Wednesday, July 06, 2005

A Typical Day

Here's a typical day in Melina's world. We'll start with her last feeding of the night.

9:00 p.m. Eat. Sleep on dad's shoulder while he surfs web or watches soccer.
11:00 p.m. Get changed and swaddled; eat again if hungry. Lights out; fall asleep.
3:30 a.m. Begin grunting softly. Eat. Go back to sleep.
5:30 a.m. Begin grunting in earnest. Eat again. Grunt loud enough to keep mom awake, but not loud enough to wake dad.
8:00 a.m. Dad leaves for work. Get changed, if awake.
8:00-9:00 a.m. Make sure mom is really awake. Begin standing, walking and flying practice.
9:00 a.m. Cry a bit. Take nap on belly with butt sticking up in air.
10:30 a.m. Lay on back and stare around bathroom while mom showers. Cry if she doesn't pay enough attention.
11:00 a.m. Eat.
11:30 a.m. Sit in car seat or swing and cry while mom tries to wolf down breakfast.
11:45 a.m. Rest on mom's shoulder and look around while she reads email.
12:00 p.m. Get put in car seat. Depending on mood, either smile or cry. Get driven somewhere.
12:30 p.m. Arrive at destination and look around. Possibly get stuffed into baby carrier; if so, cry a bit while stuffing is completed.
1:00 p.m. Sleep during whatever activity mom has planned.
3:30 p.m. Get put back in hated car seat. Look around quietly for a few minutes. When traffic jam is sensed, commence crying. Cry as if heart is breaking. Mom will stop car, replace binkie, and comfort. When car begins moving again, recommence crying.
4:00 p.m. Be calmed again by mom. Begin nap.
6:30 p.m. Get put back in hated car seat. Go to meet dad; smile and coo. Get removed from car seat. Look around while they eat dinner at restaurant. Smile and coo occasionally. Rake in compliments from strangers.
8:00 p.m. Get put back in carseat. After 10 minutes, commence crying. Dad will shake car seat. Stop crying.
9:00 p.m. Eat.

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