My life as a mom

Raines growth
Another month has just whoosed by and to be honest I'm floored.
Baby raine is now 8 months old. She is ready learning to use the furniture and us as props to help her walk and she juat decided to do it one day. I have a feeling once she gets the strength and balance she will take off! Other developments is that she now has 2 lower incisors (2 bottom front teeth), gotten taller, gained 2 pounds, takes a bottle (yay!), now crawls on her knees And has a slight case of separation anxiety.
I love watching her grow. This is my favorite stage of hers. She's very social and enjoys smiling. She looks very close to how I did as a baby too. Big eyes, small lips and whispy blonde hair.

Cat tamer?

So we own this cat that just showed up one days as a kitten. Not like tiny kitten but still a kitten. He looked just like one of the other cats we used to have at the time (he died 2 months later of old age). He came before I moved here so everyone called him the "imposter" because again, he looked like our other cat yoda.
I took it upon myself to name him "po" because he reminded me of kung fu panda. He didn't really fit in at first.  Well actually we don't know the gender but we say he.
Anyway, po is EXTREMELY skittish. He wouldn't let anyone come near him. It took me 6 months but I was finally able to work from being able to watch him eat and him not running off, to being  able to slightly stroke him with a finger to full on back scratching. And now I can pick him up and hold him for 30 seconds without him leaping out of my hands. We're working on eye contact right now. He doesn't like to look anyone in the face.
He's my cat. I claim him as mine because no one else wants him. When I move I hope he'll let me take him so he can live with me.

Tired of feeling like everyone says you have free time because you stay at home? Yea me too. 

So here's the deal. I get told a lot that I should have time to do everything because I stay at home. Quite frankly, do you KNOW what my day is like? Of course you don't. Because if you did you wouldn't be asking me what I do in my spare time.  I thinkn i can say for s.a.h.m everywhere that when I get a chance to sit down and watch tv, I'm constantly working on another project or playing with my baby.
Here is my daily schedule:

6:30 am:
waking up officially for her day and her first feeding with a diaper change
For the next 2 hours I clean up the house. That means start the laundry If there's a load, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning pots, sweeping, making my bed, picking up my room etc.

8:30 am:
Another feeding for raine and changing her diaper
For the next 2 hours I'm doing more laundry, entertaining raine, looking up dinner ideas and figuring out what to eat for breakfast.

10:30 am
Raines first nap, changing her diaper and another feeding.
I give her a bath every 1-2 days. So I do that before her nap so she's cozy and clean. It helps her sleep better.
Now her morning naps vary between 30 minutes to an 1 hour. Its a guessing game everyday.

11:30 am
I take raine out to get the mail so she can get some outside time. I hate bees so I don't normally go outside ever. Plus there might be a yellow jacket nest somewhere so I really don't like going out. And there's a stray black lab in our neighboorhood and I don't want to know if its friendly or not.
After getting the mail with her, I come back inside and see what I can eat for lunch.
Sometimes my mother in law will come home for lunch so I at least have some adult conversation in my afternoon.
I need to shower so I stich her in the high chair and place her in the bathroom with me so I can keep an eye in her so she can see me.

12:00 pm
Raines feeding time and changing her diaper
Entertaining her and finding another project to do. From crocheting to sewing for things I need for raine. Like bibs or jackets etc
That is what I do for the next 2 hours.

2:00-3:00 pm
The battle of nap time
It's feeding time of solids, bottle of formula, diaper change and trying to put raine down for her afternoon nap. She likes to stay awake in the afternoon but she's already been up 2 hours so she's tired. Which means a fussy baby.
I do the routine mentioned and then I have one of 2 choices now.
Either I take a nap after putting her in her crib or I start preparing dinner. Depending on how elaborate it is.
I normally don't nap.

5:00 pm
Raine is now up. Feeding time, diaper change.
My mother in law will be home within the hour.
Working on the last parts of dinner.
For the next 2 hours I entertain raine and prepare for her bed time routine. Unwinding and more cleaning.

7:00 pm
The husband returns from work and showers. Baby raine is getting fussy because she's tired but won't sleep because she's happy to see everyone is home.
For the next 2 hours I work with her and comfort her. Feeding and diaper change. Also dinner time.

9:00 pm
Depending on if she's teething she might be asleep. If not she won't sleep officially til almost 10 pm

10:00 pm
Raine is finally asleep. I now have the time to talk to my now exhausted husband. The conversation is usually goodnight and see you tomorrow.

12:00 am.
Oh I'm sorry did you think I would sleep through the night?
Raines feeding. A diaper change isn't usually neccesary because she's sleeping. Depends honestly.

4:30 am
Raines feeding and diaper change.
I usually can't fall back asleep because my husband is about to get up for work and I want to see him. So I fall asleep at 5:30 ish almost 6:00 am.

And there you have it. My entire schedule. I don't do well on little sleep but I manage because I have an amazing husband and a mother in law who help me when I need it.
So in the future, don't try and make s.a.h.m feel guilty for having time to do things when they can.