8:00am. Jake wakes up and turns on his Fisher Price Slumbertime Soother and listens to the music. Mommy goes and brings him back to bed to nurse, hoping he'll fall back asleep. He chooses to play (loudly) in between Mommy and Daddy for 50 minutes.
8:50am. Jake nurses to sleep and Mommy and Daddy sneak in a little more sleep.
9:45am. Mommy and Jake wake up. Jake gets a diaper change and a massage and he's dressed for the day. Mommy is (of course) still in her pajamas.
10:10am. Jake helps Mommy make the bed and feed the cats.
10:30am. Jake watches his beloved Sesame Street while playing in his exersaucer. Mommy eats yogurt and puts in her contacts.
11:00am. Sesame Street is over. Jake practices sitting up on the bed, watching the cats.
11:15 Naptime! Jake nurses to sleep on the bed. Mommy (finally) takes a shower, starts a load of laundry, eats lunch while checking e-mail and getting some work done on the computer.
1:15 Jake's up from his nap, crying. Lots of kisses and a diaper change and he's happy.
1:30 So much for All My Children. It's time for lunch. Jake's in the swing eating squash (his favorite) and watching Blue's Clues. He adores Steve and laughs and talks to him nonstop.
2:00 Mommy packs a bag with diapers, wipes, hat, sunglasses, bottle, spit up cloth, wallet, rattle, pacifier, book and remembers when she used to be able to leave the house with keys and a wallet. Jake is strapped in the stroller and we go to the park.
2:15 We're at the park. Jake loves watching the kids play, especially if they are on the swing or riding their bikes.
3:00 Jake drinks his bottle (trying very hard to hold it himself) and falls asleep. We leave the park.
3:15 We're home. Mommy tries to work more on the computer but Jake is up after 10 minutes. Mommy changes his diaper while he helps by holding his feet!
3:30 Jake nurses. Then he's down on the blanket, practicing rolling over and playing with toys.
4:15 We read Jake's favorite book, The Sesame Street Counting Book. Jake likes to turn the pages and see if he can get them into his mouth.
4:25 We forgot about the laundry so Jake goes in the Baby Bjorn and we head downstairs to do more laundry.
4:40 Jake's back in the Exersaucer watching Oprah. He loves her and thinks she is talking and smiling right at him so he smiles and talks back.
5:00 Jake's getting sleepy and Mommy knows just the thing to lull him to sleep. The swing! It works like a charm, especially as Mommy turns the news on softly. Mommy's back at the computer working.
5:50 Jake's up. He gets his diaper changed and then it's on the floor with Mommy. Mommy tries to get him to roll over from his back to his tummy, but he'd rather laugh and play with his toys instead. We watch General Hospital (which we taped while we were at the park) and play on the floor.
6:45 Daddy's home! Jake is thrilled to see his playmate.
7:00 Jake's in the Exersaucer in the kitchen while Daddy makes dinner. Mommy puts away laundry and checks her e-mail again.
7:45 Jake sits up on the floor with the help of his Boppy pillow and watches Mommy and Daddy eat.
8:15 Daddy feeds Jake cereal mixed with applesauce which they get all over the swing and Jake.
8:30 Daddy gives Jake a bath in the baby bathtub in the kitchen sink. Jake loves it and tries to drink the water.
8:50 Daddy plays with Jake trying to keep him awake so we can sleep late on Saturday but Jake is too smart for those silly tricks. He's fussy and ready to go to sleep now.
8:57 Daddy reads Jake Goodnight Moon.
9:05 Mommy nurses Jake on the bed.
9:15 Jake falls asleep. Mommy and Daddy are very happy as Jake's been sleeping through the night for a week now so even though they'll have to get up at 9am on a Saturday, they get to sleep through the night now too!!