Taking a page form MK's book, here is our daily schedule
6.30 am- Amma wakes up. Prays that Aghoo stays asleep with Dada, because Aghoo will not let amma do any work if she is awake.
6.30-6.45- Amma gets Aghoo's egg ready and puts it on the stove.Keeps cooker for rice and dal
6.45- 6.55- Amma brushes/ morning duties ( ahem) , while the egg and cooker are getting cooked and doing its job respectively.
6.55- 7.25 Amma makes vegetable/dal/sabzi or kozhambu/ snack for day care etc.
7.25- Aghoo comes down with dada and brushes her teeth
7.35-8.00 ish - Dada feeds Aghoo her breakfast ( Egg/ cheese/ rice with veggies) with Amma/chithi making appearances when dada is about to give up.Amma packs lunches for Aghoo and amma/ snack and milk for day care ready.
8.00- 8.10 ish- Amma sits down for 10 min to check email and drink coffee.. Dada and Aghoo are lounging about / playing respectively.
8.15- 8.35- Dada gives Aghoo her bath. Amma showers and gets ready. Amma gets Aghoo ready while dada showers.
8.45- Aghoo and Amma come downstairs and amma has her hurried breakfast while Aghoo again plays .. :)
8.50 - Amma and Aghoo leave the house.
9.00- Amma drops Aghoo at day care and goes to work.
5.45-6.00- Dada or Amma pick Aghoo up.
6.15- 6.40- reach home/ Aghoo is given a face wash and changed. Aghoo gets a small snack.
6.40 - 7.15- Amma prepares dinner , while Aghoo plays with Chithi or goes to the park with dada. Dada goes to the treadmill if possible.
7.15- 7.45- Aghoo gets dinner from chithi/amma depending on the day..Amma finishes up dinner.
7.45- 8.15- Dada/amma/chithi eat. Aghoo walks around playing
8.15- 8.45- Amma cleans kitchen/loads dishes. Dada gives Aghoo her medicine and milk.
8.45- 9.00ish- bed time for Aghoo with dada. Amma starts cutting veggies/ fruits for the next day.
9.00-9.30 - Amma finishes cutting veggies/ fruits. Dada puts Aghoo down to sleep and comes down.
9.30- 10.30 ish- Amma and dada get some time to watch TV / catch up etc.
As you can see- every minute of our day is packed and one slight delay causes our whole schedule to go haywire like a stack of cards.
Life with Aghoo is fun and tiring :)
I have no clue how people with 2 babies manage time.
6.30 am- Amma wakes up. Prays that Aghoo stays asleep with Dada, because Aghoo will not let amma do any work if she is awake.
6.30-6.45- Amma gets Aghoo's egg ready and puts it on the stove.Keeps cooker for rice and dal
6.45- 6.55- Amma brushes/ morning duties ( ahem) , while the egg and cooker are getting cooked and doing its job respectively.
6.55- 7.25 Amma makes vegetable/dal/sabzi or kozhambu/ snack for day care etc.
7.25- Aghoo comes down with dada and brushes her teeth
7.35-8.00 ish - Dada feeds Aghoo her breakfast ( Egg/ cheese/ rice with veggies) with Amma/chithi making appearances when dada is about to give up.Amma packs lunches for Aghoo and amma/ snack and milk for day care ready.
8.00- 8.10 ish- Amma sits down for 10 min to check email and drink coffee.. Dada and Aghoo are lounging about / playing respectively.
8.15- 8.35- Dada gives Aghoo her bath. Amma showers and gets ready. Amma gets Aghoo ready while dada showers.
8.45- Aghoo and Amma come downstairs and amma has her hurried breakfast while Aghoo again plays .. :)
8.50 - Amma and Aghoo leave the house.
9.00- Amma drops Aghoo at day care and goes to work.
5.45-6.00- Dada or Amma pick Aghoo up.
6.15- 6.40- reach home/ Aghoo is given a face wash and changed. Aghoo gets a small snack.
6.40 - 7.15- Amma prepares dinner , while Aghoo plays with Chithi or goes to the park with dada. Dada goes to the treadmill if possible.
7.15- 7.45- Aghoo gets dinner from chithi/amma depending on the day..Amma finishes up dinner.
7.45- 8.15- Dada/amma/chithi eat. Aghoo walks around playing
8.15- 8.45- Amma cleans kitchen/loads dishes. Dada gives Aghoo her medicine and milk.
8.45- 9.00ish- bed time for Aghoo with dada. Amma starts cutting veggies/ fruits for the next day.
9.00-9.30 - Amma finishes cutting veggies/ fruits. Dada puts Aghoo down to sleep and comes down.
9.30- 10.30 ish- Amma and dada get some time to watch TV / catch up etc.
As you can see- every minute of our day is packed and one slight delay causes our whole schedule to go haywire like a stack of cards.
Life with Aghoo is fun and tiring :)
I have no clue how people with 2 babies manage time.
