A Day in the Life

Esther is 4.5, Adele is 2.5, our foster daughter M is 2 and Israel is 5 months. 

This was yesterday. This morning Israel was sick so I guess he caught what we all had over the weekend, which explains why he slept differently than normal and nursed way more than usual. 

5:50 Adele climbs into bed with me. After about 15 minutes of cuddling it is apparent she is awake for good so I take her to the couch so she won't wake up Israel. She watches Pinkalicious and part of Prince of Egypt. Then we read a few books.

7:15 Israel wakes up. I change and dress him and nurse him. Then get Adele yogurt for breakfast.

Adele nurses her baby too. 

7:50 Esther wakes up, I make her yogurt and make myself avacado toast and cottage cheese for my breakfast.

8:05 Esther gets a piece of green apple sucker stuck in her teeth and begs me to get it out. I get it out using toothpicks.

8:10 M wakes up. I change her diaper and dress her and make her a bowl of yogurt.

8:15 Get myself dressed and do my hair and makeup.

8:40 I vacuum the living room since we have a social worker coming over today. Unclog the vacuum. I'll spare you that picture. Esther "reads" to the girls on the couch.

8:50. Nurse Israel. Pray he falls asleep quickly. Meanwhile the girls are fighting and M is screaming her head off in the living room.

9:00 Break up the fights. Send the girls downstairs to play. Try rocking Israel to sleep.

9:20 He is asleep. A speech therapist calls and I have to answer. He wakes up but goes back to sleep and stays asleep when I lay him on the bed. #miracles I then get the girls dressed and do their hair.

10:00 They color and play with toys while I do dishes and wipe down the kitchen.

10:20 I read a scripture story with the girls and we say our morning prayer. Then I play little people with them until the case worker gets here.

10:35 The caseworker visits with me and M.

11:15 She leaves and I check on Israel and find he is awake. I change his diaper and put him in his carseat. I load up the kids in the van to go to the church to drop off a cake I made (last night) for a funeral.

11:40 Home again and I make lunch for all of us. The girls watch an episode of Little Einstein's while they eat and I catch up on this post, text with Leland and check instagram. Then I nurse Israel. 

12:15 Lay M down in her crib for nap.

12:30 Lay with Adele in her bed until she falls asleep for nap.

12:45 Start school with Esther. Israel plays in his jumper. Esther has a great day and we do both reading and math.


Esther channeling Hermione with this hair.

1:15 Esther works on a cutting and glueing activity while I get Israel to sleep. Esther comes in a few times to ask for help with her glue. Israel is not going to sleep so I bounce him to sleep and he finally transfers.

1:40 M is awake/ she never napped so I get her out of her crib and I sit down to read my scriptures.

2:25 Adele wakes up. I feed them snacks and we read a few books. I change Adele's diaper and help them get their shoes on.

3:00 Israel wakes up. I change his diaper and get things ready to leave for the library.

3:30 We walk/ride to the library. We get our books. I feed Israel while there and we don't stay very long, then we walk back.

4:35 Back home. I send the girls downstairs to play while I straighten up then start dinner.

5:00 Nurse Israel to sleep. After a few minutes Esther comes in to tell me there are "millions and trillions of barbies in the sink" and wakes Israel up. He doesn't go back to sleep. Later I find this in the sink...

5:20 Leland gets home from work and plays with the kids while I finish dinner.

5:30 We eat dinner, rice bowls. (Coincidentally this was also our dinner last time I did a day in the life post. I promise we eat other things :) 

6:00 Family Home Evening. The opening song is I feel My Savior's Love, Esther says the prayer and I give a short lesson about "my body is a temple". Then we paint pumpkins and Leland and I carve the big pumpkin. The girls absolutely love this activity. Esther paints a mermaid on hers and Adele and M both spend a good 20 minutes doing theirs too.

6:30 Israel is fussy so I put him in pajamas and nurse him to sleep while Leland gets the girls the family night treat, chocolate cake.

7:00 Israel is asleep. I sneak away from him and come help get the girls ready for bed.

7:30 Stories, scriptures, prayers are done. Leland brushes their teeth and I tuck them in. First M in her room. Then I read a few pages of The Little House in the Big Woods to Adele and Esther while Adele brushes my hair. I kiss them goodnight then Leland sits in there and holds Adele's hand while she falls asleep.

8:00 I hunt down Birdie to give to Esther to fall asleep with, catch up on this, check IG then shower.

8:30 When I'm done showering Israel is awake so I go nurse him back to sleep. I make a meal plan and grocery list and make an online grocery order to pick up tomorrow.

10:00 Leland and I go to bed. (But not really because Israel wakes up as soon as I get in bed and we stay up until approximately 1am taking turns trying to get him back. 😔)