To all those SAHM's with just one kid, what do you do all day to keep busy and not be lazy? I am starting to get worried that I will be bored and not have much to do in the beginning.

you'll have ALOT to do-you'll be busy with baby & trying to catch up on sleep & the house etc:yes

I am actually VERY busy. I have a daily to do list of certain things to clean. Then I spend my day tending and taking care of my son. WHen he was younger there was bottles, LOTS of diapers, LOTS of laundry, LOTS of small naps, etc etc.

Now that he is older we have arts and craft time, we have play time, we have tv time for blues clues, nap time, and of course our meal times. Before I know it its time to start dinner and daddy comes home. And then of course my day doesnt even end there. Gotta cook dinner, do the dishes, clean up, daddy usually showers with him now. When he was younger I gave him baths, then we have bedtime routine, cuddle time, then bedtime. Then I can relax til I go to bed. Add in grocery shopping and any errands that need to be done are done in the day in between the other stuff etc

I am actually MUCH busier then I ever really thought I would be

I am actually VERY busy. I have a daily to do list of certain things to clean. Then I spend my day tending and taking care of my son. WHen he was younger there was bottles, LOTS of diapers, LOTS of laundry, LOTS of small naps, etc etc.

Now that he is older we have arts and craft time, we have play time, we have tv time for blues clues, nap time, and of course our meal times. Before I know it its time to start dinner and daddy comes home. And then of course my day doesnt even end there. Gotta cook dinner, do the dishes, clean up, daddy usually showers with him now. When he was younger I gave him baths, then we have bedtime routine, cuddle time, then bedtime. Then I can relax til I go to bed. Add in grocery shopping and any errands that need to be done are done in the day in between the other stuff etc

I am actually MUCH busier then I ever really thought I would be

:agree I'm totally right there with you, Kristi! Except for the shower part, I give her baths :yes

Oh my goodness...what do I do keep busy?? WOW...alot.
My day starts at whatever time Eian wakes up in the morning, could be 5 could be 8 (which is rare but oh so great when that happens..haha). After he gets up we go out to the living room, I change his diaper then it's breakfast....after that it's bathtime (my showertime wait's usually until his first nap of the day), then throughout the whole day I'm cleaning up after him because we all know how big of a mess a toddler can make (right Moms?), I'm trying to catch up on the laundry, the dishes, take the dog outside, make sure Eian's eating (he brings me snacks when he wants them), changing diapers, filling sippy cups, running around to see what he's getting into now, trying to find time for myself to eat, get him ready for his nap (when he falls asleep that's my time to shower, eat and relax which could only be for 20minutes, it all depends on how long he sleeps), then in the evening it's getting dinner ready, picking up AGAIN, and then giving Eian a bedtime bath and then putting him down for bed, that's when I can actually CLEAN the house, after I'm done with that is when I sit down and cuddle with the hubby before we go to bed......
I don't think that there's ever a time when I'm able to be 'lazy', but man sometimes I wish there was....:lmao

When I only had one I was fairly busy but not stressed. Now with 3... I barely have time to get everything done. If you become a SAHM of 1 you will realize how busy you really get. It's not that picture perfect image a lot of people have before they have kids lol.

Yeah with Tooters, he is all over the place now! I don't get much time to do anything, so I utilize his nap time to do things like cleaning and homework. He also wants to sit on my lap and be held 24/7 so there isn't a lot of time to be bored! :lol I chose to work or go to school (both right now) just so that I can have some extra money and hopefully a degree once he goes to preschool, but it's definitely not to fill the time! :lol There's a lot more to it than it appears, especially when they get mobile! :nutts

I think once you have a child, your time gets zapped up.. until they get to school.

I am actually VERY busy. I have a daily to do list of certain things to clean. Then I spend my day tending and taking care of my son. WHen he was younger there was bottles, LOTS of diapers, LOTS of laundry, LOTS of small naps, etc etc.

Now that he is older we have arts and craft time, we have play time, we have tv time for blues clues, nap time, and of course our meal times. Before I know it its time to start dinner and daddy comes home. And then of course my day doesnt even end there. Gotta cook dinner, do the dishes, clean up, daddy usually showers with him now. When he was younger I gave him baths, then we have bedtime routine, cuddle time, then bedtime. Then I can relax til I go to bed. Add in grocery shopping and any errands that need to be done are done in the day in between the other stuff etc

I am actually MUCH busier then I ever really thought I would be


I agree. It's the same here.

I'm always busy doing something, and the term SAHM doesn't really apply to some of us, since we're really not home all that much.. LOL Between spending time with Cam,housework, playgroup and working on things for the FSG, I'm always going somewhere or doing something..

I second everything Kristi said! It's amazing how much time one little baby can take up. Diapers, bottles, naps, laundry...Now that Taylor is older it's a little bit easier. But I also have an 8 month old that I watch now, so I'm really busy. Up until this semester I also went to school, so that kept me slammed as well. I don't know that I've really had a boring day since I became a SAHM. Once in a while when Taylor was little we would boycott everything for the day and just be lazy, but it was very rare. :lol

Honestly I'm just trying to enjoy every minute of it since I will be teaching full time starting in January. :ohno

I have also found that while having more than one makes more to clean; having only one means you are their only source of entertainment. Once they can play together for a bit you can get a little more done during the time they are playing nicely.

I have also found that while having more than one makes more to clean; having only one means you are their only source of entertainment. Once they can play together for a bit you can get a little more done during the time they are playing nicely.

All Cameron and Alex do if fight :nutts so instead of them keeping eachother occupied I have to be a ref all day.

Before i went back to work i was super busy all day although i always felt like i looked back at my day and have no idea what i did. but i was busy. I just can't entertain her all day long, i go :nutts .

It's not all what people stereotype like everyone says your so busy your lucky to even get naps I started kinda getting bored when Nate started Kindergarten but I was able to get more done house wrok,errand,grocery shopping my hair done, I was able to get some me time. Now with Joshua coming it will be a diffrent story but trust me you will be very busy.

When I only had one I was fairly busy but not stressed. Now with 3... I barely have time to get everything done. If you become a SAHM of 1 you will realize how busy you really get. It's not that picture perfect image a lot of people have before they have kids lol.

Exactly. When I was a SAHM I practically had to sleep standing up because there was so much to be done. From time the time he woke up until the time he went to bed, I was always on the go.

I'm actually loving the age he is now (5), because he's in Kindergarten and he doesn't demand my attention 24/7.

Well i did a lot of talking about it with a friend of mine, and we agree that we can find things to do. And when the guys are gone we still ahve eachother near by for adult conversation.

even if you don't have any adults around you bond better and it's kind of fun. I have enjoyed the years I had with Nate being home all day. I miss having my little partner in crime when he is in school.

Well i did a lot of talking about it with a friend of mine, and we agree that we can find things to do. And when the guys are gone we still ahve eachother near by for adult conversation.

It'll be nice for you to have a friend around! I have no friends here so when I am having a bad day or just want company besides the boys it gets lonely. My friends are all here :teehee