A Day in the Life of Kaitlyn (in her own words)

Kaitlyn wanted to share with you all what her days have looked like lately:

I wanted to share with you what my day is like. I'm not sure where to start, since my days and nights are so similar. So I thought I would start with the first time my mom wakes up at night. That lately has been the start of her day, so it seems like a logical place to start. Last night, mom woke up at 11:30 pm to pump. She sets her alarm to make sure she can get some pumping in before I wake up. Mom had been sleeping since around 9:30 pm. At nights, mom goes to bed early and dad takes over. Last night mom didn't get to bed as early as she should have since we went to see Santa. I'm sure my mom will post pictures of that later.

Mom hardly got her pumping in last night, because I woke up at 11:45 pm and boy, was I hungry. I only ended up eating 2 oz, and then I got all fidgety. I'm not sure what it is, but when I eat I get uncomfy and that makes it hard to finish. Mom and dad started me on this medicine, so hopefully that will help. After I finished my bottle and fell back to sleep, mom put me back in the crib. She figured I would sleep awhile, so she went back into the bed with dad.

But I had other plans! And only 50 minutes after she put me down, I woke up. Mom was deep in sleep, so dad had to wake her up. Good thing I wasn't there, because there were some bad words coming out of mom's mouth! She was really comfortable, snuggled up in bed with the cats. Big Kitty was laying in the nook of her legs that Mulder used to lay in and Little Kitty was laying near her stomach.

So at 1:45 am, I ate again. This time, I only took 1 and 1/3 oz. I was hungry because I didn't have a full bottle last time, but not so hungry because it hadn't been that long in between feedings. But hey, my grandma says I eat like a bird.

By 2:40 am, mom put me back in bed to pump. Again, she BARELY got her pumping in, when I was letting her know at 3 am that I was awake. Mom was surprised that I got up so quickly, so she tried to change my diaper. I think I might have frustrated mom, because right when she lifted my butt to wipe it, I had to tinkle. I don't think mom liked that much and had to go wash her hands. When mom was done changing my clothes (argh, I hate that - it takes so long and my arms and legs have to go in places I don't want them to and I'm cold and naked!), I was still fussy and was showing signs that I was ready to eat again. Mom was shocked, but tried to offer me a little more to eat. I ate about 3/4 oz and fell asleep.

Silly mom tried to put me down in the crib at 4 am. I was having none of that. 5 minutes later when I realized she put me down, I let her know I was still hungry. This time I ate 1 and 1/2 oz. I was really sleepy at this point since I hadn't slept much in the last couple of hours, so when mom put me down at 4:45 am, I was out like a light. On a side note, mom was watching this tv show that I was really enjoying. Some girl Meredith and some guy Derrick, or McDreamy, just got back together. I can't wait to see what happens on tomorrow's episode.

Mom took this opportunity to take a nap on the recliner. She considered setting an alarm to pump, but decided she was too tired. She woke up when dad was getting ready to leave for work and started pumping at 6:10 am. When mom was done, she figured it was a matter of minutes before I got up again, but she decided to go ahead and get back in the bed and sleep.

I woke up at 7:30 am. I took my full 3 oz, but was really fussy afterwards. Mom changed a dirty diaper (man, was it dirty!) but I was still not happy. She tried feeding me more, but I didn't want that. She then tried to put me in my cuddly pink bodysuit that has the hoodie and the ears. I usually snuggle up when I get in that to go places, so I think she thought that would work. But nope, not today.

So when I was still fussy at 8:20 am, mom decided to take me on my first "car ride to nowhere." It was raining outside, so mom didn't venture far. She just toured the neighborhoods close by and we listened to a neat XM radio show. Some lady named Gayle was talking to us. I think she's friends with Oprah. But man, I love the car. I like to nap when mom is driving.

The car ride did the trick, so when mom returned home at 9 am, I was asleep and stayed asleep. Mom took that opportunity to pump. Also, Mom ran the dishwasher again (half full, don't tell dad). Then she fed Snoopy his breakfast. I was relieved that she remembered to actually feed him in the AM hours. Everyday I try to remind her, but she just thinks I have a dirty diaper (which I usually do) or that I'm hungry (which I usually am). Poor Snoopy. I really like him, but he has a cold nose. And he is always causing trouble when mom or dad is feeding me. I think he gets jealous.

Well, I must be really tired, because I am still asleep at 10:15. I'm going to sign-off now and will let you know later how the rest of my day went.