Maya
2am: Wakes up and goes to bathroom (with mommy's help); cries for Papa; goes back to bed
3am: turns on the light in her room. Five minutes later, she climbs onto mommy's bed and shares mommy's blanket. "Mommy, I love you," she says, and "Mommy, a rabbit's ears are really long, right?" Then she falls asleep after getting a yes from mommy.
5am: Luca wakes her up - Luca sleeps at the other side of mommy. Mealtime for Luca.
7:15am: Maya gets up and goes to bathroom. She declines Waipo's help because she wants privacy. Five minutes later, mommy is awaken by Waipo's voice -- Maya has applied mommy's hair conditioner all over herself. Time for a bath, of course. Mommy has to get up to help out. Maya refuses to get out of the bathtub so mommy has to carry her out (with a little force, mommy has to admit).
7:30am: Maya picks the clothes she wants to wear for school. White-and-pink t-shirt and blue-and-red pants with a hole in the front -- Maya sometimes walks on her knees. Not a great color combination. How about this one? How about that one? Mommy suggests. But Maya has made up her mind.
8am: After making a big mess in the living room, Maya has her breakfast - mix of milk and soy milk and GreenMax porridge (mix of rice, bean, barley, oat, wheat, sesame, nut, and more). She finishes everything within ten minutes. She plays with Luca.
8:50am: waigong and waipo walk Maya to school. Luca comes along too.
5:15pm: mommy and waigong pick up Maya and they walk home. A lot of talking about school and the plants/flowers along the way.
5:40pm: Maya changes into her ballet dress as soon as she gets home. Yoga time. She is excellent following the TV program (yoga for kids). Today's subject is "Hot, hot, hot." After yoga, Maya wants to watch Olivia. But mommy says no, reminding her that she watched one episode yesterday. So Maya plays legos and makes another big mess in the living room.
6:30pm: dinner. She eats a lot of tofu, meat and noodles, but refuses to eat vegetables.
7:15pm: mommy suggests playing soccer and Maya loves the idea. She changes into her zebra dress. Mommy, maya and waigong play until it's dark. Luca and waipo sit near the sandbox to watch, Luca making a lot of noise to show his support. Maya has a fantastic time.
8pm: bath, milk, tooth brushing. After mommy reads two stories (it's a routine), Maya wants more. "Mommy, today is special, right?" So mommy reads another story, or rather, tells a story out of her imagination, the protagnists being a little girl called Maya and a tiny ant who wants to become an elephant.
8:40pm: Maya falls aleep -- no, she doesn't need mommy to be with her.
Luca
12:30am Wakes up to nurse. Falls asleep next to mommy as soon as he's done. Mommy is too tired to carry him back to his cosleeper.
3:05am Awaken by Maya. Nurses. Falls asleep right away.
5am Wakes up again and is fussy. Mommy nurses him back to sleep.
7am Eyes closed, he kicks and makes a lot of noise. Mommy sends him to Waipo's room, as arranged. He calms downs and continues sleeping.
7:45am He opens his eyes and smiles at Waipo sweetly (according to Waipo). He always smiles when he wakes up.
8:50am after tummytime and playing with Maya (he's so excited when he is with Maya that he screams), he heads to the park with Waigong and Waipo -- Maya needs to be dropped at school first. Waigong and Waipo meet many Chinese grandparents at the park every day.
10:30am Back home. Mealtime. Breastmilk + pureed food (strawberries, bananas, carrots and cucumbers). Huuuuuge diaper. It's hard to change his diaper because he moves a lot and turns. Mommy changes all his clothes.
12pm Falls asleep after playing, tummytime. One of his favorite toys is the box of wipes from Costco.
1:30pm mealtime. He plays with his feet for quite a while afterwards.
4:00pm playing. mealtime.
5:15pm goes to Maya's school with Mommy and Waigo to pick up Maya.
7pm mealtime. breastmilk + solid food. Another big diaper. Mommy changes all his clothes.
7:15pm refuses to eat more because he hears Maya's laughing at the backyard. Waipo takes him out to see Maya playing soccer with mommy and Waigong
8pm takes a bath with Maya. He's a frog in the water, moving his arms and kicking. A natural swimmer.
9pm another meal. Falls asleep.
What a day!!!!! Mommy says.
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