Hi Friends!
The last time I did one of these Day In the Life posts was back in September. Now that Squish is almost 3 months old (he’ll be 12 weeks tomorrow, 3 months on the 29th) I thought it’d be fun to do another one! He’s still not exactly on a schedule so every day is different but here’s what yesterday looked like:
10:30pm Sunday – 12:30 am Monday
Work. Sunday’s are hard for me. I get really overwhelmed thinking about everything I need to do on Mondays and since life is a bit unpredictable, I feel like I need to take advantage of time when he’s sleeping to get some things done before the week officially kicks off.
12:45am
Bed. This is a little later than usual. I’m typically in bed sometime between 11 &12.
4:45
Wake up and feed the animals. They drive me crazy since I’m such a light sleeper so it’s easier to just get up, feed them and go back to bed.
6:30
Feed baby. He’s slowly starting to go longer and longer without eating at night. I fed him at 10:30 and he made it until 6:30. I would say 6-8 hours is about his average right now but there are still some nights where he only goes 4 hours.
7:45
Baby wakes up again. This is a bit unusual. Most mornings he’ll sleep until 8:30 or so unless he’s feeling fussy/can’t poop, which was the case today. I pulled him into bed with me, grabbed my phone and started reading blogs/checking social media
8:15
I get up, plop Squish in his chair and make my oatmeal. While I’m eating, I read more blogs, schedule tweets, etc with half my brain and sing and talk to baby with the other half. Hubby wakes up, gets ready for work and heads out.
8:45
Work. As most of you know, I work 15 hours a week for Regan. I do a lot of stuff for Healthy Aperture, various social media tasks, client projects, etc. Squish is usually pretty happy at this hour so we turn on Toddler Radio Pandora and I sing and work while he chatters away, plays with his taggie blanket etc.
9:30
Feed baby and check social media on my phone.
9:45-10:45
Squish usually falls asleep for at least a little while after he’s been up for a couple hours so I work furiously to get things done.
10:45- 11:15
He’s still sleeping so head to the kitchen to make some enchiladas for the blog. This will also double as dinner.
11:15-12:15
I try to plan things out so I can take a lot of my pictures for blog recipes on the weekends when hubby is around because for some reason Squish doesn’t enjoy watching me take pictures and run back and forth from the kitchen a million times. However, Sunday was super cloudy and dark which means terrible lighting, so I had about 4 recipes I needed to shoot today so I get that done while simultaneously trying to keep Squish from having a meltdown.
12:15-12:45
Daddy comes home for lunch. While he eats, Squish and I play on his activity mat and have tummy time (always a treat).
12:45
Feed baby.
1:00-1:15
Inhale lunch
1:15-1:45
More fun on the activity mat and in the bumbo. I also spend a little time responding to blog comments, which I’m terrible about…I always seem to be behind…but I’m working on it.
1:45-2:00
Check in on social media stuff.
2:00-4:00
Squish naps for some of this time so I do some project research for a client project. Then I work on blog stuff/chat with Squish as he wakes up. I’m changing the way my recipe index is displayed and I think it’s going to make it a lot more visual and easier to find recipes, which is great! However, I have to go back through and add category tags to 5 years worth of blog posts….not so great. I should have been doing it from the beginning, but oh well.
4:00
Feed baby.
4:15-4:45
Bundle up baby, pop him in the Ergo, leash up the dogs and head out for a walk. Today was the first day it was warm enough for Squish to actually look around while we were walking instead of my having to shield him from the winter weather and he loved it!
4:45-5:15
Baby finally poops. Major blowout. Get him all cleaned up and we play some more.
5:15-5:25
Daddy comes home. I run and get changed for Crossfit and eat a snack.
5:25-6:40
Crossfit while Squish hangs with daddy.
6:40-7:00
Quick shower and a snack
7:00-8:45
Back on Squish duty while daddy works out. We chat and play and he even entertains himself on the activity mat for a while (this is a new development) while I get a little more blog work done.
8:45
Dinner.
9:00-10:00
Squish falls asleep and I write a blog post and watch some HGTV while hubby plays guitar.
10:00-11:15
Finish categorizing 5 years worth of blog posts. The worst…but it’s done!
11:15 – 12:00
Feed baby, social media stuff, tv watching, chat with hubby….
12:00 – 12:30
Bedtime stuff.
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That sounds like an equally lovely and exhausting day! The delayed blowout poop did make me giggle 😉
haha story of our lives lately
hahaha. I love the name squish. You are incredible packing in all that in those hours!
Isn’t being a mom exhausting? I’m like you and just have to get up early, tackle the day and get in my workout…sometimes Sundays like you said are the worst becuase I know Dan is leaving 🙁 and I have to muster up the energy for the twins for 5 long days (dad works long hours this time of year and doesn’t get home for bed)….but I wouldn’t trade these ‘days in the life of’ for anything!
yikes! i can’t imagine with two. you’re a rockstar!
That seriously sounds like such an exhausting day. I cannot even imagine. I always enjoy reading these types of posts and seeing how people spend their time.
i love this! i’m totally impressed (and jealous!) that he’s sleeping 6-8 hours. William was waking up just a couple times during the night and lately it’s been 4…. which is like every two hours! oy.
oh no! hope it gets better soon!
