A DAY IN THE LIFE

these days, i want to remember forever.

i took yesterday off because my in-laws (who usually watch madelyn while we're at work) are out of town, it gives me the perfect excuse to use a vacation day. so i wanted to capture our day and i may pop in with these every now and then just to see how our days change.

7:02AM |  daddy went to get our little peanut out of bed. this is our usually routine, vy get her, brings her into our room where she gives mama a kiss and drinks her milk while watching spourt.

8:18AM | after i finished getting madelyn and i ready for the day we headed downstairs to greet the doggies. i prepared madelyn's breakfast (she's been obsessed with chez cereal lately so she had that and fruit) and i made myself an iced coffee.

 9:04AM | we're out the door. i didn't have any big plans for us, i thought about the zoo or the children's museum but i just wanted to keep it simple. 

9:23AM | the park. on sunday, as we were heading to lunch we drove down this one side street and found a very shaded and pretty park. we didn't have time to stop and play so i thought it would be fun if madelyn and i went to check it out. this is my new favorite park so we will definitely be back.

madelyn was in love with this little rocking horse, she was laughing and saying "weeeeeee!" she's the cutest.

while we were there i began chatting with another mom who had two little boys, one was super interested in m so i kindly asked how old he was. when she replied he was fourteen months, i happily said that m was fifteen. the mom replied with an "oh, she's small but he's really big for his age." i said i knew m was small for her age as she was only in the 11th percentile then too my surprise and i guess hers too, she said "oh, she's yours?? i thought you were the babysitter." um, nope...i'm her mom. i would like to think that comment was made as a compliment...

10:28AM |  said "buh bye" to the park and in the car for a quick snack of cheesy puffs (m absolutely loves the plums' brand and i'm just happy they're healthy)

10:48AM | we arrived at barnes & noble. m loves books and i thought the other day that it would be fun to take her to the bookstore to see how she reacts. 

just like i expected, madelyn loved it...she was in aahhh of all the books, pointing saying "book, book," and pulling down as many as she could.

we picked up a few: five little monkeys, dear zoo and where is baby's belly button?

11:36AM | lunch at chick-fil-a for the win (grilled nuggets, fruit and a few waffle fries)

12:32PM | after lunch we headed to publix to pick up groceries for dinner and the rest of the week.

m got her first free kid cookie from the bakery, she was quite a fan. every time she took a bit she would say "mmmm!" this girl, she is a hoot :)

1:09PM |  home just in time for little miss m's nap
1:21PM | walked the fur babies

1:52PM | after putting the groceries away, this mama sat down to relax, read my emails/some of my favorite blogs and catch up on "dallas cowboy cheerleaders: making the team." anyone else watch this show?! i love it!

3:15PM |  madelyn is up from her nap

i brought this little beauty downstairs to get some milk.

4:18PM | m requested a snack, what this baby wants...she gets. so there were some crackers and cheese to munch on while she watched 'super why' and i prepared dinner.

5:10PM | daddy is home

madelyn is definitely a daddy's girl, every time she hears the garage door open she says "daddy, daddy, hi dada" and has the biggest smile when he opens the door. it just melts my heart. 

5:38PM | dinner is served. i made this buffalo chicken crescent ring and a caesar salad, it was quite yummy. 

6:13PM |  a little playtime before bed with daddy while mama cleaned the kitchen and prepared madelyn's lunch for tomorrow.

6:41PM | time to get ready for bed...
madelyn gets a bath, which she loves. she gets excited when i ask her if she's ready for a bath, she drops to her knees and starts crawling to the stairs while saying "bath, bath." she is such a smart girl. after bath, we have milk while reading books...tonight we read her new ones plus goodnight moon, which is always a must. since our fifteen month appointment, we got a real toothbrush and toothpaste where we have started to brush m's teeth. the first few times were a little rough but now when i say we're going to brush our teeth she definitely helps me out. after brushing teeth, we turn on the sound machine, close the blinds and say the child's prayer. then give kisses and say nite nite.

(we just recently dropped to one nap and down to just three bottles and when i say recently i mean like last saturday. madelyn has done really well and honestly i think it's because she was already kind of doing it herself which made the transition easy.)

7:25PM | madelyn is out like a light
8PM | finally get to sit with my other half as i fold laundry and watch the emmy's.
10PM | walked the doggies and to bed we went

when i get the chance to take a weekday off to spend with my girl, i try to make it eventful and fun for her. since i had two days off last week and we went to the atlanta botanical gardens one day then hippo hop on another plus we were transitioning into a new schedule, i wanted to keep it manageable this day knowing that if i needed to bail, i could. i love spending these days with madelyn, this age is so fun and she makes my heart so full, i just love her. being a full time working mommy isn't always easy but i love how excited she gets when i come from work and i cherish days like these.

goodnight world, xoxo