I recorded a day in the life in my notes app a long time ago and I’m just getting around to posting it because that’s life with 3 children. This is a Day in the Life from when Gal was a newborn (6 weeks!!) and she’s almost one now! Here are my old day in the life’s 2 under 2 & just me and pal!
For context: This was in July 2023. Pal 3 year old, Bud 18 months old and Gal 6 week old.
5:45am Gal wakes me up. Go downstairs and feed her. She plays and stretches while I do a 30 min barre3 workout (I had to stop about every 10min to help Gal).
7:00am Put Gal in swing for nap. Made husbands food for work. Loaded dishwasher. Ate Breakfast. Iced coffee and Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwich (my go to newly postpartum).
7:30 Boys wake up. And I went to shower/get ready while my husband was with the children.
8am Got breakfast for the boys and took outside. They ate yogurt and a homemade breakfast cookie. We then went into the garage and I managed to tidy it while the boys played.
10:00am Gal woke up. Fed and diaper changed. Played and clipped everyone’s nails.
10:30am Snack time. Toast with turkey and cheese for me. Cliff bars for boys. Got everyone dressed. More diaper changes and loaded on the car.
11:00am Errands. Bank and fb marketplace pickup (got a different bath seat for Gal). Gal took a nap in the car.
11:45am Back home Bud down for nap. Fed baby while Pal played. Made lunch for me and Pal.
12:30am Nap time for Pal.
1:00 Me and Gal Nap (biggest tip for 3 under 3 or 2 under 2 is get those naps to sync so you can also nap!)
2:40pm dream feed Gal.
3:00pm Pal and Bud up from Naps. Watched a show and snuggled.
3:40pm Snack Time. Made chocolate banana smoothie (milk, banana, chocolate protein powder, spinach and peanut butter). Played upstairs with the boys.
5:00pm Gal wakes up (feed and diaper change for all). Dinner in the oven (mac and cheese from Costco).
6:00pm Eat dinner Outside (Mac and cheese and chicken nugget). Play more outside.
7:30pm ice cream dessert outside.
8:00pm Bath for Gal. Husband put Bud to bed. Feed Gal and put to bed “for the night”. Picked up bathroom. Folded 2 loads of laundry.
9:00pm Snuggled Pal before bed. Dishes. Husband put Pal to bed.
9:30pm Watch some TV with my husband.
10:30pm Bedtime.
1:00am feed Gal.