Our new daily routine

It's time to give everyone an update about our daily routine, since some things have changed. Jason went back to work a week ago, which has meant that I have taken over more of the night time feedings, and my mom has been here for full 8-9 hour days to help out. Here's our new schedule:

--Lisa's mom arrives at 8am just in time to help with that feeding.

--other feedings are every 3 hours, at 11, 2, 5, etc. However, over the last couple of days Zoey has decided to eat smaller meals every 2 hours, while Abby has decided to eat larger meals every 3.5 hours. Lucas is still fussy much of the time and we feed him whenever it seems like it will help his tummy. This has made our heads spin a little bit as we try to keep track of everyone. Thank goodness we are keeping track of feeding times and amounts on a log sheet!


--in between feedings we accomplish household tasks, and Lisa gets a shower and maybe a nap. Here are some pictures of mom helping with the dog and the housework:



Mom also helps with soothing fussy babies, which can be quite tiring:



--Jason arrives home from work in time for the 5pm feeding. Then he helps soothe fussy babies while we hopefully microwave some leftovers or wait for someone to bring us a meal.


--Lisa's mom is released from duty, and Jason and Lisa spend some time together in the evening.

--Lisa helps with the 8pm feeding, then goes to bed around 9pm for a few hours while Jason stays up to do the 11pm feeding on his own. Lisa would continue to sleep until the 2am feeding, except she has to get up to pump by midnight. So it's usually two 2-hour segments of sleep instead of one nice long 4-5 hour stretch.

--Lisa then does the 2am and 5am feedings on her own, with hopefully at least an hour of sleep in between them. Everything takes longer in the middle of the night, and then of course we have to add in pumping time on top of the feeding and diapering time. There are no pictures of these wee hour feedings - believe me, it's for the best. Here are some pictures of how 2 babies look on a boppy on Lisa's lap after being fed:



--Jason sleeps from midnight to 6:30-7am. Lisa is very jealous. Jason explains that it is very hard for him to be alert and concentrate at work, even with these 6-7 hour stretches of sleep. The debate about who is more tired and who has the more difficult job continues.

--and then we start over at 8am! It's encouraging that Abby is showing signs of sleeping a little longer between feedings, but since the others are not doing this yet it mostly just gives us a little breathing room so that everyone isn't screaming for their food at once.

--oh, and some days we do things like take the babies for a walk, or have a doctor's visit, or do some errands (Lisa's chance to get out of the house without babies) in between feedings. Our life is lived in 3 hour increments!

Any questions??
:)