So do I count July. I don’t traditionally work in July. For the last 9 years I have only worked sparsely in July trying to hire people or enroll students. I don’t have to do that this year – so I’m counting today as Day One of Stay at Home Dadding.

Regardless, here I am at home with Marceline. I’m tracking what we do this week to try and hammer out a tentative schedule for our days.

So far it was:

5:30 – I wake up.
– Make Coffee
– Read News
– Listen to NPR (I changed to the classical station – it was calming)
– Make ToDo list for day
6:30 – Marceline wakes up
– Diaper, bottle (5oz) and change clothes
– Read one book (Quantum Physics for babies)
– Bring in Trash Cans from Curb
– Wash Bottles
7:15 – I shower while Marceline is in bouncer chair thingie (do they have official names?)
– Walk around picking up house
8:00 – Marceline goes down for first nap

And that’s where I am so far. Not bad for my first three hours of the day.

I’m pretty excited to see how this week goes. I’m also excited to help lead a “Daddy Bootcamp” group again on Saturday. I had fun last time talking to soon-to-be fathers about my experiences so far. And it’s a chance to take Marceline someplace new for a few hours. She did really well at the last one we were at in June.

Alright. Time to start knocking things off my ToDo list while Marceline is asleep.