It has been several months since I shared what our days our looking like. We have been on roughly the same schedule since Madeline dropped to two naps when she was 8-9 months old. I think we are getting close to transitioning to one nap, which I’m both excited and terrified about. We’ve really perfected this schedule over the last six months.
I am definitely loving my days with my girl. It is such an honor to be able to be home with her every day and I wouldn’t choose any other way to spend my days. I know being a SAHM/WAHM isn’t right or possible for everyone, but I am so thankful that I’ve been able to have the opportunity.
7:00 Madeline wakes up and we have a diaper change. Then, we head downstairs for a sippy cup of milk. We started doing the morning sippy around 10 months and she did great. We started with this awesome transitional cup.
I let Riley out, feed him breakfast, and make coffee for myself and Corey is he is home.
8:00 Madeline eats breakfast. She loves cheesy eggs with fruit or a whole grain flax seed waffle with peanut butter and some fruit. These suction plates are our favorite.
I make my shake while she eats breakfast and then wipe down the kitchen counters. We head back upstairs to play in our bonus room/play area. I drink my shake while she plays and try to keep her from sticking her whole hand in it.
9:30 Madeline plays and I try to get dressed in workout clothes and make my bed. At 9:30, we brush her teeth with her Sonicare, which I think is hilarious, then read a story, and Madeline goes down for a nap.
While Madeline naps, I workout and then get dressed for the day. There are definitely days that I workout and then end up staying in workout clothes all day but I do attempt to shower during this time and at least get tinted moisturizer and mascara on to look a little more put together.
I also try to spend a few minutes on laundry. I still wash and dry one day and then fold and put away the next. I completely loathe laundry but there is nothing more frustrating than when it piles up.
11:00 Madeline is up from her nap. She has a sippy of milk and a snack. Usually, she has cheerios with Trader Joe’s dried fruit mixed in. I give her her snack in one of these snack cups because they’re so easy to take with us.
On Wednesdays, we go straight to music class, which starts at 11:30. This is definitely the highlight of Madeline’s week. We also have a couple playdates that meet once a month at this time, too. If we don’t have an obligation, we run errands or play outside.
12:30 Madeline eats lunch. I try to eat with her. I meal prep my lunches (you can visit my business page to see how) so I can usually just pull one out of the fridge. If the weather is nice, we eat outside, which makes clean up a breeze. Madeline has this cute little toddler outdoor chair that slides up to be the perfect level to our outdoor coffee table.
Madeline plays until 1:30 – 1:45 then gets ready for her afternoon nap. I put on a dry diaper and put her sleep sack on.
1:45-3:00/3:30 Madeline naps. During this nap, I work. On Wednesdays, I have a weekly call with my team. I check in with my clients, enroll ladies into next month’s bootcamp, schedule posts, respond to emails, brainstorm with my success partner, and basically just try to cram as much #mamaboss work in as I can during this time.
I save the last ten minutes or so to clean something. With me working from home part-time and the residual income I earn from Teachers pay Teachers, we are able to keep our bi-monthly cleaning lady that we had when I was working full time so she does the deep cleaning stuff. I did end up getting the Roomba I so desperately wanted for Mother’s Day and it has already made this so much easier. I have to run four cycles for it to get the whole house based on stairs and how the house is laid out so every area is done every other day. Now, I just do a vacuum with the real vacuum once a week, vacuum the stairs as needed, use my favorite steam mop twice a week, and clean the bathrooms, laundry, and kitchen.
3:00 – 3:30 Madeline is up from her nap and ready for a snack. She loves cottage cheese with fruit or a yogurt for this snack. While she eats, I try to prep for dinner by dicing any vegetables that I need to to get a head start. Then, we play outside or take a wagon or stroller walk.
Our neighborhood has a fun little playground with swings that Madeline loves and sometimes we will meet up with some friends at a local park.
On Mondays, I tutor so my mom or mother-in-law will come to watch Madeline at five o’clock and finish the night time routine with her then stay for dinner.
5:30 We are usually home by now if we’ve gone out for some fun and I get back to prepping dinner. Madeline either plays in the tupperware cabinet or I give her some paper and jumbo crayons to color with in her high chair. I definitely use that term loosely at this age but she enjoys banging the crayons on the paper and seeing the different colors.
6:00 Madeline eats dinner. If by chance Corey is finished with work and our dinner is ready, then we all eat together but most of the time Madeline eats at 6:00 and I just sit down with her and talk to her.
I usually take her out in the wagon after dinner to help water all the outside plants. Making it part of our routine is really the only way I can be sure that I don’t kill off all of my pots. #justtellingitlikeitis
6:30 Bath and begin bedtime routine. If Corey is in town and home from work, he does bath, which gives me ten minutes or so to do whatever I need to get our dinner going. Then, I go up and give Madeline a sippy cup of milk and some snuggles. We brush teeth, read a story (this one is her favorite right now), say prayers, and she goes into the crib by 7:00. She listens to a lullaby on her sleep sheep and talks to herself for anywhere from 5-20 minutes before falling asleep.
Once Madeline is in bed, Corey and I have dinner and spend some time together. We both try to switch off work mode in the evenings but we aren’t always successful with that. There are definitely nights that we both have our computers out but we try to make that the exception not the rule.
Our days are filled to the brim and I’ll be honest and say that I don’t navigate them with the same level of grace every day. There are definitely days that I crawl into bed then sit straight up because I realize I never responded to a client’s message on Facebook or I forgot to schedule something for the next day. Madeline and I are pretty consistently fashionably 5 minutes late every where we go. I still wouldn’t trade it for the more punctual, put together life I was able to lead two years ago, though!
You may notice that there is no part of our day right now dedicated to blogging, which explains my inconsistent posting. I just haven’t quite figured out how to fit it in regularly in this season of life so I’m sure my posting will remain pretty sporadic for the time being. I hope you guys can bear with me and continue to stick around.
Happy Thursday!
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I really enjoyed reading this since my daughter is 13.5 months old and doing so many of the same things! I was especially interested in what her nap schedule is now since Sadie's is kind of all over the place. Have a great weekend! <3