A Day in the Life...

I did one of these posts almost eight months ago, and I wanted to do another so I can look back and compare how different life is now.

This post won't contain as many pictures as my last "Day in the Life" post because I'm not that on top of things now with two kids. Ha! So I'll just post some random photos of the kids that I have on my phone, instead.



Kevin's job requires him to work really long hours so I take care of most of the kid and home stuff on my own. He helps when he can, though.

4:45-5:30am: Snooze my alarm and then hop in the shower.

5:50: Put my makeup on while I pump.

6:20: Get my lunch bag together, get Landon's bottle bag together, get my pump bag together. So many BAGS!

6:30: Wake Landon up, change him, dress him, feed him a bottle. Put him down in his crib to play or in the swing. If Kevin happens to not have to go into work early, he'll do this.

7:00: Get myself dressed, finish my hair, brush my teeth put ALL THE BAGS in the car. Put the dogs in the garage, get them food and water for the day and turn the space heater on for them (they are spoiled little pups).

7:15: Wake Preslie up. Get her changed, dressed, do her hair and brush her teeth, then take her straight to the car. I turn the car on so it'll warm up, lock the doors, go inside to get Landon and turn on the house alarm.

7:35: On the road to take the kids to Miss Kara's.

8:10: Get to work. Thank goodness my job is super flexible with my schedule.



11:00-11:30: Pump and read.

12:00pm: Eat lunch at my desk.

1:00: Go down to our little workout room in the office building and exercise for about 45min-1hr. Shower and change and back to work at 2:00.

4:00: Leave work and pick up the kids.



4:30/4:45: Get home, unload the car of children and BAGS. Get things settled in the house and immediately change out of my work clothes into comfy clothes. Get Preslie a snack.

5:00: Feed the dogs and nurse Landon.

5:45: Start dinner if I'm cooking. Otherwise, Kevin will make dinner or we do leftovers.

6:00: Preslie eats, or waits until our dinner is done to eat. Kevin gets home.



6:45: Kids get a bath. Kevin will usually bathe them while I get the kids' jammies out and diaper bag ready for the next day. I'll get Landon ready for bed, nurse him and put him down. Kevin will get Preslie ready for bed, read to her and put her down. After, Kevin will usually clean the kitchen.

8:00-9:30: Race to get something done before I have to go to bed. Whether it be a load of laundry, bills, write a blog post, clean a bathroom, unpack from a trip the weekend before. There's always something that needs to be done. Wash Landon's bottles and fill them for the next day. Make Landon's baby food for the next day. Get ALL THE BAGS together for the next day.

9:30: Pump and read.

10:00: Bed (if I'm lucky) and start all over the next day.

THE END.

Landon at Five Months

This post is waaay late...

Landon turned five months old on Sunday, March 1st.

 

Measurements
I have no clue what he weighs. He feels heavy to me and he seems to be going through a growth spurt at the moment (back in the beginning of March), so if I were to guess I'd say probably 16 pounds?
He has his next well-check appointment on the 26th so I'll know for certain then.

Appearance
~His hair is growing but is very fine like Preslie's was/is.
~Light gray eyes but they're getting some green in them.

~He gets really pink cheeks when he nurses.

~The back of his head is kind of flat. He spends most of his time on his tummy, but he sleeps flat on his back at night and during naps and it's not helping matters. Hopefully, it'll round out as he gets older.


Sizes
~He's just about outgrown his six month clothes. Six month pants are getting snug around his belly and kind of short. Some of his six month jammies are getting too small. He's definitely out of 3-6 month clothes. I'll be moving him up to 6-9 month and nine month clothes soon!

 ^ Love that booty! 

~Still size three Honest Co. diapers.
~Size NB/0 shoes.

Personality
~He loves to laugh! He will laugh at anyone and anything and I LOVE it!

~He is a big flirt.
~He very rarely cries at all.
~He's started to throw little fits if something is taken away from him; like his Sophie. Yikes!
~He gets easily distracted while he eats or nurses. Kind of frustrating, but it comes with starting to be aware more of things around him. Sometimes, I need to nurse him in his room with the sound machine on so I can get him to focus. Ha!
~The kid never stops moving!

Likes
~He loves his Sophie and gnaws on it all the time.

~He loves to roll over! He's always doing it. I don't like it so much because it means he's growing up, and he also spits up whenever he's on his tummy.
~He idolizes his sister!

Dislikes
~There's not much he dislikes. He's a pretty laid back baby.
~He sometimes doesn't like to be worn in the ERGO, but we're working on it.

Eating
~He just tried his first solid (rice cereal) right before he turned five months. He wasn't all that thrilled with it. He didn't hate it, but I don't think he really cared either way. He ate it all but it seemed like he was kind of "meh" about it. His sister was all about food at his age, so it's a little different this time around. I may not focus so much on pureed baby food if he doesn't seem to care for it and may lean more towards baby-led weaning if it works better for him.

~He takes anywhere between 6-7 ounces by breast or bottle four times a day. Sometimes he "snacks" (nurses) at 5pm.
~So far he's had rice cereal, breast milk and pears.

Sleep
~He's been sleeping great. Landon's been waking up sometimes around 5:30am some mornings, but he'll usually talk himself back to sleep.

~He still likes to take short naps. It's rare if he takes over an hour-long nap.

  
Schedule
~His schedule has changed this month. He seems to be doing a lot better with this schedule than the last schedule.

7am: Wakes up and gets a bottle or nurses
8am: Baby food
9am: Nap
11am: Bottle or nurses
12pm: Baby food
1pm: Nap
3pm: Bottle
5pm: Nurses (if it's a week day, if it's the weekend he'll get baby food)
6:30pm: Bath
7pm: Bottle or nurses
7:30pm: Bed

Milestones
~Landon started rolling over from his back to his tummy at 4 1/2 months and he does it non-stop.
~He's discovered his tongue and blows raspberries. Spit everywhere! It's real fun when he's drinking a bottle. Ha!
~When he's on his tummy he pulls his legs up underneath him, so I have a feeling crawling will be coming in the next couple months.

~He will mimic us if we shake our head side-to-side like we're saying "No." It's so cute!
~He's strong enough with his core body strength that he can be held on your hip which is so convenient.
~He reaches for our faces when we talk to him. Love his little hands!
~He sits in a highchair now.

New Experiences
~We've started putting Landon in his exersaucer. He's not quite strong enough to hold himself up all the way so he's in it for short periods of time for now.

~He attended his first Superbowl party! He wasn't a fan of all the loud cheering.
~He got pink eye this month - ugh! Miraculously no one else in our house got it, thank goodness! We were able to catch it on the first day and get drops right away so the symptoms of it only lasted a day.

~He went to Miss Kara's full time this month since Mama went back to work (on February 9th). He's been doing great there and all the kids love him.
~Landon got to celebrate his first Valentine's Day!

~He went to the Sacramento Train Museum and got to meet his cousin Carter, Cindy, Les and his great aunts Judy and Cindy.

~Landon experienced his first full weekend away from Mama. Papa took such good care of him (and his sister) while I was gone. It was nice to get away but much nicer to get back to my babies!

Every day our little boy is changing and he is so much fun! He's such a joy in our lives.