hus akkurat i tide til hennes neste fôring. Dobbelt inspiser bleie før du mater henne. Ta igjen e -post så vel som Facebook på iPhone mens jeg fôrer.
14:15: Spill med Leah mens hun vrikker på sofaen. Prøv magetid med så vel som uten pute. Hun bryr seg ikke virkelig om verken, men oppdaget puten den nedre av de to ondskapene. Endring bleie.
Leah får kjernen hennes trening
14:45: Plop henne på et teppe i nærheten av datamaskinen, slik at jeg kan jobbe med en kontrakt for en barnepike.
15:00: Mail dukker opp i tillegg til at min aller første spesifisering av California PFL Inspect (betalt husholdningspermisjon). Cha-ching!
15:10: Leah begynner å få oppstyret på, så jeg satte henne i en søvnsekk så vel som ned for en lur i barnesengen hennes. Hun våkner opp 5 minutter senere, så jeg satte tapper inn igjen i tillegg til å legge en sweatshirt over både bare armer så vel som resten av sekken. Det ser opprørende ut, men armene hennes så vel som hendene føltes kjølig så vel som det var enklere å sette genseren på sekken enn å ta det av. Fordelen råder over mote.
15:45: Leah våkner fra luren hennes, så jeg tar henne inn på soverommet der jeg skal med kommoden min. Jeg er ute av alle graviditetsklærne mine, i tillegg til at jeg er forberedt på å lagre dem i garasjen. Jeg er ikke sikker på om jeg er høyere eller buksene mine er lavere, men alle uventede av flere av mine eldre t-skjorter virker mye kortere enn jeg husker. Jeg satte noen favoritter til side før jeg la dem ut i haugen. (I kveld vil mannen gjengjøre at ammende bryster er grunnen til at t-skjortene mine er like korte. Jeg satte dem til side i kanskje stabelen i stedet for ut-stabelen i situasjonen han har rett.)
16:30: Akkurat når jeg begynner å mate Leah, telefonsamtaler en god venn fra San Diego. Leah spiser litt, men vil heller spille. Hun farts også heller litt litt har ikke pooped på 24 timer. Jeg begynner å bekymre den uunngåelige poo-splosion.
17:45: Etter litt mye mer spill, får Leah en bleiemodifisering og går ned for en lur.
18.00: Elliott får hus fra jobb. Vi ønsket å gå på tur, men ikke vil vekke babyen. Leah, hvis du leser dette, må du våkne.
18:15: Velg at Leah ikke kommer til å reise seg, så jeg går til treningssenteret mens Elliott blir hus for barnevakt.
18:20: Leah våkner opp 5 minutter etter at jeg drar. Selvfølgelig.
19:15: Jeg får hus fra treningssenteret samt pumpe mens Elliott gir Leah hennes nattlige flaske. Vi introduserte en flaske morsmelk i uke 3, så vel som hun har hatt minst en flaske hver dag siden. Vi prøver å sørge for at hennes nest siste fôring av dagen er en flaske, så vi forstår at hun spiser nok. Min teori er at hvis hun spiser tilstrekkelig i nærheten av sengetid, vil hun sove lenger om natten. Ikke sikker på om det virkelig er sant, men hvis jeg tror det så godt som hun sover godt, er det stort tilstrekkelig for meg.
20:00: Den etterlengtede poo-splosion kommer. Heldigvis er ingen skadet!
20:10: Skype med Leahs tante i LA.
20:30: Leah snoozes på så vel som av mens vi ser på ungkaren på DVR. Ja, det er søppel -TV, men vi er hjernedøde på slutten av dagen. Leah benyttet seg av å være ekstremt våken mellom 7 så vel som 22:00, men begynte nylig å ta lur tidlig på kvelden. Jeg ser for meg på et tidspunkt at dette vil slå seg sammen med nattesøvnen hennes. Jeg håper vi ikke trenger å gjøre formell søvntrening, men vi får se nøyaktig hvordan det går.
22:00: Elliott modifikasjoner bleie for leggetid så vel som jeg mater Leah for siste gang i sengen vår. After she is done, I swaddle her as well as put the bit wiggle worm down for a (finger’s crossed!) great night’s sleep so we can do everything over once again tomorrow!
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Relaterte rookie mødre Forslag og aktiviteter:
Activity #24: motivate dad time as well as unwind already
Activity #243: Pump it up (support for working the breast pump)
Activity #212: Interrupt someone’s work day
Activity #46: Take a shower (you can do it every day!)
Activity #135: hold a webcast