Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Spa Day with a 6-month-old



I decided to have an "almost all about me" day today and I'd like to share exactly how I did it for those who might want to be able to duplicate the experience. Here's my 10 steps:

1. Try to sleep in, despite the fact that the baby is obviously awake. Use pillow to cover ears if needed.
2. Carry on with usual morning routine, but be sure to add nectarine or other favorite fruit to your cereal.
3. Move the coffee table and place baby on playmat IN THE MIDDLE of the living room rug instead of on the edge as usual. This will allow for at least 10 more minutes of internet/book time before having to extricate baby from a corner or from under a piece of furniture.
4. Carry on with lunch as usual, but take a minute to use the hand lotion sitting beside the soap in the kitchen after washing the dishes used for lunch.
5. Do that bellydance or striptease workout routine on ExerciseTV instead one of the other strenuous ones you usually do.
6. Place baby in exersaucer and take a long, hot shower. Wash your hair. Shave your legs. Buff your feet with the pumice stone. Try to resist using the washcloth to clean the soap scum your having to stare at while showering. Just close your eyes and breathe. Don't forget to turn the fan on to muffle the baby's yells for attention from the other room.
7. Put on some comfy pants and a t-shirt. Apply mask to face and let sit for 5 minutes while cuddling baby. Change pants and change baby because you notice a large wet spot when you pick her up off your lap to go wash the mask of your face.
8. Wash poop off hands, wash out bottle and wash mask off face all in the kitchen sink after changing baby. Don't be concerned that the mask has been on about 20 minutes at this point.
9. Use the lotion by the soap dispenser in the kitchen again.
10. Decide that a "Spa 3/4 day" is enough for you and plan to do your next spa day at an actual spa.

1 comment:

Just His Best said...

oh this is a good one Sara!!! I wish I could imitate your humor. :)