Life as a baby

A typical day in the life of Kyla at almost 3 weeks old...

2:32 am

• wake up hungry, fuss until mom wakes and feeds me
• fall asleep a couple times during feeding, mom abuses me (by jostling me, tickling my toes) to keep me awake and eating
• just when I start falling asleep again, am rudely awakened by a very cold bum - mom is changing my diaper
• fortunately, get snuggly in bed soon afterwards and drift off to sleep after realizing no one will entertain me at 3:00 am
  

3:49 am

• hungry again, eat
• back to bed with mom & daddy
  

6:03 am

• snack time
• diaper change
• back to bed with mom & daddy
  

8:22 am

• breakfast
• nap time while mom showers; is there anything better than being lulled to sleep by the sound of the shower, the bathroom fan and warm steam?
• diaper change
  

11:50 am

• lunchtime
• another annoying diaper change

1:14 pm

• hungry again
• diaper change
• drift in and out of sleep while mom tries (ha!) to get things done around the house
  

3:20 pm

• afternoon snack time
• decide to stay awake for a while and entertain the adults; there seems to be an endless blur of various giants (i.e. family & friends) streaming through, insisting on kissing me and getting in my face

4:29 pm

• hungry after all the work of being adorable and agreeable with the big people
• diaper change - will it never end?!?!
• nap time
  

6:45 pm

• wake up - daddy's home! when did that happen?
• dinner time & you guessed it, diaper change
• fun time in the swing
• okay, 10 minutes is enough of the swing
  

8:19 pm

• pre-bedtime snack
• tired from the day
• unable to verbalize exhaustion, just cry for a while
• adults scramble to comfort me; check to see if I'm hungry, burp me, check my diaper, walk with me, sing to me - I love this!
  

9:10 pm
bottle from daddy!

10:20 pm
one last snack before I get a good night's sleep (4 hours, max.)