As we're rounding the half year mark with this little booger, Becky made a good suggestion to document a normal day. These normalcies soon won't be ones that fill our days, and it's a good way to remember the small things. So, get ready for a photo filled, video filled and cuteness filled blog!
** Side Note - some of these photos are from a couple days ago. But they were too cute not to share.
We are currently sleep training (blog about Ferber soon to come) so our mornings are a little off. But, usually Miles wakes up around 8am. We let him talk and play in his crib before going to get him. What's one of the best things ever? The HUGE smile you get from your baby as you peer over the crib in the morning. :)
Stephen saying good morning :)
After he's up and changed, we typically bring Miles into the bedroom to snuggle. He likes to look at our fan and play with our faces.
Sorry for the fuzzy - it was dark!
At this point, Stephen heads to work and me and Miles get up for the day. He plays for a bit before his morning bottle.
I love how he holds my thumb and fingers when I hold the bottle for him
After his chugging (because he's hungry after sleeping all night! - lets hope this sticks to the normal thing after sleep training is over), we go digest. The digestion station = him propped on a pillow under his playground to allow the food to settle. If I sit him up or lay him on his belly, he just spits up. A little time is all he needs!
The rest of the morning is play time!
Where he started when I put him down.
10 Min later.... ha!
Lucy saying hello!
Hanging out while I fold laundry. Only soft place in the laundry room? Lucy's bed. He seemed to enjoy it
At between 10-10:30, he goes down for a nap.
He's found and can now touch his fish mobile
If the nap goes well, he sleeps between 1.5-2 hours. As for me, this time is usually spent frantically trying to respond to emails and trying to button up anything I was working on that morning. Hence no photos of this period of time. lol. Chirp, chirp, chirp. Talk, talk, talk, SQUEAL! Once awake, we have our lunch bottle.
Big boy holding his own bottle
We have a little more playtime, possibly a little photoshoot to entice Stephen to come home early and play too.
Most times he can't come home. So we settle for a little facetime.
Miles chatting with dad!
About an hour after his bottle, we eat solids. Right now, we are only doing one meal a day on solids, but he seems to loooove them.
haha!! We just changed flavors...
Don't worry - he liked it.
At about 2-2:30, he goes down for his afternoon nap. It takes him a little longer to settle down for these naps, so the duration is a little iffy these days. He could sleep for 2 hours, or he might not sleep a wink. Again, hoping the sleep training will help here. Que the "Amy gets to work sequence." After his nap, he has his evening bottle.
After his bottle, I try my hardest to get him out and about. This usually means a walk or a visit to the neighbors. It helps if he's whining due to a short nap, or just seems restless due to being in the same place all day. I think in the future, we'll have to make a bigger effort to actually go somewhere during the day.
Eating some puffs and graham crackers at Aunt Becky's house
Daddy's HOME!
Playtime with Dad
Between 7-7:15 is when we start our bedtime routine: Nighttime bottle, bath, put on pjs, book and bed.
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