A Day in the Life

Another guest blog by Tyler.

First of all, I apologize that this post doesn't have pictures.  Mama has taken a bunch of me, but has been too busy back at work to load them on the computer.

At two months old, I've started to realize what this world's all about.  I'm becoming a lot more mature, which has made me able to start following a bit of a routine.  Here's what my day normally looks like.


I wake up hungry a couple times a night.  I've found that if I get a bit fussy, Mom will come in and feed me.  I don't really have a concept of time, but Mom says it's usually around midnight or 1:00 and then again around 4:00.  She then starts to get ready for the day by taking a shower and eating breakfast, but I get to go back to sleep.  Being a baby is rough!

When I wake up again, usually around 7:00, it's Daddy that comes and gets me.  That's because Mom has already left for work.  Daddy works from home a bit in the morning until my daycare opens, so he lets me sit in my monkey bouncy chair and chew on my fist or blanket while he works.  That is, when he's not feeding me a bottle, holding me, changing my diaper, or just generally playing with me.  I'm very distracting, but Daddy can't resist my charms, especially since I wake up smiling and ready to embrace the day!

Daddy gets me dressed in an outfit Mom laid out for me, and then we drive to SAS where Daddy drops me off with my teachers.

I love daycare.  There's new toys to play with and new people to fawn over me.  They feed me or change me when I get fussy, lay me down for naps, and generally take good care of me.  Around 3:45, Daddy comes to my room and picks me up.  All the other kids are jealous, because it's another hour before their parents come to get them.  Maybe they should talk their parents into working from home in the mornings like Daddy does.

Mama is waiting for us when we get home.  She welcomes Daddy with a kiss, and then is all about me.  Sometimes I fall asleep on the car ride home, so I'm a bit foggy as to what's going on.  Other times, I'm wide awake and super excited to see Mama.  She likes those days best.

The afternoons go pretty quickly.  I play with Mama for a while, either on her lap or on my activity mat, and then she hands me over to Daddy so she can go make them dinner.  I sit in my monkey chair with them while they eat.  Daddy cracks me up because he dances around during dinner to my chair's music (songs like "If you're happy and you know it" and "Alouette").  I smile and laugh and kick my legs around to the music.

After dinner, Mama cleans up and makes my bottles for the next day.  Then, we all head upstairs for bathtime.  I'm starting to get the hang of this.  At first, I was so frightened that I remained perfectly still in the tub, staring up at my parents who constantly assured me everything is ok.  Now, I'm becoming a little more comfortable, and I enjoy kicking around in the water and on the tub.

After bathtime, I put on my pj's and eat one more time before going to bed.  Then, I wake up and do it all over again tomorrow!  And that's a day in the life of Tyler.