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A Day in the Life

I’ve been wanting to take on this challenge for a while now, so here it is. A full documentation of one day in Eli’s life.

6:40
Wake up, play with the blanket Mimi made me in my crib while talking to myself merrily (and loudly) until mom comes to get me.
6:45
Mom comes to save the day! After a diaper change, I cruise around, play with my pull puppy, and push around my chair while mom picks up. I get quite upset that mom won’t let me play with her camera.
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7:00-8:00
Breakfast! I have a bit of apple juice and some beet-strawberry puffs.  When the real food comes out I refuse it, thinking perhaps mom will relent and let me have some of her cow milk drenched cereal. She doesn’t. I finally have most of my pumpkin cranberry mix while sitting on the kitchen floor with dad, but only after he lets me try to put the cap on myself. I pull down most of my fridge magnets cheerily.
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8:00-9:00
Play with mom and dad, the puppies, and my toys until I start getting grumpy from tiredness. Have a little snack while mom sings to me and rocks me in the rocker until I…
9:00-9:45
NAP
9:45-11:00
I get dressed for the day in a monochromatic outfit my dad picks out. Get my nails clipped, try to sneak into both the dog cage and the bathroom cabinet, play with the window and Optimus. Practice my happy screams and pull down all the DVDs I can get my hands on.
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11:00-12:00
Church.
11:00-11:15
I just had to eat! So we’re a little late for church
11:15-12:00
Church! I love the music portion, but really really want to crawl, so me and mom decide to compromise. She stands and bounces in the back of the church while I play with the sound-dimming rectangles on the walls.
12:00-1:00
Mmmm mmmm! Mom and dad are eating lunch so I sneak a few bites of pizza crust and beg for a soda, which gets denied. Some day! I play with the broom a bit until I’m ready to snack some more and…
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1:00-2:45
NAP!
3:00-5:00
Mom puts me in some jeans so I don't match too much then I'm off to my new friend Tucker’s robot-themed birthday party! I have so much fun. I get to be a robot, play in a ball pit for the first time, try some cake, and walk away with my own robot rings. I get super jealous of Tucker’s quad and try to sneak away with it a bit.
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5:00-6:00
Facetime my grandparents, eat dinner and play some more. I have Mac N Cheese (which I smear on my shirt) so I am able to get out of those pesky clothes. Mom throws me around to make me giggle and dad puts me in my new hat. I manage to finally sneak into Optimus’ cage for a moment. Victory is mine!
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6:00-6:30
Bath! I put all of the shapes in my whale toy except the triangle. I just can't quite figure it out yet.
6:30-7:00
Time for bed! I get on some jammies, read The Foot Book with mom and a bit about Joseph with dad, then mom sings to me while I snack myself to sleep. It’s a good day! I’ll probably wake up once tonight, then we’ll start it all over tomorrow.
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Have a great week!
-Shantel
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