Our Daily Routine

I have had a lot of people ask me about my daily schedule and how many times we feed and change the babies so here you go for all that are interested. Our babies are still wanting to nap a little after each feeding so they aren't yet on the 3 nap schedule unfortunately - we tried to push that and they were angry and would fall asleep anyway and then someone would get off schedule so we'll be patient and wait for that day when they are ready for it.
*I always have at least one other helper to feed the babies during the day. My dad comes every Monday and Friday during the day and Spence's dad comes on Friday afternoons. Sundays we have lots of aunts and/or uncles and ward members/neighbors that come help me since Spence is gone pretty much all day. At the babies last feeding at 8pm, Spence and I and either my mom (W), Spence's mom (M,T) Aunt Erin(W) or Uncle Jon (Th) are here to help since at this time, they all need a little extra love before bed.

Between 5:45-6am - first pumping begins and takes about 35 min
6:30am - babies start to talk with each other in their shared crib still
6:50am- start changing diapers and warm up bottles
7:00-7:20am - babies eat breakfast
7:20-8:00am - play, sing, read books or tummy time
8:00am- start the first nap for the babies
8:00-8:30am - I pump and eat breakfast
8:30-10:00am - make bottles for the day and try to sneak in some house chores while I'm trying to play with the babies too since most days...

*9:00am - Rio is up at this time usually so we play or she helps me clean :)
*9:00 or 9:30am - Jax wakes up - he joins in
*10:00am - we usually have to wake up Austin

10:00am - now everyone's awake so we start changing diapers again, get dressed for the day and warm up bottles and get their daily vitamins ready
10:15-10:30am - babies eat again
10:30-11:30am - play time with the babies - such as work on holding rattles, rolling and sitting in our bumbos
11:30am-1:15pm - all babies nap during this time
*sometimes Rio and/or Jax wakes up though during this time
11:30am-12:00pm-pump again
12:00-1:15pm - I try to get myself ready for the day - yes sadly, most days I don't get myself ready until this time unless I have to go somewhere earlier. Pretty pathetic, I know. I also finish my housework and/or yard work for the day during this time (yes, I assign myself specific chores for each day during the week - it makes it easier to feel like I'm accomplishing things). I also eat some lunch.

1:15pm - start to change diapers and warm up bottles
1:30-1:45pm - babies eat lunch
1:45-3:00pm - babies awake and playing in bouncers or swings or any of the above play things
*I watch Family Feud while we feed them :) - I'm seriously going to be on that show one day - I totally love it!
3:00-4:30pm - babies nap
3:00-4:30pm - I usually try to work on my http://www.teenesteemcouncil.com/ blog, check emails or run errands if needed depending on the day
4:30pm - all usually are awake now and we play for a bit before we get ready to eat
Sometime between 4:30 and 4:45pm - change diapers, warm bottles
4:45 or 5:00pm - babies eat
5:00-6:00pm - some babies nap :) - I know I must sound very strict with the schedule but Jax does not want to nap during this time and Rio and Austin do and if they don't we are in for a world of hurt for the next 2 hours so we let them nap and Jax and I play.
*I also have to pump during this time and get dinner ready or Spence does for me - dinner, not pump that is :)
6:00-6:30pm - pump again
6:30 - 7:00pm - Jax still awake so he plays with Spence usually while I pump and then he watches us eat and we watch a little Seinfield and Friends or Office depending on what is on.
7:00pm-8:00pm- all babies are awake and playing now - we try and go for a walk or do more tummy time or get the babies to talk with us
8:00pm- warm bottles, get Jax and Rio's Prevacid ready, change diapers and change babies into their PJ's
8:10pm-8:35 or 8:45pm - babies eat and get burped
Between 8:30 and 8:45pm - babies are usually in bed for the night :)
9:30-10:00pm - pump for the last time during the day
10:00pm-12:00am - Spence and I watch a movie or our "shows" for the day but now everything is over mostly for the season so we'll have to start watching "Harry" again. But who are we kidding? I usually fall asleep pumping or sometime between this time anyway and miss out watching our "shows" anyway.
12:00am-12:30am - sometimes I pump again depending on if I need to - I'm getting a lot of lumps these days if I wait too long in between although I hardly get anything out of it. I'm almost ready to be done. I'm not producing as much lately so I don't think it's really a benefit to them now. They're only getting 1/4 breast milk and 3/4 formula. Plus, now that the babies are awake a lot more during the day and I hate to take the time to pump instead of play with them so they have to sit in their swings. I don't like that so I'm thinking at the end of June, I'll be done. I can't imagine how much more time I'll have to do other things with the babies and I'm looking forward to it. And then, I can also have the time to start exercising better and work on losing this excess skin and bump on my stomach that still exists! Or.... maybe I'll just make an appointment with the nearest plastic surgeon :)