The girls are doing science camp all this week and it’s the first time I haven’t had all 4 kids home with me since Pipsqueak came along. You’d think that life would be soooo much easier with 2 less kids for most of the day but, unfortunately, it’s not.
This was yesterday:
4:15 up nursing Pipsqueak
4:30 still nursing Pipsqueak
4:45 still nursing Pipsqueak (he went to bed at 7:00 and wasn’t all that sleepy)
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5:30 nursing Pipsqueak in bed
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6:30 getting baby attacked by a wide-awake Pipsqueak
6:45 checking Facebook/e-mail, etc.
7:00 making coffee
7:15 listening to Doodle have an epic meltdown about not getting to go to camp with the girls
7:30 making Doodle’s breakfast
7:45 putting the girls’ hair up
8:00 helping girls make lunches
8:15 eating my breakfast
8:30 building a train track for Doodle
8:45 nursing Pipsqueak
9:00 checking e-mails
9:15 checking e-mails, getting my hair “cut” by Doodle
9:30 scheduling blog content while boys play outside
9:45 scheduling blog content while boys play outside
10:00 Getting dressed
10:15 taking boys for a walk/bike ride
10:30 cleaning up 4th of July fireworks trash and debris from the yard and road
10:45 doing color matching with Doodle (while Pipsqueak snoozes in the buggy!)
11:00 nursing Pipsqueak, following up on e-mails
11:15 making lunch
11:30 eating lunch
11:45 putting dishes away
12:00 watching boys play together while I look over my new blog theme options
12:15 folding diapers
12:30 showering
12:45 putting Doodle down for nap
1:00 nursing Pipsqueak, trying to get him to nap
1:15 changing Pipsqueak’s dirty diaper (nap didn’t happen…)
1:30 updating the blog, watching Orange is the New Black while Pipsqueak pulls the plastic containers out of the cupboard
1:45 updating the blog, watching Orange is the New Black while Pipsqueak helps himself to some pea crisps
2:00 nursing Doodle and watching Orange is the New Black
2:15 updating the blog, watching Orange is the New Black while Pipsqueak tries to pull all the photo albums out of the cupboard
2:30 updating the blog, watching Orange is the New Black while Pipsqueak plays nicely
2:45 getting an angry Doodle up (nap terrors are a daily thing now)
3:00 getting Pipsqueak dressed
3:15 filling up water bottles
3:30 driving to girls’ camp
3:45 waiting for girls to get out of camp
4:00 walking back to car with all 4 kids
4:15 driving to Starbucks/gymnastics
4:30 dragging 4 kids around a huuuuuuge plaza
4:45 having a snack at Dunkin Donuts
5:00 talking to gymnastics director while girls change their clothes
5:15 nursing Doodle, waiting for girls’ classes to start
5:30 trying to keep Pipsqueak from shoving his hands up inside the vending machine
5:45 chasing Pipsqueak away from the doors
6:00 trying to entertain Pipsqueak with his teethers
6:15 watching Honeybun on the bars (outside the gym)
6:30 waiting for Honeybun to change her clothes, trying to keep Pipsqueak from touching everything in the bathroom while I pee
6:45 changing Pipsqueak’s diaper
7:00 trying to keep Pipsqueak entertained while Honeybun braids my hair
7:15 watching Sugarplum on the bars
7:30 waiting for Sugarplum to get dressed so we can go
7:45 driving home
8:00 getting Pipsqueak’s dinner ready
8:15 eating dinner
8:30 getting Pipsqueak ready for bed
8:45 reading The B.F.G.
9:00 nursing Pipsqueak
9:15 trying to figure out where the blood all over Pipsqueak’s bed came from when he won’t settle down to sleep.
9:30 editing pictures for this blog post
9:45 trying to fix errors with my new blog theme
10:00 getting ready for bed
10:15 catching up on So You Think You Can Dance
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