SAHM check in

tbmadeamistake

Was lurking the working mom check in and realized those of us who stay at home haven't had one in a while. How is every one doing? Any sort of schedules working well? Cheats to make house keeping easier? Any super easy lunches?

tbmadeamistake

We are doing all right over here. Dh's work has him late a lot (partly too much work and partly his own inability to do any sort of time management) and that's really hard for me. I try to keep in mind that 8-5 my job is watching the kids, so I try to not complain about single parenting until after he should reasonably be home. Meanwhile, both kids are happy and healthy so I guess I'm doing something right!

Right now our schedule is to get out of the house in the mornings and be home in the afternoon. C needs outings for all our sanities and Charlie catches naps in the carrier. Lunch around 11:30 and then family nap time. Charlie would still rather nap with me, and right now given that I also need the naps, that's OK. We watch far too much TV but I've been slowly cutting back and it's going well. Disney station on Pandora is a life saver.

My cheat for keeping your house clean is not have kids, but I suppose it's too late for that . I've given up on the living room, so it's a sty that gets picked up once a week for cleaning/vacuuming. I try to keep up with the rest of the rooms with mixed results.

Our current easy lunch is rolled up lunch meats. C loves it and I can eat it one handed while I feed Charlie with the other. Add some string cheese and fruit, maybe some crackers, and we're good to go.

Jenn111211

Things are going so much better for us now that we sleep trained and are on more of a schedule. DD naps around 8:30, 12:30, and 3:30 and they have been getting longer! She slept for about an hour and a half this morning! That has allowed me to get a lot more done around the house. I just got all of our Christmas cards stuffed, stamped and ready to go!

I started meal planning, which has cut down on trips to the grocery store.

The toughest thing for us right now is the colder weather keeping us cooped up. The day goes so much faster when we can get out. I think I'm going to start going to museums with her. Also, DH is going out of town for work for three nights. Boo

@mmandm603‌ I am so not looking forward to crawling! I love that I can put her on the playmat and run to the bathroom or put dishes away!

AandJ28

Was thinking about a check-in. Like @Lilygrace48‌ I feel like we've been watching too much tv. It's Mickey Mouse Club or Baby Einstein/Little Einsteins but it's gotten bad. What sort of activities are you doing with your LOs? I feel lost and feel like she's bored. I just bought her a jumper which she loves but don't want to put her in it too much and have her get bored with it. I feel so lost recently.

Meals? What are those? I typically have smoothies because they are quick and easy and can be sipped in seconds. H and I have dinner once LO has gone to bed... So there's 1 meal.

@mmandm603‌ - I'm going to check out the Instagram. Lately I don't care about the way the house looks. Each room gets picked up at the end of the day and big cleaning happens once a week but maybe seeing the daily schedule will help.

Jenn111211

@AandJ28‌ I save the jumper for lunch and dinner time. I recently started using the Bumbo in the kitchen while I'm cooking/cleaning. As long as I give her a big spoon to play with and interact with her she's happy.

Mhensley1991

We are doing ok. Our home isn't the cleanest but it will do. The hardest household chore for me is getting our bathroom cleaned. Ugh she doesn't self entertain long enough lol but I plan an putting each day just get out if the house for a bit! I make dinner throughout the day as she allows me too and add finishing touches at dinner time. I meal planned for the first time this week and it worked well for us. I'm hoping to have a few friends over for a dinner party- make multiple crockpot meals together!

allrightmeow

KILL ME NOW!  

J/k ...a little

Slightly overwhelmed.  House is a semi mess and the baby will not nap for longer than 15 minutes at a time.  He wants to cuddle constantly (WHICH I LOVE) but mommy needs her hands sometimes.  I do have an Ergo that I put him in put he likes to lean and reach.  If Im having to do things that require me to be bending down or reaching up over my head it gets uncomfortable. 

DD has decided to fight sleep at night and will get out of bed multiple times.  Mommy is so tired.   

allrightmeow

mmandm603 said:

I started following cleanmama on Instagram and follow her daily cleaning schedule and it's working out pretty well so far. We have a pretty good 9 am, noon, 3 pm nap schedule. But LO is a short napper and I rarely get him to nap longer than 30 mins so it's hard to get much done during a nap time. He was doing really good with being OK playing alone and entertaining himself but started crawling within the past week or 2 so it's now impossible to keep him contained unless he's in something stationary like a jumper or exersaucer. All sorts of new challenges facing us.

Oh I checked her out and am now following her too.  

Taymiller

We have been doing pretty well. The house should be cleaner. I did my daily chore list the last 2 weeks but then we have my dad over for thanksgiving and so I stopped and I didn't start it back up this week because I am lazy.

The key for me is getting out of the house. If we don't I start to resent DH. I used to have a play date once a week with my BFF and her kids but she just had a baby last week so it will be a while before we can do them again. I might just go to zoo and aquarium by myself just to get out of the house.

I hated being stay at home mom at first but now I can't imagine it any other way.