A day in the life...

We wake up for about the six o'clock feeding, and I change Olivia's diaper and feed her. Sometimes she stays up, and we go for a walk with Ringo. And sometimes she goes back to sleep, and so do I.

Later, Olivia plays on her play mat, has tummy time, and I read to her or talk to her. After, she kicks around in her portable crib while I make Nicholas's lunch, do laundry, and clean.

Then we have another feeding and diaper change. Say this is the nine o'clock one. Then, we repeat the previous paragraph (except for making Nicholas's lunch). We usually have more diaper changes than feedings, and Olivia now likes being on the changing table. Here is video to show her talking to me about it:


After the twelve o'clock feeding, I rock Olivia, sing to her, and see if she will sleep a little. Sometimes she does and sometimes she doesn't. Here is a picture of her in my arms while we are rocking:



After the three o'clock feeding, I try to get a little work done around the house. Yesterday, I vacuumed and mopped with Olivia in the Baby Bjorn. The day before I ran out and did errands with Olivia in tow. Here is Nicholas with Olivia in the Bjorn:





Nicholas usually gets home by around the six o'clock feeding, and Olivia plays with Daddy for a while. Sometime before the next feeding, Olivia, Ringo, and I go for our second walk of the day. And Nicholas and I have dinner.

After the nine o'clock feeding Olivia begins to wind down. We rock and sway and sing and sometimes walk around the house. She has been falling asleep for the night around 10:30-11. Sometimes she stays up for the 12 o'clock feeding and then starts sleeping. She still wakes up every three-four hours, but sometimes has a five hours stretch between feedings. That is, she eats at nine, falls asleep at 10:30, and maybe will wake up to eat at 1:30. So, of course, all those feeding times are estimates as she might eat every 2.5 hours for a few times and then have a five hour stretch at night.