A Day In The Life…

Yesterday and today were doctor days. We had several things scheduled at Children’s yesterday and today was the pediatrician for a pre-op visit before her heart catheterization next week.

This is what a day in the busy life of tiny P looks like…

6:45 – am – I get myself up and ready for the day
7:15 – the husband gets baby J up and ready for school. Bless him.
7:30 – baby J eats breakfast. little M gets up and dressed. She is usually up and reading in her room         earlier, but we make her wait till 7:30 to come out because she is so loud.
7:45 – the husband takes baby J to school. I get tiny P up and dressed and do both girl’s hair.
8:00 – the husband heads to work. little M eats breakfast, and I try to get tiny P to eat a little while I   draw up her meds for the day.
8:15 – I keep trying to get tiny P to eat while I gather her snacks, meds, bottle, and medical folder
8:30 – tiny P has managed to swallow a few bites of something, and she starts taking all her meds.
8:45 – we take little M to school
9:00 – little M is dropped off and tiny P and I are headed to Children’s hospital.
9:25-9:35 – we get to Children’s and get parked. On days that we have baby J with us, we often use valet parking. Whoever thought of valet parking at children’s hospital was a genius!
9:45 – we head to the second floor to get blood work done.
10:00 – labs are done, and we head to the third floor to the cardiology clinic.
10:15 – we are checked in to cardiology, and tiny P eats a little snack.
10:30 – we get tiny P’s vitals done, and get her into a gown to do an EKG.
10:45 – dr. M examines tiny P, and we talk for a bit.
10:55 – we are done, and headed to the car.
11:30 – we get to baby J’s school and pick him up.
11:45 – we are home, and baby J and tiny P play for a few minutes while I make lunch.
12:00 – baby J eats lunch, while I try to get a few bites into tiny P.
12:30 – baby J has devoured lunch, tiny P has managed a little, and tiny P takes some mid-day meds.
12:45 – Baby J goes in his room for quiet time, and tiny P is in bed for a nap (on days we are home, she goes down earlier.)
12:45- 2:00 – I eat lunch, make and return phone calls to doctors, and answer emails.
2:00 – baby J gets up.
2:45 – tiny P wakes up.
2:45-3:15 – we read books and play. Tiny P takes her afternoon meds.
3:15 – we head out to pick up little M.
3:30 – little M gets out of school.
3:45 – home! little M does homework, and we color or do a craft.
4:00 – the babies eat a snack.
4:15 – the kids play, tiny P loses interest in everything but being carried.
4:45 – the kids watch a show while I start dinner.
5:00 – I get tiny P’s evening meds together.
5:15 – the kids eat dinner. tiny P eats a bit and takes her meds.
6:00 – the kids finish, we clean up.
6:15 – bathtime.
6:40 – we pick the husband up from the metro.
6:50 – we get home, and the babies get ready for bed.
7:00 – baby J and tiny P are in bed.
7:15 – the husband and I sit down and eat dinner together.
8:00 – little M goes to bed.

And that’s the day!