Home Alone (with 6 kids) DAY 1

Five nights ago we welcomed our final addition into the world and brought the total of children under our roof to 6 kids, age 10 and under. Today was my first day "Home Alone" and so I decided to blog about it. Leading up to Naomi's birth I have had some anxiety regarding the logistics of how these first weeks home alone would actually work. Jonathan will be off for the months of January and February so once these initial weeks are under foot we will have more time and help as we adjust to being a family of eight. By March we should have a workable routine and Naomi will have developed a pattern for sleeping and eating (in theory).

My morning started at 5:30am with a happy, awake baby girl who was ready for a diaper change and a little one on one Mommy time. We were joined by my second youngest, Joshua at 6:30am. By then we were ready to get out of bed and start our day. We headed to the kitchen and made 2 dozen blueberry oat muffins. The older children slowly trickled in and soon the muffins were ready to eat along with some fruit and yogurt. That was breakfast.

After breakfast we started our search for a missing library book and since David (my oldest) found it I promised him some extra video game time. This also kept the other children amused while Angeline and Samara took turns holding our hiccuping baby. In between there were chores with many interruptions, nursing and more diaper changes.

We kept lunch simple... frozen pizza.

Nap time didn't go so well but it was the only "hard" part of the day. The older kids were having trouble staying quiet for quiet time and were not getting along well. Thankfully Joshua and Naomi managed to sleep and Mommy even got a wink or two.

Once Daddy got home I quickly made some meatballs and mashed potatoes... that was dinner. We read our advent devotional and watched "The Secret Life of Pets." Bed time went well with the exception of Joshua who needed to be cuddled extra long. All in all a great first day home alone.