Okay, I meant to do this when she was a newborn, then again at 6 months, but I kept forgetting. I want to have this to look back on and remember how simple and fun life was a one year old. So, finally a couple weeks ago I just committed to taking a bunch of pictures and documenting our day day. Here it is....
MORNING
7am- Andy is already up and I wake up to Ruby babbling in her crib. I love just watching her on the monitor play and talk but this morning I get up so we can get the day started like we always do...just waking up slowly together snuggling in the rocker.
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| I get Ruby snuggles.... |
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| Andy gets to cook breakfast, doesn't seem fair does it? I think we still do this because morning time was Ruby's longest nursing time and I miss that |
Then we head out for a morning walk, we don't get to do this everyday, but try to at least a couple times a week. It's nice to have some time to just talk with Andy before we go our separate ways.
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| After about a mile Andy heads to work and we wave bye bye to him. Ruby still waves towards herself, it's so cute. |
8am-Once we get home it's breakfast time for Ruby. She gets milk, cheerios, eggs, and pears.
Then we play on the floor for awhile, currently she is loving the plastic container our pasta was in last night and she practices putting coasters in it. Only the best for our kid ;)
9am- Nap time! She goes right down after a little bit of rocking. Then I get to shower and have big plans to be productive but end up watching an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" instead and writing a few emails to friends. She wakes up after only an hour.
10am- Since we have a few hours before lunch time and we didn't leave the house yesterday I decide we definitely need a little outing. So I try to find some pants that will fit her since it's cooling down a little but with no luck. So, I put her in some leg warmers and she looks a little crazy but eh, if there's ever time you can pull off zebra shoes, rainbow striped leg warmers, and a polka dotted skirts, it's when you are a one year old so we just go with it.
We go walk around the Halloween store and Old Navy. I return a pair of
colored skinny jeans that I ultimately decided I'm not cool enough for.
The sales lady tells me I am skinny, then I kiss her on the
lips...okay, not really, but almost...
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| Ruby's first Halloween costume, which I later decide I don't like and return for (what I think) is a much cuter one |
12pm- Lunch Time! Ruby and I both eat leftover spaghetti. She also gets some oranges and broccoli. She throws every last bit of the broccoli on the floor.
1pm- Cleaned up from lunch (she is a very slow eater) we have some time before nap so I just lay on the floor and she hands me things and I get excited about it and she laughs. Fun times.
2pm- NAP TIME! Ruby goes down and I search craigslist for a jogging stroller, then try to clean up a little but. There may or may not have been a teeny bit of facebook snuck in there too ;)
3pm- The last hour or so before Andy gets home is always the longest, I think, especially on days like this, where it's just been the two of us all day, we need Andy to come home and "entertain" us. Today we hang out on the deck, I blow bubbles and she is not into them at all and just wants to hold Molly's disgusting, covered in mud and slobber. Germs help build the immune system right? Little girl's bound to have one kicking immune system with my "eh" approach to germs.
4pm- Andy calls and says he got some good news at work today. I have dinner planned but it's nothing exciting so I decide I can kill two birds with one stone and we can celebrate Andy's success AND I don't have to cook dinner by going out. I pack Ruby up and tell Andy we are on our way to pick him up.
5pm- Sharing some chicken fajitas at Taco Cabana....yes, it's lame that we live in Austin, Texas, where there is arguable some of the best Mexican food restaurants around yet we eat at Taco Cabana. What can I say? It's cheap (we can eat for $10) and our loud baby doesn't get the stink eye she might get if we went to a nicer restaurant. It's amazing how our eating our options now factor in where we can get the least amount of stink eye. Tonight we splurged and ordered nachos too, yeah, the Luksys's know how to party ;)
Then we return Ruby's costume to Old Navy and go walk around REI for a bit before heading home. With Ruby's early bedtime it makes most nights out feel a little rushed. But then, we also get some down time after she goes to bed too which is nice.
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| not from this particular night, but I forgot to take a picture and couldn't resist posting this preciousness |
So, there it is. Nothing too exciting (or even exciting at all) but it's a pretty typical day. We have lots of fun, I can't imagine not being with her all day because she is just growing up so fast. Nearly everyday I have something new she's done to tell Andy that night (yesterday it was that she can point to things she wants now). The best and also most challenging part of my role as a stay at home mom is the simplicity of it all. I love that it's me and her all day and I know what to do to make her happy. However every day is basically eat, play, sleep, play, eat, play, sleep, play, eat, play. It can be monotonous at time, but is getting so much better with her becoming more social and having some friends close that stay home as well. We are also in weekly mom group and Bible study that takes up a big chunk of two days a week. Those breaks are good for both of us from each other.
Before I stayed home I knew it wasn't meant for everyone, but I now believe it is a true calling. That whole "best and hardest" job you'll ever have thing is so true for me. We are really enjoying life right now with our sweet baby girl.
I am going to try to do this every six months or so, but if my track record is any indication it may be a little longer before our next "normal day" update.
