Typical day in the Hapgood house!

I decided to walk you through a general day, during the week of our lives.  I have written about this before when Hunter was about 4 months old but now things have gotten a little easier different and my commute has also changed since we have moved. Plus, I have had some of you ask me how my day goes and know that I am busy so here is a way that you can see what a typical day goes for us.

Every morning my alarm goes off at 5:32 a.m. sometimes I am able to snooze for those extra 10 minutes depending on if Hunter is awake (yes, sometimes he is) or our dog, Millie is dying to go outside already.  Either way, I try to get in the shower before anything or else I get stuck into feeding Hunter and getting him ready before I get myself ready and that means that I’ll be late (yes, there are exceptions to this).  Okay, so back to getting me ready first around 5:45ish then after my shower I go and make Hunter a bottle before he wakes.  Hunter is pretty picky about his morning bottle/sippy (I’m getting rid of the bottle sometime soon just not sure when) so I pour his Organic Vitamin D milk (I just had to throw that out there because I am so over formula! ) and I’ll heat it up a little for him by putting it in hot water until he wakes up.  Let Millie out.  Grab myself some water and head to the bathroom to put my make up on and dry my hair.  At exactly 6:17 a.m. (I’m not kidding) Hunter is usually blabbing away already in his room.  I get ready in the bathroom that is right next to his room so that I can let Sean still sleep if he is there or if not, daddy is usually chomping at the bit to go in and give him a kiss before he needs to leave for work.  I usually let him blab away for awhile until I am done drying my hair and all I need to do is put my work clothes on before I leave.  After drying my hair, I grab his bottle/sippy and go feed him.  I love this time because I get to cuddle with my little guy before I start my day.  Right after I get Hunter ready so that we can play some before I need to leave at 6:55 a.m.  I usually have his outfits picked out for the week on Sunday so that I don’t have to mess with what matches.  I am so anal about him matching and his socks matching that I don’t feel right when we leave the house if he doesn’t match too well.   Yes. I have a problem. After he is dressed, he is ready to cruise/walk whichever and I quickly change into my work clothes (I have these ready the night before also because I have no time to figure out what matches).  We turn on some cartoons or the news and Hunter’s munches on some Cheerios while I grab my lunch, bottle water and his tote for the day.  His little tote includes – 1 bottle of his milk, 1 sippy cup of his milk, 1 sippy cup of water, a fruit and a yogurt.  I always make sure that he has a fruit and yogurt everyday even though his day care provides snacks and other healthy stuff for lunch but just gotta make sure and I know for sure that he will always eat both of these.  Especially when he’s teething he will usually only eat some yogurt and fruit.  Always be prepared!

We have about 10 minutes to play some before we need to head out the door and off to day care.  We both go give daddy a kiss (if he’s there) and we’re off! His day care opens at 7 a.m. and is literally across our community and by the time I get Hunter in the car and stuff situated I am there right at 7.  Drop him off,  talk to his teachers for a bit, give Hunty a kiss and I’m off to the bus/Tri-Rail Station. 

Before we moved,  I used to take the train to work, now I take the bus.  I know that everyone has their own opinion about the bus but I’m just going to clear it up for you.  Yes, when I think of the “public transportation bus”, I think, hobos and grossness but actually I LOVE the bus.  I’m in shock to find that I even like it so much.  Here’s why, its super clean and the bus is one of those newer, big, hybrid buses with free Wi-Fi.  The bus station is 13 minutes from his day care and the bus is full of professionals that are going from Fort Lauderdale to Downtown Miami.  The bus stops a few times when we get to downtown and I get off at the last stop before it gets back on the highway (I-95).  The bus is called 95 Express.  It takes all of the Express lanes so that we don’t wait in traffic.  I could drive into work but what’s the point?  I would sit in traffic (not in the Express lanes) and pay the tolls (which add up a lot down here).  Plus, I can play all of my games on my iPhone on the way home.  The big plus to riding the bus for me is that I can relax on the way home. Unwind from the day.  People fall asleep on the ride all the time. Me, I haven’t felt the need to do this but I guess if I wanted to I could and feel safe. 

