I thought it would be a little fun to record the daily happenings of a day spent with Charlee... she does make life fun and interesting.
7:15 at work – Charlee has been up for a while and is fervently dancing in the living room. When seeing me she decided she needed to show off a few new tricks on her little trampoline…. She’squite the acrobat.
7:20 - Wanting me to feel at home she helps me take off my cowboy boots, quite a feat for a one year old.
7:26 - coffee is old and cold, after a four hour class last night, and not in bed till midnight… need coffee… decide I’m too tired to wrestle with their frustrating coffee machine
7:45 – sat Charlee down with milk and raisins to watch 15 minutes of sesame street
8:00 – tantrum aversion, hide all pacifiers
8:15 – whole grain pancakes with blueberriesand banana
8:35- scrubbed her clean… she got blueberry gunk everywhere includinghair and in the nose.Got dressed, sporting the cute pink fluffy boots, and a fun 20’s inspired hat
8:40 – made a mess in the bathroom while I brushed my teeth, one of the things I forgot to do when I ran out of my house, good thing I carry a toothbrush around
8:50- rounded up diaper bag, water, and snack
8:55 rushed out of the door to head to the Little Gym
9:15 – Gym class!! Charlee, as always was a hit… she showed off her tricks, jumped a plenty, danced like a pro… did all the tricks (teacher’s example), walked the beam, hung on the rings, and even did a flip on the bar, while being spotted, of course. Teacher Dana is amazed that Charlee initiated the flip on her own, can stand on the beam by herself, can do a overhand throw, and of course the jumping… she’s pretty advanced, and potentially a gymnast in the making
10:00 - class is over... commences the small talk and play date arrangements with the moms
10:20 - coffee at Coffee to a Tea, with Sugar… great place to hang with kiddos. Charlee can play and I get to sit down and drink coffee, free refills are just a plus. Comforted a few kids that Charlee hit, but this time was pretty stress-free… no break downs for Charlee
11:15 – home… de-layered the girl, and let her roam and play on her own while I made lunch
11:45 – pita pizzas with spinach puree. This time I added mushrooms to see if she would eat them, and for the most part she did. While she ate lunch I quickly did dishes from breakfast and lunch, and made myself a pita pizza, but without the spinach puree, and added fresh basil, garlic, and parmesan cheese.
12:00 – should have brought coffee home; need more…
12:20 – scrubbed her again…spinach in her hair, and yes again in her nose, although this time I did find it in her eyes. How she manages to do that, I have no idea. Ohhh to be 1 again.
12:25 – rocked in her rocking chair and read a little from “The House At Pooh Corner” a book that is so loved by Charlee that it’s missing more than half of it’s cover
12:40 – laid her down in her crib, with her pacifier… she’s laughing and talking to herself, so we’ll see if nap time happens
12:45 – quickly cleaned up all of Charlee’s toys, straightened, finished the dishes, cleaned off her highchair
1:00 – finally, sat down to eat my pizza, and read a book for my class, but really thinking about how I can swing a nap, and a cup of coffee.
1:30 – asleep… Charlee, that is.
Spent the next hour and a half catching up on communication, reading for school, and taking care of a few odds and ends that I never have time to do… thank God for decent length of naps.
3:00- Charlee wakes up and is instantly smiling and laughing… loves jumping in her crib.
3:15 – a little screaming fit
3:30 – dancing to youtube sesame street videos, me blowing bubbles
3:45 – snack of appleasuace and veggie puffs
4:00- Dancing to Wiggles youtube videos… me dishes
4:15 – Ali, the dog and I chase Charlee around for about 15 minutes straight… the poor little girl gets so excited she doesn’t watch where she runs or walks…. 3 run ins with various objects
4:40 - 10 minutes late… talk to Charlee’s mom for 10 minutes
4:50 – rushing home, to hurry and grab dinner and on to a meeting at 6:15…. Good meeting
Church – a good Tuesday
Total diaper changes – 5, Total toddler tantrums – 7
More kisses and hugs than I can count!
