Routine for infants 3 mths & 16 mths

2 babies- Tenley 3 months & Michael 16 months. At this point both require individual attention and lots of it! I have come up with a routine that gets us through the day and keeps both babies clean, fed, napped, and happy :)If anyone comes across this blog, hope it helps!

6:45 am- Tenley and I up. Tenley immediate bottle while I drink my coffee. Follow with playtime.

8:00 am- Tenley back to bed. Shower, dressed, and breakfast for me. Free time until someone wakes up. Take out something for dinner.

9:30 am- Michael usually up around this time (do not let sleep past 10). Immediate cup of milk and breakfast.

10:00 am- Wake Tenley for bottle. Dress kids. Vacuum. Playtime/tv time, park, errands, etc...

11:30 am- Tenley nap. Michael gets small snack. (It's ok to still be out or go out. Baby will sleep in carseat and snacks are portable). On Monday & Wednesday this is when we do crafts.

1:00 pm- Michael lunch & juice/water.

1:30 pm- Wake Tenley for bottle.

2:00 pm- Michael nap.

2:30 pm- Tenley nap. Lunch for me while both are napping. I may nap or straighten house.

4:00 pm- Michael up and give small snack & milk (fill with water after for extra fluids).

4:30 pm- Dad's home= playtime with dad!

5:00 pm- Wake Tenley for bottle. If up earlier try and hold out until 5 for bottle. Start getting dinner ready accordingly for 6:30 dinner.

6:00 pm- Try and get Tenley to nap.

6:30 pm- Dinner.

7:00 pm- Baths.

7:30 pm- Michael gets cup of milk and stories. Other parent clean kitchen if tenley is sitting quiet.

8:00 pm- Michael bed. Tenley bottle. Bed for the night for her once she is tired. Mike and I both straighten house up. TV time for us then bed whenever (usually 10)!

***This is more of a routine than a schedule. We know babies do not always sleep as long as we'd like or eat when we want them to. As long as you are a bit flexible, things shall go smoothly.

Ketchup peeas ma

Hahah I used this title bc little man will barely eat anything...unless he is allowed to dip in ketchup. He's so funny. A friend of mine was over the other night and actually said "I love how Michael makes you laugh. I always catch you just laughing and smiling at him. He seems to make you very happy". That made me feel good because most of the time I feel as if he is rattling my brains!

Anyhoooo, has it really been almost 2 months since my last post? Jeeze- time is aflying. Our sweet girl is 3 months now and FINALLY sleeping for us. Thank you Jesus!! For awhile it seemed as if I was living in hourly increments as opposed to full days. She smiles all day, very observant, and loves to converse (coo's)!

I have come up with our schedule for 2 babies! Wooo and it has been successful all week! I will post in a blog all it's own :)

Another Chapter

I'm back!!

AND.....

Baby Tenley is finally here!! She was born 8/13/10 at 7 lbs 5 oz! She was the image of pure perfection. Michael adores her and seeing him gently touch her or cover her with blankies just melts my heart. I cannot wait to watch them grow to be best friends. Michael has tought us a lot over his short 14 months of life so far, so we were quite prepared for our new little one. Tenley is now 3 wks old and has given us only a few sleepless nights SO FAR! She is starting to lift her head and is already giving demands (feed me! hold me!).




I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fall and hope to enjoy every minute of it with my family. Here are some of my hopes & plans for the next few months....

Take Michael to find some colorful leaves and create some fall artwork
Visit Busch Gardens
Long evening walks
Halloween Costume Shopping
Trick or Treating
Pumpkin picking/carving
Hayrides
Food festival
Wear sweatshirts and walk the beach
Find Michael an activity (little gym
Set up some mums outside
Color my hair darker!
Find local events going on that will be Autumn related
Bark in the Park day for Dixie
Get the babies on the same bedtime schedule
Start planning Tenley's baptism
Spend the nights relaxing and watching our fav shows with Hubby <3

Making the cut!

The dreaded time has finally arrived (one of many!) to drop the morning nap. Michael has been on the same exact schedule for the past 8 months, which included a 2 hr morning nap and a 1 hr afternoon nap. And boy, did I need these breaks as well. The past 2 weeks have consisted of us fighting with him to go to sleep in the morning. He would throw EVERYTHING out of the crib and scream and it was quite apparent that the nap wasn't happening. So I did some research and it occurred to me that in his Toddler years (already!!) he will only be needing one nap a day. Apparently, it's not going to be easy. Over the years, I have become a creature of needing stability and routine. Now he is throwing me off! Ahhh! So here is what I have come up with. If anyone else finds themselves in the same situation, maybe this will help....

***This is a trial run so I'll edit in a few weeks. I'm PRAYING it goes as planned... Also, with the new baby due ANY DAY, I will not include my schedule because who the heck knows how that's going to turn out. I'll fill her in somewhere :)

8:00 Michael up. Gets sippy cup of milk.

8:30 Breakfast.

9:00 Get dressed. Playtime (preferably outside-park, pool, walks....). Also, use these hours for errands, shopping, etc. Offer sippy cup of water.

11:30 Lunch

12:00 Nap. Allow to sleep as long as he can.

Late afternoon- Once awake, sippy cup of milk & snack. Playtime/TV time.

6:00 Dinner.

7:00 Bath.

7:30 Sippy cup of milk. Quiet play (books, blocks...). No cartoons.

8:15/8:30 Bedtime.

Hello, baby, where are you?

Little Ladybug,

Mama can't walk or carry your big brother. We are tired of waiting and want to meet you! Your gorgeous clothes are ready to be worn and your cradle is warm and cozy. Michael wants to play and so does mommy ;) I want you take your sweet time growing up for the rest of your life, but for now, get your little but moving! We are a happy family and I know you'll just love us :)

15 days to go but we are all too anxious!

PS- I just bought you a $30 onsie and daddy doesn't know- hehe.