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mom's corner | a day in a mom's life
A D AY I N T H E L I F E O F :
Bridgette Lola Bridgette Lola has been a licensed realtor for six years. She and her husband Sergio are parents to Adrian (12), Lucia (9), Aleks (9), Ari-Ella (7), Sofia (6), and Aurora (1). Â
4:53 a.m. The snooze alarm goes off, and my youngest
Aurora, who co-sleeps with me and Sergio (who is already gone for work by this time), wakes with the alarm to nurse. She nurses back to sleep.
5 a.m. My feet hit the floor and I head to the bathroom to start getting myself ready for the day. A shower and makeup is all it takes.
5:30 a.m. Lucia, Miss Responsibility, sets her own alarm
every night and is already dressed, ready to go and on her way
MORNING 4:45 a.m. My first alarm goes off. I snooze for eight more
minutes, wishing for another hour of sleep, but go over the list of things to do for the day.
downstairs. As my third alarm blares, I now know it is time to head upstairs to start waking the other big kids up. First, Adrian and Aleks, because the boys are the hardest to wake up. Next, Sofia and Ari, who are both already awake, but they stay snuggled in their bed until I come and get them. After I have confirmed that everyone is up and getting dressed, I head downstairs to start breakfast.
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