Days Now...
Last year, about this time, I did a post about what Ethan's day to day life was like. I guess its time for an update...
When we get up in the morning (hopefully not too early...usually around 6:30 or 7) we sit around in our PJ's and have milk, fruit and breakfast. You usually putter around and pull out a lot of books and toys while I do things like put on laundry and the dishwasher. 
Then, we get dressed for the day. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour depending on if I need to shower, and what your mood is like/how cooperative you feel/how many toys you have pulled out that need to be put away.
We usually go for a dog walk around 8:30ish - you usually go in the stroller and we walk Cooper down the hill to the Gorge Waterway and along the path until we get to the playground near Tillicum. We stop and play fetch (as seen in these pictures) or muck around on the playground or play with other kids if there are any out that early (not very often). Then we walk by Fairways and pick up any small items that we might need - and maybe share a honeybun on the way home.
Other times...if I need to take a big trip to the grocery store, or if we have plans/appointments to make it to mid-morning, or I am feeling really lazy/sore/pregnant/in need of a mocha from a cafe...we drive to the park at the other end of the Waterway and play at the park/playground with the dog before our errand. Then we go home and have a snack while I make lunch and pack your diaper bag.
Mid-morning - usually by 10am - we leave the house again for an outing. Mondays we usually go to Kindergym at Esquimalt Rec Centre. Tuesdays I work, so you and Mormor run errands or go to Playgroup. Wednesdays we used to go to a Playgroup all of the time, but you seemed to outgrow it and instead we meet friends and go play outside since the weather is getting nicer. Thursdays we either go to Nolan's house, or you sometimes have friends come over to play. Fridays we try to get together with friends again or get any errands done before the weekend comes and Daddy is home!
Mostly, we eat lunch on the road because I have it packed up and you tend to be starving after playing. Sometimes we will come home and eat to meet Dad, or if our outing time was shortened due to bad weather or somebody getting tired or cranky. After lunch it is time to come home and have a nap. You go to sleep around 12:30 (give or take a 1/2 hour either way) and you sleep until 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon. I work and try to relax a bit during this time (or get a head start on dinner if I feel like cooking - which I don't very often while I am pregnant).
Shortly after nap time, Daddy comes home from work - so you have some milk and share a snack with him when you get up. We usually try to get out of the house again - to the park, or for a dog walk. We have gone out to eat a lot lately because I don't feel like cooking... we don't go anywhere fancy - to the food fair at the mall, or to a concession at a ball park for burgers. We just mostly hang out together and do random fun things.
Then, we get dressed for the day. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour depending on if I need to shower, and what your mood is like/how cooperative you feel/how many toys you have pulled out that need to be put away.We usually go for a dog walk around 8:30ish - you usually go in the stroller and we walk Cooper down the hill to the Gorge Waterway and along the path until we get to the playground near Tillicum. We stop and play fetch (as seen in these pictures) or muck around on the playground or play with other kids if there are any out that early (not very often). Then we walk by Fairways and pick up any small items that we might need - and maybe share a honeybun on the way home.Other times...if I need to take a big trip to the grocery store, or if we have plans/appointments to make it to mid-morning, or I am feeling really lazy/sore/pregnant/in need of a mocha from a cafe...we drive to the park at the other end of the Waterway and play at the park/playground with the dog before our errand. Then we go home and have a snack while I make lunch and pack your diaper bag.Mid-morning - usually by 10am - we leave the house again for an outing. Mondays we usually go to Kindergym at Esquimalt Rec Centre. Tuesdays I work, so you and Mormor run errands or go to Playgroup. Wednesdays we used to go to a Playgroup all of the time, but you seemed to outgrow it and instead we meet friends and go play outside since the weather is getting nicer. Thursdays we either go to Nolan's house, or you sometimes have friends come over to play. Fridays we try to get together with friends again or get any errands done before the weekend comes and Daddy is home!Mostly, we eat lunch on the road because I have it packed up and you tend to be starving after playing. Sometimes we will come home and eat to meet Dad, or if our outing time was shortened due to bad weather or somebody getting tired or cranky. After lunch it is time to come home and have a nap. You go to sleep around 12:30 (give or take a 1/2 hour either way) and you sleep until 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon. I work and try to relax a bit during this time (or get a head start on dinner if I feel like cooking - which I don't very often while I am pregnant).Shortly after nap time, Daddy comes home from work - so you have some milk and share a snack with him when you get up. We usually try to get out of the house again - to the park, or for a dog walk. We have gone out to eat a lot lately because I don't feel like cooking... we don't go anywhere fancy - to the food fair at the mall, or to a concession at a ball park for burgers. We just mostly hang out together and do random fun things.Plane/helicopter/jet spotting - a favourite pastime!
We come home by 6:30 at the latest to do your "sleep routine". Usually when you get undressed - you take your daily pee in the potty and flush now, which you enjoy. Dad gives you a bath while I tidy up and get your PJ's ready. We play in the living room while you dry off and get dressed - and then it is time to go and "reat" (read) a few books in the big chair in your room and go to bed by 7 or 7:30. Sleep tight!
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