I thought I would post about what it is like to be Trig and Grayson these days.
Morning - Mondays are Gymboree, Tuesdays are Mother's Day Out (school), Wednesdays are playdate or kids club at the gym, Thursdays are school, Fridays we go to a gymnastics place called Aerial Athletics and the kids just run (or crawl) all over the place. Then they have lunch.
Naptime - can be anytime between 1 and 5 depending on the day. Trig is particularly unpredictable these days because he just transitioned to a big boy bed - he's really good about staying in the bed but I think it is just too thrilling for him so he stays awake for a long time before falling asleep. I put them both down at 1 or so but wake up time is pretty unpredictable.
Afternoon/Evening - depending on when the kids get up, they play before dinner and sometimes they don't. Dinner happens relatively early and we walk after dinner. We get out the double stroller and walk about 2 miles through our neighborhood and adjoining neighborhood. The kids (usually) like it and we get a chance for fresh air and a little exercise.
Bedtime - when we get home from a walk, it's time to play a little and have a bath. Throw two little boys in the tub after they run around naked while mommy and daddy try to catch them! After bathtime, mommy and daddy split them up to get dressed in their PJs. They meet in Triggy's room for teeth brushing and story time. Trig always listens intently to the story while Grayson crawls around the room like a silly little boy until he wears himself out so much that he has to go immediately to bed. After stories, they get split up again and Grayson goes to his room for a bottle, songs and rocking. Trig stays in his room to say prayers and sing songs like "Down at the Station", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Jesus Loves Me", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", "I'm a Little Teapot", "This Little Light Of Mine", "ABCs", etc. He likes to play a silly little game where he strangles you until you play dead, and then he tells you to "SAY MILK!" and you say "MILK!" to surprise and scare him. It's really silly but very cute. Then when he finally gets into bed, he wants tummy rub back rub. Then he tells us to "go bye bye" so he can go to sleep.
I posted a video of the singing below, so here is a video of tummy rub:
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