Day in the Life

This is a sample of what it has been like to care for Timothy during his first year. It's not very fascinating, but I want Timothy to know how much we loved him and gave for him, and what our lives were like in the early days.

May 18, 2010

6:00 AM - Wake up, pump breast milk

6:30 - Shower, get ready while Shannon feeds Timothy

7:00 - Wake up Isaiah, help him make his bed, get him dressed, and treat his imaginary owie

7:15 - Prepare breakfast, eat, have Bible lessons, start washing dishes, show Isaiah how to seal a ziploc bag, give Shannon a kiss goodbye

8:05 - Change Timothy's poopy diaper

8:15 - Finish washing dishes, suction Timothy, help Isaiah stack his blocks

8:30 - Put Timothy down for his nap, suction him, and pick up the nursery

8:35 - Pump, make phone calls while Isaiah has sit time/quiet time (practice for doctor's office visits), prepare Timothy's bottles, wash dishes, clean poop off of Timothy's shorts

9:00 - Preschool for Isaiah - numbers

9:45 - Prepare dinner food, show Isaiah how to peel garlic

10:15 - Timothy up - suction, feed him peas and rice cereal, suction again; clean Isaiah's poopy diaper, give Timothy milk, spill milk all over my pants, clean pants, calm fussy baby, talk on phone to occupational therapist in Seattle, try to keep Isaiah quiet and out of trouble while on the phone

10:55 - Pump, two more phone calls

11:00 - Timothy's physical therapy visit

11:30 - Feed Isaiah lunch, put Timothy down for nap, have Isaiah help wash dishes

12:00 PM - Eat lunch, Mommy and Isaiah time, read Elmo book, wash my lunch dishes

12:15 - Visit from Heather

12:30 - Naps - Isaiah, Timothy, and Mommy

1:05 - Timothy up, diaper change

1:15 - Work on government paperwork, schedule doctor appointments

1:45 - Calm fussy baby

2:10 - Isaiah up

2:15 - Pump, read animal book with boys, prepare food for dinner

2:45 - Feed Timothy

3:10 - Cooking

3:20 - Mommy, Isaiah, and Timothy time

3:40 - Cooking

4:00 - Put Timothy down for nap, Isaiah time

4:05 - Cook with Isaiah

4:35 - Timothy up

4:40 - Cooking

4:45 - Calm fussy baby

5:00 - Cooking

5:10 - Pump

5:25 - Supervise toy cleanup time

5:35 - Get trach change ready

5:45 - Go through mail

5:55 - Set table, put away dishes, feed cat, finish getting dinner ready

6:00 - Shannon home

6:15 - Dinner

6:45 - Trach change

7:00 - Gym

8:30 - Watch TV, dessert

9:00 - Pump, make bottles

9:30 - Get ready for bed

10:00 - Feed Timothy

10:30 - Bed