DAY IN THE LIFE 2017 / stay at home mom / SAHM

I usually start my day around 6.30am and I like to wake up before my baby wakes up and I love to open all the windows and let all the fresh sunlight in. So after that I always make my bed. I just feel like my house is so much cleaner when my bed is made. And of course it's coffee time so I'm going to make my coffee and drink this before Scarlet wakes up. And I am using my reusable coffee filter and I love this thing because it helps save so much money. I drink so much coffee and those Keurig cups really add up. So while my coffee is brewing I like to empty the dishwasher. I make sure to load it every single night. I like to get all of Scarlet's bottles out and on the boom drying rack so they are ready to go throughout the day. I always have this cup filled with water so it's a constant reminder throughout the day to drink water. So next I'm going to get this bowl ready. I always have a large bowl in my sink and I fill it with Dawn dish soap and warm water. And this is where I put my bottles throughout the day that I use for Scarlet. And I just think this helps keep them a little cleaner and prevent bacteria from growing. I try to do laundry every single day. Right now I'm doing baby laundry and oh my gosh this stuff smells so good thanks to my detergent. It's the DREFT. If you guys don't use this for your baby you should. It makes your baby clothes smell so good. Plus it's designed for babies. I just use Tide Free and Gentle for my clothes and for my husband's clothes. And then I like to use Downy in my laundry as well. It helps make my clothes smell really nice. So before Scarlet wakes up I like to take care of anything else that needs done. And right now I have to write a check. Our gardeners are coming today and I want to make sure that this is prepared and I do not forget to do this. So after I've taken care of everything that needed taken care of before she wakes up I like to just sit on the couch and get on social media, reply to emails, respond to comments, and drink my coffee. So this is kind of me time. Sometimes I even catch up on TV shows. And she's just about to wake up but not quite. So she's pretty much awake so I'm going to go ahead and make her a bottle. This is my absolute favorite time of the day. I absolutely love going in her bedroom and seeing her face. She's always so smiley and she's so happy in the mornings. And it's probably because she got a full night's sleep. Yes, my baby sleeps a full 12 to 13 hours every single night. And if you guys are interested in how I do that I do have a video and I will list that down below. So after I get Scarlet changed I always go in the living room and watch TV or get on my phone and I feed her her bottle. After she is all fed I always like to play with her. She's always so happy after she drinks that first morning bottle so we sing and play games and clap our hands and she just loves it. I'm just throwing my bottle in my bucket of water and on dish soap so it can soak in there until tonight. And I put Scarlet in the Four Moms MamaRoo so I can make myself some breakfast. And this morning I'm going to eat some eggs and spinach and probably a bowl of fruit. Every morning I either have eggs or I have some kind of oats for breakfast. It's like my go to. So here is my breakfast. I'm having my eggs and then a bowl of berries and my water and Scarlet was hanging out over there in the MamaRoo. So after I've had my breakfast it's time for tummy time and she is just starting to roll from her belly to her back so we've really been working on that but I love to just get on the floor with her and play with her toys and just talk to her and have fun. So I'm trying to take care of anything else that needs done while I have a second while she's happy on the floor so I'm calling our groomer because Indy, our puppy, needs groomed so bad. Time for some kisses. So now I put Scarlet in the swing and she's actually watching some cartoons and I am going to try to get all this laundry folded. So during Scarlet's first nap of the day I always like to take this opportunity to get myself dressed, take a shower, get myself ready, whatever I need to do. Even though I'm not really doing anything today, it's important to me to get myself up and together and ready. After I get myself ready, if I still have some time to myself, I will go over to my computer and work on editing videos for my YouTube channel. So when Scarlet wakes up from her first nap, that's usually the time I get her dressed. So I got her dressed and put a cute little headband on her and now I'm going to set her in her crib and let her play while I put away baby laundry. I'm pretty sure this baby has more clothes than both me and my husband do. So in order to help me be accountable for cleaning, I created a little chart and this really helps me stay on track and stay focused throughout the week so I'm not stuck spending my weekends cleaning. So today I am going to do laundry, dust, and probably just vacuum. I don't really know if we need to sweep. I'm going to baby wear Scarlet. I'm using the Baby Catan. I absolutely love this. She's so comfy in it. So I'm going to put her in this now and vacuum our rooms. So most of our house is tile but we do have carpet in our bedrooms so I just have to vacuum the bedrooms. I'm also going to vacuum out the couch. I haven't done this since we bought this couch so it's definitely a need for it and since I have the vacuum out, I'm just going to take care of it. Oh and Scarlet got tired of being in the Baby Catan so I put her back in the sling while I finish the couch. Okay so after I'm done cleaning, I am going to play with Scarlet. I have her in her little jump roo which she just started fitting into so it's so much fun. She absolutely loves it. I always try to find a balance throughout the day of getting things done but also making sure I'm giving Scarlet enough attention and making sure that she's happy and played with. Having a baby, you definitely master using one hand. I could probably set her down but sometimes I just want to hold her. It's not that hard. So now I'm going to get a workout in and I'm doing the Jillian Michaels video. I just bought this off of Amazon Prime and Scarlet is just hanging out in her little bouncer. I don't really have a set time of the day that I work out. I just kind of do it whenever I have the opportunity to do so. So after my workout, I'm taking Scarlet out for a walk slash jog. I always make sure to leave the house sometime during the day whether it's going to Starbucks or just getting out of the house and going on a walk. It doesn't matter. It's just nice to get some fresh air. So after our walk, it is nap time again and guys, I'm just going to let her sleep on me right now. I absolutely love these moments so I'm not going to put her in her bed. Everything else can wait. Well this is about the worst thing that could possibly happen. My bag and my diaper genie exploded so no wonder why her room's been stinky. Now we're just spending some time out on our back patio. She loves being outside. Okay so it is dinner time and I'm going to make this HelloFresh meal and the directions are all on the back. And Scarlet's hanging out in her four mom's mama room while I get dinner prepared. Ty should be home any minute. And somebody decided they were hungry too so I'm having to take a break from dinner and go feed this little hungry monster. Okay so dinner is ready and close enough to the picture. It was really good though. And Scarlet is just hanging out with Daddy who just got home. So I think I've officially taken you guys through a typical day as a stay at home mom in my life. Thank you guys so much for watching. Really appreciate all the support. Oh my gosh. Thank you again so much for watching everybody. If you haven't already please subscribe to my channel and follow me on Snapchat and Instagram. Also give this video a thumbs up if it's something you enjoyed. Somebody's being a little bit dramatic.