Time Management

Man what a week. Lets just say that our weeks are a whirlwind and they are just moving along so quickly. Our schedule seems a bit redundant but it’s working really nicely so far. Sophia is sleepy well most nights, however she still has those nights where she can’t get back to sleep. She woke up last night at 3 a.m. and she couldn’t go back to sleep. It didn’t help that the dogs where going completely nuts and made it a wakeful environment. (Not sure what happened but both of them where spooked) So here our schedule:

Daily Schedule
Wake up at 5:30 (Sandro should be showing at this time)
Get baby up while Sandro is showering. Dress, tickle, and kiss of course.
Feed baby and prepare baby for car trips from 5:45-6:15
Sandro is preparing the bottles as I am feeding the baby
Out the door by 6:15 for Sandro and Sophia
Sandro drops Sophia at daycare at 6:20.
I take a quick shower and try to get out of the door by 6:40. This is for the day I workout. (MWF) Loving the free gym that my company has. I will leave by 6:50 if I have to dry my hair. This always takes me longer. So I try to do this on Tuesday and Thursday.
Work from 8-5, Sandro from 7-4
Sandro picks up Sophia. Usually she naps for him until I get home. He cooks dinner and does the dishes.
I get home about 5:30. Feed Sophia first because I can’t eat until she eats. She is very moody in the evenings for us.
Sophia wants to nap after eating till like 7:30.
We bath her together, she is out by 8:30-9:00 p.m.
Lights off for us as well at she passes out.
It starts all over again.

Just imagine if we had two babies to deal with. Nut house maybe? Getting pictures and videos in are very hard for us. I try to work on this on Sunday but this last Sunday was crazy because Sandro had to work. I had them all uploaded to the computer but youtube was just not cooperating. I plan to try again to work on it tonight. The only thing really making me keep motivated to get up in the morning is seeing Sophia’s toothless grin. She loves to smile in the mornings and she is just so beautiful I can’t help but to love her. She is developing at an alarming rate now. She starting to love gripping things and she loves to stand in her exersaucer. Her favorite place to nap is in her Moby right next to mommy. At the moment she hates her bouncer, highchair, swing anything where she isn’t being held all the time. I don’t know if this is phase but I don’t care. I plan to hold her as much as I can in the evenings. Even if that means I have to eat one handed.

Pictures of the week:

Sophia was just smiling while I was trying to take our picture together. I don't have many of these. She loves her Moby.

Sophia with Sophie.

Again with her Sophie. She loves her.

Power to the people!

I wasn't trying to escape Mommy...you can't prove it! Look at that expression!

Look Mommy...I can do tricks! ;)

Sleeping

This week just started putting Sophia in her own crib in her own room. The first night wasn't ideal as she had woken up and couldn't get back to sleep, however ever since then she has been doing really well with the concept of it all. She likes to be wrapped up like a burrito for now. At first going in she hates it but when she passes out she is out for good. When she was smaller we used to not wrap her hands in the swaddle because she hated it. However, at the daycare they do a swaddle and it really calms her down. She has been sleeping till like 3:45 and waking to eat from 3:45-4:15. Then she is out again. This is really nice on the weekends because mommy can sleep in. However, on the week days I think it makes her mad that I have to wake at 5:30 to get her ready for daycare. Sometimes it's painfully hard getting her up in the morning. She just looks so darn cozy and content. You really hate to wake a sleepy baby.

Daycare has been doing good. However, by the time I see in the evening she is so worn out with everything that she is a little moody. She really just wants to eat and then go to sleep. While there isn't anything wrong that I don't get to see her coo's all that much. The weekends are fab because at least she is happy for a few hours before she is hungry again. She likes to sit on her playmat and do tummy time. She likes to do half rolls and punch at her toys. What she doesn't like is if you aren't paying attention to her. She also loves to be held more than being put in her bouncer anymore. I think it's cause the ladies at the daycare can't put her down. Overall, we are very happy with her our choice and we see the changes daily in Sophia.

So the pics for the week:

Stage 1:I just wanted to show how small she looks in her crib. This is before I turn the lights on in the morning.

Stage 2: Lights on. A bit closer up.

Stage 3: First layer to unwrap. Sleepy baby awakes.

Stage 4: Multiple big stretches.

Stage 5: Dressed ready to impress.

Oh and one of my favorite bibs. Cause girls are just better!

Quick Post

I will write a blog as soon as things slow down. Here is a glimpse of what happened.

1) Went back to work
2) Got laid off with 2 hours of being at work
3) Depressed for a few days
4) Had interview the next Monday after being a laid off
5) Got better job paying more
6) Start job the next day
7) Sophia gets sick the day I start my new job
8) Sandro takes off to take care of Sophia
9) We both get the stomach flu that Thursday night
10) We are all recovering now.

Sophia is already starting her new language. Check out the video.