It's okay - having a social life is for losers.

Babies sleep.  A lot.  You know what else they do?  Eat.  Also a lot.  You know what the worst is?  That between these two things it's awfully hard to have a life!  Especially when you have a baby like Daphne.  Now you might be thinking 'for such a cute baby you sure do complain a lot' but hear me out.  Daphne was breastfed exclusively until five and a half months and now she still feeds about six times in a twelve hour period.  She rarely, if ever, takes a bottle of pumped breastmilk (mostly because I seem to only have enough milk to feed her and none extra to pump) and on top of that she is way too distractible to be breastfed anywhere but at home (and yes, I've tried feeding her in the car, using a nursing cover, going somewhere dark and quiet; if it's not home she's not having it, end of story.)  Nap-wise, we already know that she needs to be held while napping.  She can fall asleep in a carrier and also a car seat, but it seems that when we're out both of these options only keep her asleep for 30 minutes max, and 30 minute naps for my little princess always result in fussiness...which equals no fun.  Now let me break down a day in the life of Daphne:

7:00 wake up and nurse

7:30 solids with daddy then hang/play time

9:00 (no later than 9:30) nurse and nap

10:30/11:00 wake up/play time

11:30 nurse

12:00 solids/playtime & stories 

13:30 (no later than 14:00) nurse and nap

15:00/16:00 wake up/go for walk and/or groceries

17:15 nurse

17:30 solids/play/hang time

18:15 bathtime/bedtime routine

19:00 nurse and nighty-night

Looks pretty good, right?  Yeah, she's on a pretty standard schedule for a baby and the best part is that she's not super OCD about following this thing to the letter; as long as the routine stays somewhat the same she's happy.  Now look closely at when she nurses and naps: you'll see that there's never more than two and a half hours between a nursing and a nap (and that's the maximum amount of time!).  So let's say that we make lunch plans with friends for 12:00, here's what it would look like:

11:00 I've had Daphne for her nap since 9:15.  Dave finishes his practice session then starts getting Daphne's diaper bag ready to go out.

11:00-11:10 Dave goes back and forth between the living room and nursery a million times until I've okayed the back-up outfit that we'll pack.  

11:15 Daphne wakes up from a two hour nap (and yes, she always sleeps extra long when we have plans)

11:15 Dave takes Daphne to get her diaper changed and dressed.  

11:30 Dave brings Daphne out, dressed in what can only be called a monstrosity. 

11:40 Dave and I finally agree on an outfit for Daph. I then nurse her, but she's fussy so it takes 15 minutes instead of 10.

11:55 Dave puts a sweater on Daphne, to which I remark 'That sweater's more of a minus zero sweater, we need something in the 5 to 10 degree range'.  

12:00 Daphne's ready to go.  I call our friends to let them know we're running late. 

12:05 Daphne's in the car.  I ask Dave where her blanket is. He says 'Uh, I thought you had it.'

12:07 Dave returns to the car with Daphne's blanket and we pull away.

12:10 Daphne starts fussing.  I search for the pacifier, which I can't find because someone forgot to pack it.  We head back home 'cause there's no way we'll get through a whole lunch without a pacifier.  No way.

12:14 Dave returns to the car, but before he can get in I remind him to grab Ella the Elephant as he forgot to pack her as well. 

12:16 Dave returns to the car.  

12:30 We arrive at the restaurant, 30 minutes late.  We feed Daphne her solids.

12:45 We finally order. 

13:00 Our food arrives.  

13:01 As Dave goes to take his first bite, Daphne (who's been perfect up to this point) starts fussing so he tends to her. I scarf down my lunch.

13:12 Dave eats his gazpacho and cold chicken sandwich (aka hot chicken salad with a side of minestrone)

13:30 Our waiter asks if there's anything else we need, to which our lunch guests beat us to the punch and respond with a quick 'no'. (By this point they've had just about all the screaming baby they can take and we need to get her home to nap before the crying turns into a meltdown).

13:35 Pay bill and head home.

14:00 Nurse and nap.

Now please tell me on what planet this would count as a 'fun' time out?  Exactly.  No thanks.