Typical Week (Monday)

Hey All,

Just wanted to give you a little insight into my slow paced world of mommyness here in Lux. (I also want to record it for me to peruse later, when life gets more hectic.)

Here was last week's M-F schedule:

Monday:
7am wake-up. Both kids have wet their beds... change them and sheets, feed Sam his bottle, and start laundry (3 floors down in the laundry room).
8am erin showers, hurray!... while kids play in living room
9am Sam's morning nap begins. Change him, turn on his white noise maker, and sing the Doxology to him with Anna's help, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him all creatures here below; Praise him above yee heveanly hosts; Praise Father, Son & Holy Ghost. Amen." Don't know how this became a part of his sleep routine, but I find it comforting, even if he doesn't. Lay him in his crib and give him his binkie and he's lights out.
9:15am Anna & Erin breakfast. We ate some of our smuggled American cereal bought from the USAF base in germany. I had Oatmeal Squares and Anna discovered she loves Life cereal... she had 4 bowls.
9:45am Laundry... one dryer cycle never dries the clothes fully, so another trip in the elevator to empty our condensation dryer's vat of water and run it for another 30 minutes.
10am Go to the park. Anna insists upon pushing Sam's stroller 'all by herself' the 4 blocks to the park... sometimes her 2 yr old streaks of independance are quite nice :)
11am Sam bottle #2 at the park. Did I mention we were the only one's there? Perfect little park for Anna with swings, slides, sandbox and even some big kid equipment to climb and make mommy nervous.
Noon Lunchtime. Anna eats Life cereal again... only 3 bowls this time and one prune (don't ask). Sam eats his mixed vegatables (carrots, peas & potatoes)... they don't sell single types of veggie babyfood like in the states, so Sam gets to mix it up! Erin scrounges some food after the little ones have eaten, deli meat, banana and yogurt (full fat, organic strawberry to be specific).
12:45pm Naptime (A Favorite of mine). Repeat Sam's sleep ritual from the morning with an extra large diaper. Anna throws a fit at the idea of having to use the toilet before bed, sits on the toilet and refuses to pee... I finally give in, put her diaper on her and hide her under her 'hiding sheet' in her bed and off to sleep she goes.
1:30pm After dishes and another round of laundry, I colapse in a pile on my bed.
2:45pm Woken up by Sam's screams... he's hungry, so it's onto bottle #3.
3pm Anna wakes up. She chooses her 'show' for the afternoon. It's 'Bob the Tomato' or Veggietales, God Made you Special. She's particularly into the David & Goliath story portrayed by a little asparagus & giant pickle. I do laundry, email & web banking while she's otherwise occupied.
5pm Jumpa Jumpa time. We put Sam in the Johnny Jump Up, and watch him laugh while Anna swings and bounces him.
5:30pm Anna goes #2 on toilet. After 3 months of potty training with little success in this area, I break into a silly song and dance then give her chocolate (Not really bribery is it?)
6pm Dinner. Sam eats a lot of applesauce. Anna snacks on not much at all.
6:30pm Skype time with Mingy & Grandpa Joe. We chat for about 45 minutes about the kids and their upcoming trip to visit us in Paris & Normandy.
7:30 Bottle #4 for Sam and then bedtime at 8. He sleeps in a monster cloth diaper (Fuzzi Bunz size large with 4 hemp inserts & 1 microfiber one, for the cloth diapering mama's out there) to make sure that his bed is dry in the morning.
8pm Cook Dinner for the grown-ups. James is home to play with Anna.
8:20 Eat quickly, drink some wine.
8:30 Anna Bedtime routine starts. Toilet, Brush teeth, 'Night-night' the toys, Read a book (David & Goliath from her children's Bible) then prayer time with Daddy, Hugs & Sleep.
9:15pm Wash bottles & dishes. Sweep miscellaneous food from under the table to my dust pile in the kitchen. Then, one last trip down to the laundry room.
9:40pm Watch an episode of Gilmore Girls with James.
10:30pm Time for bed.

*Note: I was a bit more wordy than intended... the rest of the week will come soon!