From one day to the next

When I was working full time I used to love Thursday as I felt I was just one day away from the weekend, one day away from a long lazy Saturday morning and not having to be up and ready for work. Now that DD is born the days in week don't seem to matter. Now my days are filled with a small person who depends totally on me. Washing what feels like miniature clothes and hanging them out in neat little rows. I do feel far more on top on things. Very rarely now is the house a complete disaster as I feel the need to keep myself busy while DD sleeps.

My day usually starts at about 6am when DD wakes and DH gives her the very needed bottle. DH then hands DD to me while I'm still in bed. I love this time. I love that DD has just spent quality time with her dad and then has special time with me. More often than not we both fall asleep. I usually wake again my 8am when I jump into the shower and get dressed and then get DD's bottles ready for the day. Anywhere between 9-10 DD wakes, we feed on the lounge and then have a chat to each other. I love the ever changing facial expression I get as this time. fresh from a decent sleep and a full belly DD seems to be the more content at this time. I then pick out an outfit for the day and we change and then it is floor time. I can still just sit and watch DD on the mat now kicking those legs like she is running somewhere and talking to the little people hanging off the arch bar and trying so hard to move and not quite sure why she can't roll over. At about 11 we are on the cot and so starts the sleep routine. Some days this is easy others it is so darn hard. Some days it is wrap dummy and bed and not a noise other days it is wrap dummy bed, dummy dropped and now back in, crying again, dummy has gone, dummy back in, settles with soothing shhhhh and hoping that this will be the last time the dummy drops out. This is the time I wash, clean, cook tidy, fold and generally run around like a fruit tune. By 4-5 DD is awake and once again feeding. DH is usually home form work around this time and has one on one time with DD. This gives me a chance for cooking dinner. We eat and then DD is bathed and starting the night time routine. Our night time still needs work. DD cluster feeds from about 7-11ish and then sleeps through to the next morning, this usually means that I fall into bed around  12am exhausted and thinking that yes while I feel drained I would not swap this for anything in the world I'm raising a life and this is the more demanding job in the world but it is also the most rewarding.