Day in the Life {Morning}

{The last time I did this Finn was five months old and things have changed so much!  Here's a glimpse into one of my days at home with Finn at almost ten months...)

6:45 am.  Finn's been asleep for eleven hours and wakes up fussy as has been the norm for about a week now.  We're blaming it on the molars that are starting to push through in lumpy bumps along his top gums.  Poor guy.  I stumble out of bed and nurse him in his room.  He calms easily and gives me a big smile once he's filled his stomach a bit.

7:00 am.  I take Finn out of his warm and cozy sleep sack and change his diaper.  He's started absolutely hating diaper changes, and this first one is no exception today.  Finn's dad comes in to distract him a little and kiss him goodbye as he heads out the door for work.

7:15 am.  We head downstairs in our pjs (still rocking the red-striped Christmas Hanna Anderssons) and say good morning to Duncan who's back from his morning walk with his dad.  It takes Finn about ten minutes to pull out all the toys that I picked up last night, and to get the living room back to its normal disheveled self.

8:15 am.  We're still playing.  Finn has lots of energy and is crawling all over the place.

8:30 am.  Time for breakfast.  Finn has his usual banana and a little bit of yogurt.  Cereal and a green tea latte for me.  Oh, and I decide to start taking pictures :)

8:55 am.  We're done with breakfast and back to the living room.

I wasn't kidding about the level of chaos.

9:15 am.  Like clockwork, I am changing a dirty diaper.  Although, I should say that this is a very sneaky clock, because if dad is the only one home in the morning, it doesn't poop.  Finn's so squirmy that I've pulled out the big gun and given him his favorite toy as a bribe to get him to hold still.

9:16 am.  I take my phone back and Finn flips in an instant.  By the way, clashing patterns aside, this is my favorite diaper (BumGenius 4.0 Artist Series).

9:20 am.  It's getting close to nap time, but we play for a few more minutes until the tell-tale eye rubbing starts. Finn loves to pull up and hang out on the coffee table.

9:35 am.  We head upstairs.  I've been putting Finn back in his sleep sack for naps for a week or so now since it's been so cold here.  Sometimes it helps him to take a longer nap and sometimes it doesn't.  I nurse Finn.

9:45 am.  Out.

I get dressed, pick up the living room a little bit, and sit down to do a report I need to get done for work.  I finally finish the green tea latte I made for breakfast.

11:15 am.  A happy well-rested boy is awake and babbling in his crib.

 

I head upstairs and quietly sneak into Finn's room.  I love love love going to get him when he wakes up happy.  He gives me the biggest grin when he notices me.  He's still a little sleepy and nurses for a bit.

11:25 am.  Diaper change.  Looking good Finn.

11:30 am.  I've wrestled Finn through getting dressed.  He's far too busy these days for details like clothes.

  We bundle up to walk Duncan.

Duncan's already mad that he has to wait for me to get Finn's hat and coat on and get him in the carrier... but now we're taking pictures?  Grumpy schnauzer.

11:35 am.  And we're walking.

We stop in to the pet store where Duncan gets about twelve treats for doing about three half-hearted tricks.  The pet store is like this alternate universe where everyone oohs and ahhs over Duncan and ignores Finn.  Also known as: heaven for Duncan.

12 pm.  We drop Duncan off and pick up a package of pajamas that I need to mail to one of Finn's friends in Tennessee.

12:10 pm.  We're at the post office.  It's freezing but a gorgeous day.

12:25 pm.  We're back home and it's time for lunch.  Finn's pretty excited about it.

Lunch is chicken,

fresh peach,

and Finn's favorite: pumpernickel bread with cream cheese.

To be continued with a surprise lunch guest...