A routine morning

I'm certainly not an expert on raising a child but that doesn't mean I'm without an opinion...I mean, come on - this is me we're talking about. Something I believe in very strongly is the importance of routine in a little babe's life. I think Amy benefits enormously from knowing the general structure of her day and I see signs that she enjoys routine activities.

One thing that I love about having a family is breakfast time. I never used to be disciplined when it came to breakfast. As Rosanne knows, there were times she would pick me up for work in the morning and I might be putting on makeup in her car or still be drying my hair (ahhhh....good times in the BZT!). I almost never ate anything in the morning. Of course, that's not possible when you have a baby.

Now I would say that breakfast is one of my favourite times of the day. Jon and Amy get up - sometimes I sleep a little bit more, depending on the night I've had with Amy - and Jon makes tea, toast, and cream of wheat with cranberries in it. You might not think that would appeal to a baby but Amy gobbles it right up. We mix a little bit of OJ in the cream of wheat and she starts digging in. She uses her hands, of course. Can you guess how messy our mornings get? Sometimes we need to strip her down and one of us just takes her right into the shower...it's the only way to get everything off!

Picture taken on Dec.12/06

Picture taken on Feb.13/07

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I think Amy would agree. Starting your day by squishing your gooey, hot cereal in your hands and into your hair must be so much fun!