A New Routine

So 10 days in, it's amazing how quickly we've gotten into a completely new routine. I won't say that it has been an easy, smooth transition or that we've accepted it as reality entirely...but we are adjusting. For such a small package who sleeps 80% of the time, Finley sure knows how to
push his agenda!
Here's what today was like at the Forseter home:

7:00 Getting out of bed with Finley (due to his hunger or eyes wide open presentation) and say good-bye to Dad. Ideally, Finley will require a diaper change before Dan's departure!
7:15 Finley's breakfast followed by some time in his swing or boppy so I can eat.
8:00 I set up Finley in the boppy on the bathmat in the bathroom so I can grab a quick shower
(I'm sure there are other options of how to keep him safe/occupied during a shower, but I just like to be able to see him at this point).
8:15 Finley napped in his bassinet (co-sleeper) which is a big deal since he hasn't done so much, he prefers to be held or propped up to sleep.

9:45 Finley's second breakfast probably preceded or followed by a diaper change.
11:00 Visit to pediatrician: Fin's just 2 oz shy of his birth weight now at exactly 7 lbs!
11:45 Time to feed again (the kitchen is always open!), used doctor's examination room for this session.

12:30 Met up with Sangwha and Eliot at TJ Maxx and then we met up at Carter's for some pajama/jumper shopping (Finley's just much happier in outfits that have mittens at the end of the sleeves).
2:00 Dan calls and says he's headed home and so we head home, too.
2:30 Toss new clothes in washing machine and go upstairs to feed (again!).
3:00 My turn for lunch, thank goodness Dan's was home to take the little guy for a while.
3:30 We watched a movie (Sugar) while Finley slept on Dan's chest...and I slept through most of the second half of the flick.

5:30 Movie over and Dan encouraged me to go take a real nap and he'd wake me when Finley was hungry.
6:30 Dinner time for Finley and Dan dashed to the grocery store for some dinner supplies.
7:00 Dan back and I passed Finley to him since I hadn't cooked dinner in a while and was ready to get back on that horse.
7:30 Tacos for dinner!
8:30 More dinner for Finley while Dan did the dishes and continued with the next load of laundry.

Phew! We usually get in bed by 10 (after a diaper change and pajama time) and I get to sleep first while Dan's on Finley patrol until the next feeding. Tonight it'll probably be between 11 and 11:30. Then we simply take turns for who is sleeping with Finley or just chilling with him if he's not in a sleepy mood. 3 hour shifts are pretty typical since that is his current feeding schedule.

I plan to write more about the overnight routine soon since that has been one of the more interesting pieces of our new life...and by interesting I mean exhausting/overwhelming/etc.!