Monotony of Life.

My day starts out at five in the morning. I pump and prepare Rylie's breakfast before showering and getting ready for work. Once I'm finished, I wake Brian and Griff and then it's off to pack Rylie's diaper bag and load the car with my daily essentials (good ole' pump, purse, lunch, breakfast that usually consists of either blueberry mini muffins, a chocolate chip granola bar, or a honey bun...yes, I know, I like the healthiest of the healthy, right?!). If time allows, I try to pick up the house just a bit; but as soon as I hear Rylie through the monitor (typically around six thirty), I'm quickly making my way to her room where I stand over her crib and smile down at her. I absolutely love watching her endlessly stretch and oh! those tired eyes...she's simply adorable! Next, I head to the living room to feed Rylie while the morning news and Good Morning America plays in the background. As Brian bends down to kiss me and his daughter good-bye and gives Griff a few rough but friendly pats, he wishes us a good day and heads off to work. Shortly after seven fifteen, I'm on my way to drop Rylie off at her babysitter's house and then I spend the next eight hours at work. By five thirty, I'm usually walking into my house to find Brian, Griff and Rylie relaxing on the living room floor. We cook dinner together while Rylie plays in her Planet Jumperoo and then sit down at the table, every night, and eat dinner as a family...by now, Rylie is in her swing where she contently stays throughout dinner. And now it's already time to feed Rylie her dinner, give her a bath (which, of course, routinely includes baby soap, shampoo, a nasal aspirator...realistically called a nose or booger sucker, lotion, powder, q-tips, and cute footie pajamas). It's normal for all lights to be out and with the exception of our ceiling fan, not a single noise to be heard throughout our home after nine thirty or ten...another great day in our life! And although some people would say that my life is rather boring, I enjoy it very much!

I like monotony.
I need monotony.
Monotony keeps me sane.