Came across this over on my other blog... Ben was one month old when it was written. I'm glad I have it because I had forgotten things about that newborn routine, like how many naps they take at first and when and for how long. But yikes. I can't believe I'm about to venture back to this territory...

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Thursday, April 29, 2004
Routine...
I hear that babies really dig a daily routine. That works out well because Tom and I are two of the most routine-dependent individuals I know. Sooo.... it really hasn't been difficult to adapt to having another little routine-oriented person being around. Granted, the new routine is a tad Ben-centric. I'm thinking I got the raw end of this deal. The baby, however, is living the good life. ;)

Here's how our days USUALLY go... I've excluded the annoying details like diaper changes. We do change our kid's diaper though, I promise.

5 or 5:30a.m. The little poop machine wakes up hungry. Tom takes him downstairs and feeds him. Then he entertains him while he gets ready for work. This typically involves Ben sitting in his bouncy seat while Tom carries him from room to room.

7a.m. I get up and take Ben so Tom can go to work... we play for a little while. At some point I might manage to get a shower.

8a.m. Ben takes his first nap. (hooray!) He sleeps in his carseat in the basement next to me while I check my email and update my blog. ;)

9 or 9:30a.m. Time to eat again!

9:30 or 10a.m. Ben and I play. If I got a shower earlier, now is when I usually manage to work in drying my hair, if it hasn't already dried on its own, in which case, I'm not leaving the house that day. Every other day, I work in a bath for Ben sometime in here...

10:30 or 11:00a.m. Ben goes down for his REALLLLLLLLY long nap... time for me to actually get out of my pajamas, brush my teeth and get done whatever I need to do before it's time for him to eat again. Notice *I* haven't actually eaten yet. That comes later.

1p.m. Shove some sort food in my face while Ben watches Baby Mozart. He gets bored with it at the same part every time though, so I only have about 10 minutes to work with.

2p.m. Time to eat again!

2 - 4p.m. Any running around that needs to be done gets done now. Gotta get home before 5 though because...

5p.m. It's time to eat again!

6p.m. The second shift arrives ...er... Tom gets home! He takes the little poop machine while I do something.. ANYthing non-baby related.

6:30 Tom and I try to eat some semblance of dinner while Ben entertains himself in his bouncy seat. Thank you Fisher Price!

7p.m. Tom and I stare at the little poop machine and talk about how cute he is.... unless it's a colicky night, in which case, we take turns passing him back and forth and plugging our ears.

8p.m. Time to eat again!

9p.m. We all go to bed ... for awhile anyway.

11p.m. Time to eat again! This one's usually Tom's shift.

2p.m. Time to eat again! This one's all mine.

5a.m. Start ALL over...
// posted by Erin @ 8:12 AM