Esther egy napja

Vendég poszt következik Esthertől, aki egy e-mailben arra válaszolt, " hogy jó jó persze tök jó de fárasztó kétgyermekes anyukának lenni, de most tényleg, milyen". Esther bevallása szerint ez egy átlagos nap, én azért remélem kicsit húzósabbnak számít, legalábbis Hannahnak minimum enyhe hasmenése volt...

3:30-4:15am  Get up and feed Hannah

4:45 - Hannah wakes up and Peti gets up for her (ends up sitting in an armchair with her in his arms til morning).

6:20 - Get up and shower

6:40 - Come out of bathroom and find Hannah in our bed attempting to slide down

6:45 - Hannah does a poo in our bed.  I am still not dressed.  

6:55 - Get dressed and scrape Hannah out of poo.   Open her nappy and she poos again - all over me.

7:05 - Clean Hannah, walls, carpet and soak poo covered clothes.  Change Hannah's clothes.

7:15 - Sarah does a poo.  Agrees to nappy change and I suggest we get dressed at the same time.  Takes off her pyjamas but won't get dressed.  Agree on compromise - pyjamas go back on over 1 sock and her jeans.  I also realise she is running around with Hannah's binky.  I replace it.

7:20 - Put on slow cooker (prepped the night before)

7:25 - Prepare Hannah's bottle and feed her.  Sarah steals Hannah's binky.

7:30 - Mum calls with instructions regarding my grandmother coming out of hospital. 

7:45 - Heard toilet flush (I am still feeding Hannah and Peti has gone to work)

7:46 - Get to toilet to catch dolly's leg before she is flushed down.  Add dolly to poo soaking pile.

7:50 - Give up on Hannah's bottle and prepare her breakfast.  Sarah steals Hannah's binky.

8:00 - Give Hannah breakfast

8:05 - Heard toilet flush and decided my nerves need a break.  Turn tv on for Sarah.

8:10 - Get back to Hannah and realise she has done a poo which has exploded up her back and in the high chair.  Finish eating.

8:20 - clean Hannah up, change her clothes

8:25 - Hang out washing / start dryer

8:28 - take Hannah's binky off Sarah and replace

8:30 - Give Hannah rest of her bottle and put her down for a nap.

8:40 - Take Hannah's binky off Sarah and replace

8:45 - Prepare Sarah's breakfast, unpack dishwasher and sit down to eat with her.  I'm in and out of Hannah's room 10 times at least until she actually falls asleep around 9:00.

8:50 - Realise that nappy bag not packed for the day and pack whilst Sarah eating breakfast.  She has me up and down at least 10 times with requests.

9:20 - Realise I'm hungry and grab and apple.  

9:21 - Sarah wants my apple.  I give her her own.

9:23 - I lose my apple.  That was always going to happen.

9:25 - Go to the bathroom tp dry my hair and use the facilities - sing Miss Polly Had a Dolly 5 times in a cat's voice

9:30 - Hannah wakes up with a poo

9:30 - Get Sarah dressed and change her nappy

9:35 - Change Hannah's nappy and clothes.  Add to poo soaking pile.

9:40 - Leave the flat (should have done at 9:30)  Sarah insists on taking her pink stroller

9:50 - Everyone sitting in their car seats after use of extensive bribery

9:55 - Realise I was supposed to call the hospital at 9:00.  Call Dad and relieved he has done it.  Says something about me being unreliable.

10:10 - Park and arrive at our art'n'move class

10:15 everyone out of the car but Sarah wants to push her pink stroller in.  I don't have the heart to tell her I left it at home.  Carry her in kicking and screaming.  Hannah crying in the stroller.

10:20 - Arrive - thank goodness others are late today too.  Should start at 10:15

10:21 - Sit down in the circle.  Both girls do a poo within 5 minutes.  

10:25 - Clean Hannah and put her on floor to play.  She is not happy (as she only slept for 30 minutes and a healthy sleep should be 90 mins).  Balance Hannah and Sarah on my lap during class.  Dance with both kids.

10:45 - Start to feed Hannah.  Realise she has done a poo

10:55 - Change Hannah

11:00 - Start to change Sarah

11:05 - Sarah won't have nappy changed and starts running around without a nappy

11:10 - With assistance of teachers we convince Sarah to get a nappy.

11:15 - Walk out to car and Hannah looses it

11:20 - Sarah sitting in her seat with an electronic bribe

11:21 - Finish feeding Hannah

11:30 - Hannah strapped in her car seat, stroller stowed and we are off for a blissfully peaceful 15 minute drive.  Call Insurance company and Peti.  

11:35 - Realise I still haven't had breakfast but I find some biscuits in the nappy bag.  Not sure how old they are.  Breakfast sorted.

11:45 - Arrive home, unpack Hannah, stroller, Sarah and pink stroller

11:50 - Finally upstairs.  

