Here is what a "typical" day looks like for Cole (and his parents)...at 10 1/2 months old we have FINALLY found a routine that seems to be working...Cole has been a challenging wee one up until now, he definitely showed us his personality at an early age which has included quite a bit of his mother's feisty spirit and his father's ability for high level function on little sleep.
4:30-5am Time to get up...after a quick nurse Cole is all about the morning babble, I bring him into bed with us and he crawls all over his sleepy parents as we pray he will figure out that it is still dark and that going back to sleep is the very best!!
5:20 After 20 minutes of Cole acting like a monkey with absolutely NO intention of going back to bed, one of us gets up and takes him downstairs to begin the day (while the other of us goes back to bed for another luxurious hour)
6am The breakfast buffet begins. Tucker gets his morning walk. Dave has his two cups of coffee. Mom cleans up the mess Cole makes on the table, chair, everywhere. Tucker hoovers the floor. Mom scrubs the floor for the first time. Mom grabs breakfast on the fly.
7am Cole gets cleaned up and changed out of his now food smeared PJs. The soggy cereal bites, oatmeal and yogurt are wiped away from his ears, hair, fingers and toes (yes his toes). This process can be quite a struggle as taking off clothes and then putting clothes back obviously takes too long as Cole feels he is missing out on something and refuses to assist making what should be a 5-10 minute task more like 15-20 minutes.
7:30 Mom begins her daily load of laundry. Cole plays with Dave as he gets ready for work.
8am Nurse and Nap (normally the only one lasting in length from 25-60 minutes).
8:30-9am Awake cranky from nap. I bring him in the bathroom as I attempt to get myself dressed and ready for the day while entertaining and frequently chasing him.
9am-10am Playtime in the playroom. Read some books.
10-1pm Normally off to walk at a park, arboretum, nature reserve et al, to the library, to ECFE (like mommy/me) class, the gym, to playdates or some other activity to get us out the house.
1pm Lunch buffet. Cole gets a potpourri of crunchers, veggies, proteins and fruits preferably ones that aren't too messy which makes for creative planning on my part. The last thing I want to do is change his clothes. Cole signals he is finished by swiping what remains off the table onto the floor which signals a patiently waiting (and drooling)labrador for clean up. Mom scrubs the floor for the second time.
1:30-2:30 Playtime, nurse and mom's attempt at putting Cole down for second nap which normally backfires and then the next 30 minutes is spent calming an angry Cole down.
3-4:30 Errands of some sort or more playtime, reading, swings at the park.
5pm Stroller ride as we walk Tucker on various routes. We are like the mailman, we walk in all weather.
6pm Dinner bell. Cole begins to chow once again. Mom attempts to keep things interesting and healthy.
6:30-6:45 Dave gets home. Clean up and bathtime. Cole absolutely LOVES his bath. It is his daddy time. Mom once again cleans up and prepares for the adult version of dinner. Mom scrubs the floor for the third time.
7:15-7:30pm Ready for bed. Ten minutes of downtime. A last nurse and light's out. Rarely a struggle, he flips over with butt in the air as soon as I lay him in his crib. Sweet dreams!
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