day in the life of a working mom with twins

I’ve done multiple “day in the life” posts in the past. The last one I did was when the girls were about 6 weeks old and I was still on maternity leave. Wellllll, our days have certainly changed since then! Here’s a “typical” day (“typical” because no day is really the same in our house!) in the life with (almost) 5 month old twin girls. This was from last Wednesday, which was also a day where I didn’t take any pictures! Whoops!

4:30 – Wake up before my alarm, realize I have 15 more minutes to sleep, and tuck my phone under my pillow so the alarm doesn’t wake up the girls. Even though they’re in their own room now, I swear my alarm clock wakes Emerson up every day.

4:45 – Alarm clock goes off, and I grudgingly get out of bed. Last night was grad class night and I just want to sleep for a few more hours.

4:50 AM – Wash my face, grab my makeup, grab my pumping supplies, and set up shop on the couch. Put on my makeup and try to wake up while I pump.

5:20 AM – Emerson wakes up early and is talking to herself. I don’t want her to wake up Brooklyn (she talks REALLY loud), so I get her from her crib and put her in her swing. She is her usual excited self and can’t contain her excitement.

5:30 AM – I start making my oatmeal in the dark so the light doesn’t keep Emerson awake, and sure enough she is back asleep in about five minutes.

5:40 AM – Eat breakfast, finish getting ready, and tiptoe through the dark house so I don’t wake anyone up.

6:20 AM – I’m all set to go, my things are by the door, and I have 20 minutes to kill. I selfishly risk waking Emme up by taking her out of the swing to snuggle, but she sleeps right through it.

6:40 AM – My mom arrives, I give her the low down, and I head out the door for my commute.

7:15 AM – Arrive at work, meet with my teammates, and get ready for the day.

8:25 AM – The kids are at Art, so I take this opportunity to pump. Triple check that my classroom door is locked.

9:30 AM – Teach all morning…. Adding fractions. Oy.

11:10 AM – Lunch time! I’m having leftover slow cooker chicken, rice, and roasted veggies. It’s a good one!

11:25 AM – Time to pump again. Triple check the door.

12:05 PM – Teach teach teach!

3:00 PM – Say goodbye to the kids, get my stuff ready for the next day, and talk with some co-workers for a while.

3:25 PM – Head out the door and go home to those babies!!!

3:55 PM – Both girls are awake when I get home (woohoo!), but are just about ready to go down for a nap (booooo…). Unfortunately I get them all riled up because they’re excited to see me, and I end up with overtired babies.

4:45 PM – Both girls are finally napping after a lot of crying, shushing , and patting. I usually don’t have to do that, but when they’re overtired – watch out! I take this time to get in a pumping session and prep dinner before they wake up.

5:30 PM – Awake! We play for a bit while dinner finishes up.

6:00 PM – Dinner time, and the girls are not having it. I end up holding Emerson while I eat dinner, and Brooklyn whines on and off/has to be entertained while she’s on her play mat. 

6:30 PM – It’s bath time, but both girls are starving, so we give them a few ounces of formula (we supplement) to hold them off until bedtime. I start with Emerson, and she is not too happy about bath time tonight. Brooklyn’s next, and she’s a little more into it.

7:00 PM – Bedtime starts. We turn down the lights, put the girls in their sleep sacks, and get some bottles going. Neither one of them are too hungry because they had just eaten a little while before, but they both manage a few ounces. I am feeding Brooklyn tonight, and she is out before I even put her to bed. Emerson plays in her crib for a few minutes with her lovey (a giraffe) before she falls asleep.

7:20 PM – I leave to run to Kohl’s. I definitely need a few more pair of pants.

7:40 PM – I hate pants shopping. This is depressing.

8:15 PM – Return home to find that my wonderful husband has already completed all of our evening “chores”. The kitchen is cleaned, bottles are made for the next day, bottles are cleaned and sterilized from the day, and the house is picked up. I married a good one ladies! Take this as an opportunity to jump into the shower and dry my hair.

9:00 PM – Finally sit down on the couch. Eat a few squares of dark chocolate. Catch up with tonight’s episode of The Middle.

9:30 PM – Time to pump. Catch up on tonight’s episode of Modern Family (HILARIOUS).

10:00 PM – Dream feed time for the girls. We pop their bottles in while they’re asleep, and they down a few ounces.

10:20 PM – Crawl into bed. I’m exhausted!

I’m off today because I apparently live in Siberia once again – I’m crossing my fingers for tomorrow too! Wind chillds of –30 to –45 degrees, say what! Have a good Monday everyone!