Super quiet!

My building is about 2 blocks from where the bus drops off and the bus takes about 45 minutes from the station to downtown in the mornings which isn’t so bad considering that I do live about an hour away. The bus runs every 15 minutes.  I usually end up taking the 7:30 a.m one but if I’m able to grab the 7:15 one then that’s great but if not I’m at work by 8:15 a.m. which is when I’m supposed to be there.

Walking to my buidling in the morning (it's the one on the far left).

When I leave work at 4:30 p.m, the bus is usually on time and picks up me up about 4:45 p.m and is a straight shot back to the bus station to get my car (remember I’m the last stop before it gets back on the highway).  I jump in my car and depending on if I have to get Hunter or not from day care (because daddy usually grabs him around 2:30ish) I’m usually at his day care right at 5:30 p.m. (day care closes at 6:00 p.m.) and if I just go straight home, I’m there about 5:20 p.m. 

Upon arrival to his day care, I am greeted by huge smiles and excitement from my little guy which I love because no matter how my day went, all that matters is seeing him smile.  I get the rundown of how his day went from his teachers.  It always goes well unless he decides not to take a nap that day but even if he doesn’t nap, he is always good.  We say goodbye and we’re off to the house! At home, we are greeted by Millie who I’m sure took her job seriously that day barking at every little noise she heard and is anxiously waiting for us to let her out.  Depending on Hunter’s status (aka napness that day) at that time, me, Hunter and Millie usually go on a walk around the block in his wagon.  Then I come in, change out of my work clothes (yes, I take them on a walk in my work stuff....if I change, then I’m not going to take a walk either! I do change my shoes.)

"Yay, daddy here's!" (Sean took this photo for me when he went to pick him up. I guess it was during his snack time.)

Next, its about 5:50ish and I need to find something to make for Hunter to eat.  This can be a bit of a challenge because I usually feed him our leftovers from the night before because I can’t make dinner before his bedtime every night.  So if for any reason we didn’t have dinner the night before, I’m usually busy just trying to find him some healthy stuff in our fridge (which is usually pretty easy).   He has also become somewhat of a picky eater. For instance, some days he wants to feed himself, not that I don’t let him he jusst doesn’t want any action from someone feeding him from a spoon. Sometimes, he just wants to eat some fruit and Cheerios (or something of that nature).  Other times, he just wants some deli turkey and cheese or every once in awhile, he doesn’t want a thing – usually due to teething. So therefore, he will just eat about 2 bottles of milk before bed.  Also, in the middle of juggling Hunter’s dinner and him eating, I have to quickly feed Millie and Marley before Hunter wants to jump out of his highchair (even strapped in, he only sits in there for a little while).  He just can’t sit still (he’s such a little boy). Then its off to the bath tub where he gets all of that extra energy out.  Then, I feed him a bottle before we watch the Gigglebellies on our bed and we cuddle and read books.  This is my second favorite part of the day.  This is where Hunter starts to get very sleepy and just wants to lean on me and cuddle.  Actually, this is his last chance to get some energy out and usually climbs up our headboard on the bed to the window above to shake the blinds and then will resume to cuddle time with mommy.  He usually only lasts for about 3 or 4 Gigglebellies songs (about 15 minutes) and then I give him some more milk if he wants it and then lights out at about 7:10 p.m.

Phewww okay, then I sometimes will run on the treadmill for a bit and then get me and Hunter’s lunches/snacks prepared and my outfit ready for the next day. Also, I try and find myself something to eat or if Sean is home he usually starts dinner and then when I am done on the treadmill I finish up.   By this time it’s about 8:30 p.m. and I may be able to squeeze in one of my shows to watch before bed and I’m usually pretty tired and I’m in bed by 9:30 p.m the latest.  Yep, I’m officially an old mommy going to be so early but I need my sleep to function for the next day. 

Also, I’m finally starting to relax now after our move and not feel so frazzled by all the responsibility of buying our house so it’s been really nice to come home and not worry so much and just be with my boys and enjoy it.