subject to change

nearly all our routines and such will surely change very soon when the new baby arrives. we've been blessed for many months to have a relatively predictable schedule with Caleb, and I think it may be hard to be thrown back into all the unknowns again. but for the record, here's our general routine these days:

out of bed at 7:30 or so. earlier if there's an appointment or we're feeling chipper, but we all love snuggling, so we tend to take our time.
make a scrambled egg for Caleb (with bread and fruit too), fried eggs, bacon and toast for mama, cereal for me. tea if it's cold out.
sometimes sing a hymn or two before we leave the table. we want to be better at having regular family worship times.
Caleb is usually off to play on his own while mama showers and I do the dishes and make my lunch. I try to leave for work by 8:45, but these days with mama being a little slower, it's often 9. Caleb is often sad to see me go, which breaks my heart, but he's also really cute when he's looking out the window as I leave.
as far as I know, Caleb and mama hang out and do good stuff until lunch time (you'd have to get more specifics from her), and afterwards it's nap time for both. he'll usually nap for about 1.5 hours, but if he's kept up later sometimes he'll last 3.
I usually get home around 5:30 to much rejoicing by all, led in volume by the dog, in enthusiasm by Caleb (unless there's a video on), and in kisses by mama. then we figure out dinner together, which these days is often something yummy from the freezer. then we all get to spend time together and/or do dishes and whatnot as needed.
I love playing with Caleb until bedtime, which is usually somewhere between 7 and 7:30. I change him and get his bedtime milk ready (still in a bottle for only this time, although we're moving to sippy for this too) and when all is ready for bed, I take him to mama for his goodnite kiss. then it's milk, book, milk, prayers, and bedtime. he LOVES to snuggle with his blanket, especially the one with the tags still on it (he's always loved tags for some reason), so he settles right in and doesnt usually make a peep for 12 hours. as we have a newborn arriving very soon, and remember not-so-long-ago with Caleb, I realize that all that sleep is a huge blessing for all of us. hopefully little girl will catch on in good time too.
anyway, then mama and I get to hang out for the rest of the night, which is also a big blessing. sometimes we're off to girls or guys Bible study or whatnot, but we're so thankful for the good amount time we have for eachother. we actually have set aside Wednesday nights as our own time to look forward to, just to make sure we have that every week (I highly recommend this if your lives are generally busy especially). lately I havent been sleeping well (probably due to being excited/nervous about baby coming), so I'll stay up reading or watching sports or something, but not too late. then of course we start all over.

I'm sure all of this is subject to change very soon. I just hope and pray that we'll all adjust well to our new life together, and as energy and sleep are sacrificed, that we may be loving and faithful as we ought to be.