Yuck!

Well, it's nap time and Friday...so I figured it's now or never. My first post on Biddle Brilliance!

Five days into Mission: Stay-at-home-Mom and we've survived so far. Jaxen is keeping me busier than I would've imagined. I've come up with a schedule for us to begin sticking to, try to stick to, well...we'll see.

Here's our daily routine (and remember, I'm new at this!):
8am - Wake up/Diaper Change & Milk Cup; When you enter Jaxen's room in the morning he likes to point things out to you and call them all 'awahhhh.' So cute!
8:30am - Make breakfast & hope and pray that Jaxen eats said breakfast.
9am - Clean kitchen and do chores. Jaxen likes to help by 'pushing the buttons' or in adult lingo...turning on the washer and dryer.
9:30 thru 11:30am - Play time! Now, this includes a plethora of things. I've discovered that he likes Hide and Seek (basically I run and say 'you can't find me' and when he does find me, I yell 'Boo!' and he cracks up)...so that goes on for a while. We play with toys, read books and steal Stinky Pete's toys and run a muck around the house....
11:30am - Diaper Change / Lunch time! I prepare lunch while Jaxen squeals in his high chair. This is super fun. But not as fun as actually trying to get him to eat the food. M.O.S.T. D.R.E.A.D.E.D. part of the day! He must have nightmares about lunch and then takes it out on the person presenting lunch to him. Or...he just doesn't like veggies. Either way, not fun!
12 - 1pm - Outdoor time if it's nice enough. He likes to run around the yard chasing a dirty old ball, pulling his wagon, being pulled in his wagon, sliding on his 1.5' slide, and generally playing keep away from mommy.
1pm - Ahhhhhhh.....Naptime!!! This can last anywhere from 1.5 hrs to 3.5 hrs. Of course I prefer a longer nap, you know, for his health. But there are only a few golden days that super long ones happen.
3:30pm - Diaper Change / Snack time! This is a good part of the day, since Jaxen LOVES double heart ***batting eyes*** SNACKS. You say the word 'snack' and he barrels past you toward his high chair.
4 - 5pm - Playtime with Mommy. We went on a bike ride yesterday, and every time a cool breeze would run through us...Jaxen would squeal. Usually he loves bike rides. I figure on not so warm days...play doh or finger paints would make a good mess and be lots of fun!
5pm - Prepare dinner/Independent playtime. What's this 'independent playtime' you ask? Well if you ask me it means Jaxen plays on his own. If you ask Jaxen, it means attach yourself to mommy's leg and cry until she stops what she is doing to play with toys. Good times.
6pm - Dinner time (Basically a repeat of lunch...Jaxen throws the food on the floor repeatedly. Stinky Pete loves dinner time!)
6:30 to 7:30pm - Family time. Jeff is home and he loves to play with Jaxen...which is a much needed break for me!!
7:30 - Bath time. Jaxen USUALLY likes his bath. It's been more enjoyable as of late with the new bath toy he got for Christmas. It's a whale that sprays water out the top and lights up. Jack pot!
8pm - 'Hallelujah!' Bed time. 11 hours of silent bliss ahead.

Well, like I said, it's a work in progress. Jaxen is still adjusting and so am I. But so far so good.

Figured I'd title this post YUCK so I'd be sure to mention the highlight of the week. Jaxen has started to notice and find amusing, hmm....how do I say this nicely...bodily functions. Namely the ones involving gas. If Jeff lets one go...(he'll kill me for this)...or if he burps or anything of that nature, Jaxen has started to yell 'Yuck!' right after. Except, it sounds more like 'Nnnnuck!' Well, Jaxen and I were knee deep in a toy that sings, lights up and tells you the numbers and such when he farted. Just let one go. Almost one to be proud of. Then he turned and looked at me immediately and yelled 'Nnnuck!' Hilarious!

Well...as I type...I hear Jaxen stirring so that means nap time is over. We got 3 hours today. Yay! He'll be pretty pleasant this afternoon. Atleast I think so! Wish me luck.

I'll update this when I can and add fun projects that we do (or that I do during nap time!). Over and out.