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A Typical Day of a Stay at Home Mom

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Maybe you were curious and followed me on Twitter this past Wednesday using #jenna4aday. The goal was to live tweet an entire day in my life – nothing special, nothing held back. And, well, I did it. It was a fun experiment, but by the time it was over I was sick of tweeting.

So, why did I do it?

I am always curious how others live their lives. Maybe it is partly me being nosy, but it is also largely due to insecurities. Am I doing this right? How do other moms get through the day? How much TV do other moms let their kids watch? Am I lazy? And on and on and on…Maybe if I am interested and unsure, then other moms might be too. What does a typical day of a stay at home mom look like?

Out of those thoughts, #jenna4aday was born. Here’s my day. Warning: it’s a long one.
Ever wonder what a stay-at-home-mom does all day. Here is a typical day in this mom’s life - her stay at home mom schedule. And while kids change and days vary, this will at least give you a basic idea of what each minute looks like. | motherhood | parenting tips | toddlers | mom life

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What do you think? How does this compare to your typical day of a stay at home mom – or just as any human? Any advice/thoughts/questions for me? I know you have something. I put a lot of work into this, people.

And, follow me on Twitter where I will never be doing this again, or follow me on Instagram which I enjoy infinitely more.

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  1. That sounds about right. Now that mine are 4 and 2, there’s less nursing and more activity changes, answering the question “Why?” and trying to figure out why it’s so quiet.

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  3. I stand by my “supermom” comment. I’m home with Sullivan today because daycare is closed and I don’t know how you do it every day. I mean, I love kid. Like seriously adore him but I’m not cut out to be a stay at home mom. I salute you, super mom! :)

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    • Thanks, April. Us moms need to support one another no matter what we do from 9-5; thanks so much for the kind words :)

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  5. Hi, I am Joy (Gretchen’s sister in law). She has been sharing your blog on my FB, and i have been reading yours too. So happy to read your blog and nice to know you by reading. So, you are so busy with two kids today. I have one boy, maybe two months younger than your daugther. Nice to say Hi today and….you are wonderful mom :-). Talk with you later.

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    • Thank you so much for stopping by, Joy! It is always nice to get to know readers better – especially when they are close to friends. Please don’t be a stranger around here :)

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  6. I have 4 kids, one of which is 9 months old. I feel you on the “not wanting to soothe all day” but mine is getting happier by herself as we practice it. I just jinxed it, didn’t I? Have you looked into RIE? I like a lot of the posts about helping babies self-soothe, Janet Lansbury has some great ones.

    I don’t do a lot of music/tv during the day, except for listening to the Popcaks in the am. I can’t handle the noise. We’re in 996 square feet, so there’s not anywhere to go to get away from it.

    I really appreciate you doing this, its nice to see that other moms are insecure too. Not that I’m happy you’re insecure…. you know what I mean. :)

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      • http://www.janetlansbury.com/2013/03/bonding-with-babies-where-rie-and-attachment-parenting-differ/ is a great post about RIE. Like any “parenting technique” I’ve seen it go into really odd territory, but I do really love a lot of the principles.

        Basically that yes, it is our job to meet our child’s needs but it’s not our job to “make them happy.” Where attachment parenting says that if your baby cries you’re a failure, RIE acknowledges that sometimes you just need to cry. It also gives babies/children the same basic respect levels as teenagers and adults- if you wouldn’t yell at, say, your co-worker for spilling a drink, why would you yell at your child. As an aside, I would totally lose it on a co-worker so I’m often a failure and have a lot of growing to do! :) An example is that if your friend was visiting and was really upset because a situation wasn’t working the way she thought it should, you wouldn’t immediately pat her on the back and tell her not to cry, that its nothing to cry over, or shove a nipple in her mouth if nothing else worked. You would sympathize with her, acknowledge that it is a rough situation and then offer potential solutions. If there really was no solution you would simply comfort her as she suffered.

        If all needs are met (diaper, food, comfy clothes) then you can just acknowledge the upset and comfort from there. “I know you’re upset because you can’t play any more and you need to go to bed, but it is bedtime so how can I help you get there.” “I know you want milk but first we need to change your diaper. Would you like to hold the diaper for me while I take your dirty one off? If we work together then it will go faster.” That way the interaction goes from you doing something *to* the kiddo to doing something *with* them. For me it has been a HUGE relief because I don’t get to the point where I feel like the baby hates me because she won’t stop crying, and I can pass it off on her you know?

        Another tenet is that you give them plenty of notice, even with babies. I’ve found that with mine (she’s 9 months) I can say “we are going to be getting into the car. I know you hate your seat but you have to be in it” and wait for a little signal to know that she understood. It seems totally against all parenting advice I’ve ever gotten and it took a while to get where I am (I’m still really new to RIE type parenting) but even when she was smaller I could totally tell she was acknowledging.

        Ok. I’m done. I should do a blog post about our journey with RIE…..

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  7. Feels like my daily life — only more busy because I only have one right now. I love naptime quiet and the freaking recycling / garbage man always used to wake my son when he was younger. grrrrr.

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    • Sometimes I think having one can be even harder! You don’t have another to entertain themselves – although I am not at that point yet, but I am looking forward to it. So even though you *only* have one, you are doing a hard job too! And rocking it, I’m sure :)

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  8. I’m about 2 years late to see this post, but I’m gearing up to SAHMdom and I’m guessing my days will be a lot like this. Thanks for the insight, it’s a little less scary when you know what to expect!

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