When talking with Doug tonight he made a comment that he thinks I spend 8 hours a day on the computer. HA! Yeah right! But it made me realize that unless you live it, you probably don’t know what a day in the life of Melissa is like. So I thought I’d do my best to give some insight on what goes on in the Bissing household all day.
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6:00 am — wake up, use the bathroom (otherwise you’ll have to wait until 9am!), make coffee, start warming up bottles and changing diapers
6:15 -7:15 am — feed babies while directing Jaden to eat breakfast and get dressed
7:15 – 7:45 am — pump
7:45 – 8:00 am — quick shower and get dressed
8:00-8:15 am — get Jaden dressed for the bus stop (snow pants, coat, hat mittens, backpack)
8:15 am — leave for the bus stop
8:23 am — bus picks up Jaden
8:25 am — back in the house
8:25 – 9:00 am — empty clean dishwasher, load bottles from night feedings, check email and blow dry hair
9:00 – 10:15 am — feeding again!
10:15 – 11:00 am — free time! I fold clothes, read a book, clean up the kitchen, craft or more dishes – any of these is usually accompanied by a mid morning snack
11:00 – 11:30 am — pumping
11:30 – 11:45 am — load bottles from last two feedings in the dishwasher
11:45 – 11:55 am — leave for the bus stop and get the mail
11:55 am – 12:30 pm — make Jaden lunch and make sure he eats it. I usually sit a the table with him and get the low down on his morning at school
12:30 – 12:50 pm — clean up lunch and hang with Jaden for a little bit
12:50 pm — Mom calls to check in for the day and let me know she’s on her way over!
1:00 – 2:00 pm — feeding time again, Jaden grabs a blankie and cuddles up on the couch. We usually watch Tom and Jerry cartoons. Mom arrives at about 1:15-1:30 and jumps in to help with the feedings
2:00 – 4:00 pm — hang out time. We do any of the following but usually only one of the following: bath time, laundry, play Nintendo/Wii, I run errands, doc appointments or on a rare occasion I sneak in a nap
4:00 – 5:00 pm — feeding time again
5:00 – 5:30 pm — I decide what I’m going to make for dinner and get Jaden started on his meal
5:30 pm — Doug gets home
5:30 – 6:00 pm — Doug gets settled from work, I finish dinner and Doug & I eat
6:00 – 7:00 pm — Jaden takes a shower/bath and gets his lotion on
7:00 – 7:30 pm — I brush Jaden’s teeth and we read two stories in his recliner chair in his room (same one I rocked him in when he was a baby!)
7:30 – 8:30 pm — chase Jaden back to bed while trying to feed the babies. Doug and I have our shows playing in the background too
8:30 – 11:00 pm — Doug and I catch up on TV, I play farmville, clean up the kitchen for the night and put away the dinner dishes
11:00 pm — last feeding of the day!
12:00 am — Doug and I head off to bed