Wednesday

I thought I would elaborate a bit on pieces of our day with each post. Today - we look at what "play" means around here....

Right now, pretty much everything with John is "play" - in fact the most recent fun thing to do does not involve toys - but human jungle gyms - he is all over us, pulling up on us, climbing over us, patting our legs, etc. He can get to his knees, and if you hold your arms just right, he can get to his feet.


But of course toys do take up a good portion of the day. Balls of any size or material are abundant and always a hit. Other favorites include an 18 inch tall bouncy penguin that sings, the traditional bucket and shapes, a large plastic key chain that plays music, a basketball goal, a plastic fish and duck, rubber stacking blocks, a plastic cell phone and a taggie blanket. In addition to these traditional toys, he also loves cups, hats, remote controls, calculators (Like mother like son?!), show boxes and laundry baskets. :)

During his play time we will also go for walks, he is so quiet and content in his stroller as long as you are moving, he truly just relaxes and takes it all in. We will go out back with the dogs and blow bubbles, although he enjoys watching the dogs bite at the bubbles more than the bubbles themselves. And one habit that we have created is that anytime he passes a mirror, you have to say "Hi John" and wave, this produces a smile EVERY TIME! He likes to go around the house and look at and talk about all the people in the pictures. He stays pretty clam during this and interested in what I am saying and who he is looking at; this is one of my favorite activities.

We are always looking for new activities to learn and grow, so please feel free to suggest. I think we will start the spice/food sniffing activity like Abbey and Brendan soon, that sounds like fun. The pool is a bit too cold, but we may start heating up the hot tub and playing in that.

Okay - on to our Wednesday:
6:30 - 6:45 - in and out of sleep
6:45 - wake up and eat
7:10 - Play and cartoons "Little Einsteins" and "Mickey Mouse Club". He has discovered that he can crawl from the carpet onto the wood floor, so the house just got a whole lot bigger!
8:00 - Breakfast (apples and cherries, oatmeal and cherrios), high chair and play time
8:45 - Story "I Love You Stinky Face" and nap
8:55 - 10:30 - I clean the house (fun)
10:15 - 10:30 - waking up and play in crib
10:30 - eat
10:45 - shower and swing and both get dressed for the day
11:25 - run errands
12:45 - lunch (apple yogurt, rice and goldfish)
1:00 - play in the backyard
1:20 - Story "My many colored days" and "Goodnight Moon" and nap
1:30 - I work
3:00 - wake up and eat
3:15 - Play
5:00 - Eat
5:15 - 5:30 - play in crib while I do laundry
5:30 - activity center while I cook dinner
6:15 - Dad is home and dinner is served (pasta, rice and puffs) followed by Daddy play time
7:00 - Bath
7:15 - 7:30 - Daddy time
7:30 - start bedtime routine
8:00 - Mom and Dad time