(My life from Aug to Mid dec 2016)
Here's what happens in an average day when G's at work and L has school. It's the holidays now and my schedule is more fluid since G is home and it's school break for L. Things get very hectic when G needs to go to work because I have 2 little ones to care in the am and pm!
A day in my life:
7am - 7.30am: Wake up, change diaper and feed Keira. She's currently exclusively breastfed!
7.30am - 8am: Wake Leia up and prepare her for school! I've been changing her diaper, school uniform and socks on the bed whilst she lazes around on bed!
Keira is usually in her cot or bouncer when I get Leia ready.
I prepare and pack Leia's bread with peanut butter really quickly so that she gets to eat it on the bus.
8am: I send her off to take the school bus, carrying the little one! I always pop on my nursing cover if I look a little indecently dressed (cause of nursing).
8.15am - 9am: I get some household chores done. Usually, I start off with doing laundry, boiling water and washing some dishes whilst waiting for the laundry to be done. Then hang up the laundry to dry.
I always put Keira's bouncer right outside the kitchen so that she can watch me run errands. She's kinda addicted to me at the moment... So it's waterworks when she doesn't see my face -.-
9am - 11am: Keira gets tired usually about 9am so I try to get her to nap by latching. I watch a little TV before she gets into deep sleep and I transfer her to the cot.
When I succeed (sometimes I do fail and have to repeat the previous step haha), I start preparing lunch for Leia and myself! Usually, I do one pot meals using my favourite and trusty Zujiroushi rice cooker. I just steam rice, marinated meat and veggie altogether at different times in the pot. Honestly, it's tough to cook other more fancy dishes. I simply have no time -.-
Keira likes to wake up after 30 min of napping as she transitions into the next sleep cycle. I usually need to nurse her back to sleep during this period.
At about 10.30am, I switch on the water heater and prepare Leia's towel + clothes in the bathroom.
11am: Time to pick Leia up! By this time, Keira is up and we'll pick Jie jie together!
11.15am - 11.45am: Back home, I put Keira in the bouncer right outside the toilet before I bathe Leia and let her play with her water toys!
I dry her and let wear her shirt + diaper and let her continue to play with her toys whilst I bathe Keira! It's a hectic schedule hehehe.
11.45am - 1.30pm: Time for foooooood. I prepare Leia's lunch and get her to eat on her own in her high chair. Before we trained her to self feed, it was sooooo difficult to have to feed her whilst she runs around. So much patience and cleaning needed omg. So much better now.
She eats whilst watching TV (don't judge! haha) and I try to gobble down my food before Keira fusses for her next nap.
1.30pm - 5pm: If I'm lucky, Leia naps early. Nowadays, she naps for about 1.5 - 2 hours. Whilst she sleeps, it's just K and me again! The same routine repeats and sometimes I get to use my phone... Watch youtube or just space out! If the house is too dirty, I'll sweep or mop the living room!
5pm - 6pm: I cook rice for our tingkat dinner and sometimes bring the little ones for a walk in the park or playground! Going out really refreshes me. And Keira's always more calm when we're out!
6pm - 7pm: Dinner for everyone! G gets home by 6pm and we take turns to eat! I can't remember the last time we ate together slowly lol.
7pm - 9pm: Family time! This is the time we play with Leia whilst trying to manage K's evening fussiness. G and I get to catch up with each other if we're not too exhausted... True story.
9 - 9.30pm:
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