Does anyone else have this almost morning ritual? I have had the same morning ritual for about five or so years now (with a few tweaks here and there). Every morning I get up and pour myself a nice cup o' Joe with a splash of creamer, sit down and hop on tumblr. I'm not sure if it's the combination of something visual instead of reading that I prefer or the fact that sometimes I just need to look at a fitblr (for those who aren't familiar, that is a fitness blog on tumblr) for some extra motivation to get through the day, but tumblr has never been replaced with a newspaper or even an ebook. However, now with a little one I have come to realize how important those rituals can be. We have fallen into a pattern (at only 3 months) and everyday like clockwork we stick right to it. And no matter what I do to change this routine, the NICU made her sleep and eating patterns and she has not (a stubborn little one) been willing to let these times go.
So you may ask what this NICU schedule was? Basically she ate at 1, 4, 7, 10 and repeat. Now I have been blessed by the Gods with an extremely good baby. At 3 months (almost) she sleeps through the night. We haven't perfected night time yet but hey once she goes down, she is down for the night. But our morning routine is a little like this...
6:30- Wake up and demand breakfast in bed right NOW
7:00- Now I want you to dance with me to whatever is playing on CMT
7:30- Did I say stop?
7:45- This room is boring now, remind me what the rest of the house looks like
8:00- Now we will go outside or I will cry until we do.
8:15- Let's cuddle on the couch, oh and I want 2 more ounces of milk
8:45- Oh it's 8:45 AM? More like PM, goodnight.
By nine we are back asleep until at least about eleven. Which gives me the perfect time for coffee and tumblr to unwind and finish waking up before I launch into my school books and take advantage of the sleeping beast. Now as for the rest of the day its a crap shoot. Lately we have been boycotting our afternoon nap so I have a cranky baby by 5, but that normally is cured by new people getting home from work. Ya know, cause mom gets boring after awhile. We are also going through a mommy stage, which means that during the day I better have that sling out and handy because if she isn't touching me, she isn't having it. Only for someone so cute would I put up with that.
Now on a completely unrelated note, I have found a song that speaks to my morning routine (not the routine with my child). And as the song goes, those things really are the only things that keep me sane some days when the stress is just too much.
I'll just leave that right here.... yea, right there. That works for me.
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