A Day in the Life of a SAHM

I am so blessed to be a stay at home mom. Don't get me wrong, being a single income household is pretty tough at times. We have had to scale back on what we now call "luxuries." DVR, high priced hair cuts and coloring, going out for drinks at the drop of a hat, shopping on a whim, and a few other things have taken a back seat to diapers, wipes, formula, and pediatrician co-pays. But I look at other women with their nice highlights, manicured fingers, and designer bags and think to myself, "they don't know what they are missing." Staying home with Jareth is the best job I have ever had. Here is what my average day looks like.

Jareth gets up with a big smile and an excited "pick me up" wave of his arms

After a diaper, outfit change, and a bottle I feed Jareth some fruit/yogurt/cereal

I put on some music, put in a load of laundry, straighten up the kitchen, and if needed clean the bathroom, dust, or change the sheets

Then I eat breakfast while Jareth plays in the floor

I get in the floor too.

Another diaper change, a snack of cheerios or arrowroot cookies, and some juice in a sippy cup

I vacuum, fold and put away clothes, and make my bed while Jareth plays in his excersaucer

We run any errands that need to be ran and come home for lunch with daddy

After lunch is naptime

While Jareth sleeps I work out and work on Thirty-One

After nap its another diaper change, another bottle, and more play time with me on the floor in his room

After a walk to the mailbox and sitting on our little porch for a few minutes, we go inside to start on dinner

While I cook Jareth crawls around the livingroom and plays with his "upstairs" toys

Then daddy comes home and scoops Jareth up in his arms and they have daddy-son time

Jareth eats, we eat, daddy helps with the dishes, and we all get in the floor to play

The TV comes on, the computer is pulled out, and we "veg"

Around 8:30 its Jareth's bedtime

Then it is mommy-daddy time

Sure beats working in an office or some retail job!