a day in the life

today, a photo diary of an average day in the life of violet.

"It's waaay too early to wake up, Mommy..." I've started waking Violet up early instead of letting her sleep in. She's a sleepyhead and would love to sleep in until nine or ten o'clock... but then she'll stay up until ten or eleven at night! So instead, I now wake up around six with Tim, and then wake Violet up at seven. She usually whines a bit...

...But after cuddling, breakfast, a diaper change, and getting dressed for the day, she's in much better spirits...
...full of energy and ready for some morning tummy time.
Then she played in her highchair while I ate breakfast.
After a messy diaper that necessitated a new outfit, Violet played with her toys while practicing sitting up.
She played some more...
...and then after Violet's second breakfast, she fell asleep on my shoulder.

Well, I thought she fell asleep. She was only pretending. So we headed out to the grocery store...

...and Violet slept the entire time.
Later, she watched me put the groceries away.
And then we changed her clothes AGAIN after another messy diaper.


Violet felt much better with some lunch in her belly, so she smiled a lot... ...and played with her feet.
Then she sat in her exer-saucer and read a picture book, flipping the pages back and forth.
Then we chatted and Violet watched me eat lunch.
Then Violet practiced standing up, and I finally figured out how to use the timer on my camera, which made picture taking MUCH easier.
Violet flew through the air for a little while...
...and then we changed her diaper yet AGAIN.
Then she watched the ceiling fan go round and round, which made her very sleepy...
...so she ate a second lunch and then took her afternoon nap.

When she woke up, we cuddled and giggled and played peek-a-boo...
...and Violet posed for the camera.
Then Daddy came home! Yay! He threw Violet up in the air, which made her very, very giggly.
They played together while I finished dinner...
...and then Violet tried to eat her toys while we ate.
Then it was BATHTIME!
And then, snuggled into feety pajamas, her belly warm with milk, Violet fell asleep after a very full day. She was tuckered out. And so was I.