Sounds like a great (and productive) day! I love that your husband can come home for lunch – I bet both you and Chase enjoy seeing him mid-day!
yes! it’s such a treat!
Long day! Life is not easy with a baby. But you are so productive…I sure wasn’t, haha.
The fact that Squish is sleeping for up to 8 hours is awesome 🙂
thanks! and yes, we’re loving the fact that he’s starting to sleep longer!
I love the name Squish and oh wow you’re days are hectic! Good luck mama!
Well, I must say that is a busy day! I know being a new mom isn’t easy and you are handling it so well. 5 years of blog posts? Wow, that’s a lot of material to re-categorize. Thanks for sharing!
haha no kidding. glad it’s done 🙂
Wowsers, you are busy!!
I totally feel your pain on the blog post categorizing. I did that a little while back and it was NOT a fun project!
ugh. glad it’s mostly over!
Yep.Yep.Yep. SOOOO overwhelming, but so awesome.
so awesome indeed!
You are so busy! But it’s such a good busy 🙂 I love how you and your husband tag team working out. That’s awesome.
And man, you go to bed late! I’m in bed by 9:30! haha
haha i’m working on getting there earlier but it just doesn’t happen!
You have a full plate, lady! Gosh, it’s so easy to tell though that you’re an absolutely amazing mom to that little baby (3 months already?!). I hope that you get to enjoy some rest and a few “me time” things this week, too!
🙂 i hope so too! hoping to start a new book!
Your little family is too cute! Love this 🙂
thanks Tara!
“1:00-1:15
Inhale lunch”
I get you!! Gotta eat fast with my baby around because he always seems to get fuzzy as soon as I’m about to eat. I’m still working on getting my baby in the ergo! Can I ask you what chair do you have? I’m in the process of finding one that my little guy likes! Excited to see the new recipe set up!
it’s the fisher price newborn to toddler rocker. i liked the rock and play when he was little but definitely love this now that he’s old. he can see a lot more of the room and sit up but still be reclined to sleep if need be!
My youngest was 1 when i started my blog, so I never went through this. I seriously don’t know how you don’t fall asleep sitting up. Wow! You are superwoman. {Like I ever had any doubts!}
haha thanks friend!
You pack quite a lot into your day! That’s awesome you get so much work done while still being with your son. And being able to fit workouts in for you and hubs has got to help relieve some stress. Have you ordered a national championship onesie yet?? =)
haha not yet. looking for a good one!
This was awesome! I’m sure Squish absolutely loves getting to spend time with you during the day. Are you hosting the “A Day in the Life” link-up?
Katie over at Mom’s Little Running Buddies is the host!
Lady – YOU ROCK!!! Being a parent and juggling work is hard – I know from experience – major kudos to you for still squeezing in walks and workouts!
Btw – “Squich” is just too adorable! Those cheeks!!!
thanks so much!
Girl, bless you that you can go to bed so late and still get up so early! I wake-up at 4:15, but I am in bed by 8:30!
haha that’s my dinner time!
Jealous of your sleep!!! Emma is 9 months old and lately have been lucky if she sleeps longer than 3 hours at a time. DYING.
oh no! hope she turns around soon!
I always like reading these day in the life posts. Congrats on getting through so many blog posts! I didn’t have any categories before, but when I went back to categorize them I only had about a year or so to go back through. I can’t imagine 5!
woof! it was a beast!
Whew–I’d be useless on such little sleep. You are a machine!! 🙂 Thanks for all the cute baby pics!! Love seeing him grow!
thanks friend!
Oh man, sounds so busy and exhausting yet all so familiar, too! 🙂 I’m glad he’s sleeping so well for you- that is awesome! And it sounds like you two are doing an awesome job of balancing baby duty, work and time together. You’re doing great, Lindsay!
thanks so much laura!
Love the 4:$5 – 5:15 event – a new perspective on happy hour? 😉
haha exactly!
wanna come categorize my blog posts next? I’ve got 5 plus years. Bring squish! haha. Love you!
nooooo thank you 🙂 put i’ll support you in your efforts by sending cute baby pics
I always love these posts, especially from other Moms. So interesting to see what other days are like. I can’t believe how much you do in a day!
i love reading them too!
Awwww, love your pics. I could not function on that amount of sleep, lol, I really really like sleep.
Amazing! I’m so glad YOU are feeling better! Squish takes a lot of work, but is so worth it. Glad dad can help out regularly too!! I still need to do one of these posts!
I’m so impressed by how much you get done with a baby that young. Back then I was just happy if I managed to make a meal each night. And never an impressive meal…
You’re my hero!! Also Squish is the best nickname ever.
haha thanks girl!
Love seeing what your day is like! Madison is slowly getting on a schedule, some days are still unpredictable which is hard but we are getting there! Glad Squish is going longer at night, I am blessed that Madison has been a great nighttime sleeper, not great at naps 🙁
aww that’s tough! hope the napping improves!