11:52 - Give Hannah last of her milk in bed and tell her its nap time.  She cries, I don't have time to care.

11:55 - Prepare Sarah's lunch.  She decides she HAS to help and be in the kitchen.  Everything takes longer.I use the time to finish packing the dishwasher

12:10 - Sarah sitting down and eating.  I am in and out of Hannah's room 5  times.

12:20 - Hannah asleep and I am eating:).  (Lunch is as requested bagels, smoked salmon, cream cheese, hummus, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, smoked paprika and avocado.  All Sarah's request).  She eats 150gms of salmon and I don't get a slice.  We are going through balsamic like its going out of fashion.)

12:45 - Sarah finishes lunch and we do nappy, quick story and bed.

12:55 - I pack up kitchen and boil kettle to make Hannah's afternoon milk bottles and have a cup of tea.  Pour out bottles, make tea and get down chocolate biscuit.

1:00 - Hannah wakes up crying.  I go in and rock her to sleep.

1:20 - I transfer sleeping Hannah to her bed

1:25 - Hannah says g'day on monitor.  Quickly run to the loo, abandon tea, shove biscuit in my mouth and rock her to sleep and then settle under her.

1:40 - Hannah back asleep and at least I have a chance to read emails, check today's news etc.

3:00 - Sarah is awake so I have to wake up Hannah to get Sarah out of bed.  She's not happy.  

3:10 - Put Hannah on a blanket on the floor in Sarah's room while I make her a bottle.  Realise the blanket has a poo stain (unwashed) and Hannah has made a fresh contribution to nappy and blanket.

3:12 - Throw out my tea

3:15 - Clean the poo and change Hannah.  Add clothes to poo soaking pile.

3:20 - Convince Sarah to come out of bed and play while I feed Hannah

3:25 - Recover Hannah's binky from Sarah and replace it

3:40 - Hannah finished her bottle

3:45 - Pack double stroller for excursion to the park.

3:50 - I tell Sarah she has to have a clean nappy before leaving for the park

3:55 - Hannah does a poo.  Change Hannah

4:10 - Happily on the road with both girls in the stroller.  Sarah has 3 binkies (2 are Hannah's) though these are not usually allowed in the afternoon.

4:15 Happily playing in the park

4:35 - Sarah tells me she has done a poo

4:40 Changing poo on the grass - Sarah kicks the fully formed and smelly poo on my jeans.  I don't smell so nice.

4:45 - Hannah looses the plot and won't go to sleep.  I realise she is hungry but as I just fed her I didn't bring more food.  (Big mistake).

4:50 - Explain to Sarah we have to go.  She doesn't want to.  I start to leave and say goodbye.  Sarah follows and then runs for the first truck.

4.55 - Hannah still screaming and screeching, Sarah won't sit in the stroller despite being offered every bribe in my arsenal.

4:56 Pick up Sarah and put her on my neck.  She is kicking me but won't go in the stroller.  Hannah is still screaming.

5:05 - Arrive home - Sarah still in my neck after the 750m walk home.  My shoulders feel a little stiff.

5:10 - Feed Hannah and quick skype call to uncle 'Anos'.

5:20 - Take Hannah for a bath, turn TV on for Sarah

5:30 - Getting Hannah dressed when Sarah comes in with her water bottle - taken from top of stroller and Hannah's binky.  300mls of water has been spilled onto the carpet, stroller, her shoes etc.

5:35 - Restart TV show after net died

5:40 - Finish dressing Hannah and feed her before bed

6:10 - Hannah fed and done for the night.  

6:15 - Start to prepare Sarah's dinner.  She wants eggs.  Easy.

6:20 - Peti walks in the door and Hannah starts crying.  Sarah greets him very enthusiastically wearing 2 of his underpants (from his drawer) and a t shirt of her she found in the laundry basket.

6:25 - I go into Hannah's room and Peti finishes dinner.

6:30 - I collapse and sink into the computer. I usually sit down and eat with the family.  I just too tired.

6:45 - Peti makes me a cocktail and I am drunk real quick.  Sarah and Peti eat dinner.  I normally eat with them.

7:00 - Sarah finishes dinner and I get her bath water ready, pack away Hannah's bath get out clothes for tomorrow, pyjamas and pack the daycare bag for tomorrow.

7:05 - Hannah starts crying so I go into her room

7:15 - Join Sarah in her bedtime

7:20 - Hannah crying again (this is not usual)

7:45 - Finish with Sarah, come out and finish this summary and collapse.  

9:30 - Clean up Sarah's egg dinner from the floor and walls, unpack and stack dishwasher (with Peti's help)

10:00 - Scrub poo and start wash

10:15 - Sort clothes and pack nappy bag

10:30 - Prep tomorrow's dinner

10:45 - Put clothes away

11:00 - Orient towards bed and wonder why I can't ever go to bed early