Simon was born 16 weeks prematurely.  For many, you’ve followed his blog since birth.  For those who haven’t, I have neglected that one over recent months as well.  As a preemie, Simon has many needs that typical one-year-olds don’t.  In balancing all of our schedules, Simon’s is the one my own schedule is most dependent.

As a typical day, Simon will:

• 6:30 AM Wake
• 6:35 AM Change Diaper and Dress
• 6:40 AM Bottle & nebulizer treatment
• 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM nap
• 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Oxygen switched to portable tank, packed in car seat
• 8:15 AM Take Jaden to school
• 8:45 AM Return Home
• 9:00 AM Eat and Play
• 11:00 AM Eat lunch, nap
• 1:00 PM awake, snack, nebulizer treatment, play
• 2:30 PM take a bottle, short nap
• 3:15 PM awake, loaded in car seat, pick up Jaden
• 3:45 PM home
• 3:45 – 5:00 PM play time
• 5:00 PM Dinner, Bottle
• 5:45-6:15 PM short nap
• 6:15-7:30 PM play, nebulizer treatment
• 7:30 PM bath
• 8:00 PM Bottle and Stories
• 8:30 PM Bed

His days are a bit more chaotic than I would expect for a child his age.  He’s still running on about a 9 month level with his schedule and will fluctuate as he ages more.  His therapy sessions will run between 9 and 11 AM and 1 and 2:30 PM as scheduled throughout the month.  Those days mean for longer naps instead of a couple shorter ones.  We will go with the flow there.  It’s during Simon’s longer naps that I will truly utilize my time to be able to fit writing back into my life.  As the kids will be sleeping by 8:30 PM, I will also utilize that time, until 10 PM to write.