What do you do all day?

Ah maternity leave, a time for basking in the joy of your new bundle of joy. A time for you to relax and settle into motherhood. Well thats what I thought it was going to be like but instead I find myself knee deep in nappies, still in my pjs at 3pm and watching Bing for the 100th time today.

For those of you that worked before you had your baby you will 100% understand where I am coming from when I write this post, those of you who didn't work will still be able to relate to this post on many levels.

Ever since I had Alice 6 months ago all I ever seemed to get asked lately is 'what do you do with all your time? You must be bored at home by now, I bet you can't wait to go back to work' and when people say things like that I don't quite think they understand just how much I do in one day, granted yes most of the time I am at home all day but I am by far sat there doing nothing. So I thought I would give you all an insight into my day.

6AM: Alice wakes up screaming. Go into Alice's room and try to settle her back to sleep.

6:30AM: finally get up because there is no chance of Alice going back to sleep. Try and go to the loo but Alice is screaming so much I give up hope.

7AM: Change Alice's nappy and give her a bottle

7:30AM: try and eat breakfast but give up as Alice just wants to be held. Entertain Alice (shake a load of noisy toys around and until she stops crying)

8AM: try again to eat my breakfast that is now soggy

8:30AM: wash Alices bottles

9AM: change Alices nappy again and watch Cbeebies

11AM: fight with Alice to get her to sleep again as shes clearly tired but wont sleep

12PM: finally get Alice to sleep and yet again wash more bottles

1PM: attempt to tidy the house but give up and sit on the sofa watching tv whilst eating junk food

2PM: Alice wakes up and then I get annoyed at myself that I haven't done any house work whilst shes asleep

3PM: change Alice's nappy again and feed Alice

4PM: watch more Cbeebies whilst I try to tidy up

5PM: give up with the house work and crash on the sofa and receive a call from James saying he'll be home soon.

6PM: run around like a headless chicken trying to make the house look half decent

6:30PM: put Alice in the bath and get her ready for bed.

7PM: settle Alice and put her to bed

7:30PM: Make dinner for me and James and wash bottles again.

8PM: sit down to eat dinner. Alice starts crying. Put down dinner and spend an hour trying to settle.

10PM: collapse in bed.

I thought before I had Alice that my job was the hardest job I had but turns out being a mother is so much harder. There is no lunch breaks or coffee breaks. No holidays. It is getting up everyday and watching countless kids programmes, endless nappies and cleaning bottles. It is singing nursery rhymes and playing with toys. If you are ill there are no sick days. No matter how you feel you have to get up with a smile on your face because your child needs you. It is so hard but when you see them smile for the first time, roll over the first time, say their first word it make its all worth it.

Stay at home mums don't have it easy, we don't just sit at home all day watching tv, we are always on the go always doing a million and one things. So many people ask me what I do with my day and I always say 'what don't I do with my day?'

Love The Honest Mum 

xox