Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Baby schedule at 3 months

It's only been 2 weeks since I wrote about Jimmy's schedule here, and so far we've had some progress, mainly where there was 'no schedule', I was able to slowly introduce a routine. This is it so far:

06:00 - he wakes up. On the dot most of the time. Change his diaper, feed him, and he usually poops at this hour. He doesn't poop that much anymore.

06:30 - I lay him down in his crib and let him finish his business while I shower.

07:00 - I clean his bum, strip him naked, open the curtains, and let him suntan on the mattress in his room (his room has a full size window). Meanwhile I vacuum our apartment. Halleluya I now have a maid, so I usually just lay down and browse for a bit.

07:15 - I close the curtains and still let him lay there naked so his bum gets some air time, and he gets some playtime alone, discovering my super interesting ceilings and walls (he stares at them like they're the most amazing things in the world). I quickly mop, do dishes and sometimes laundry.

07:55 - put diapers on, feed him and he usually falls asleep while feeding. Now the challenge is to make him nap on the mattress by himself. Sometimes he's willing to sleep on his tummy, but most of the time, he only wants to nap in my arms.

08:00 onwards - chaos. No schedule. Feeding, nap, singing, dancing.

08:30 - since I now have a maid/nanny, I now make her carry Jimmy until he falls asleep, to ensure he actually gets some sleep during the day. I know this isn't the best approach, but I want him to get some needed rest. And it works, he's been napping for an hour the past 2 days.

10:00 - he wakes up, I change his diaper, feed him again, and so far he's been falling asleep while feeding.

12:00 - I change his diaper, put him down in the living room while I eat lunch. This is his second playtime alone during the day

12:30 - feed him again, change diaper, feed again.

15:00 - I give him to the nanny, she carries him around and he naps for an hour.

16:00 - I change his diaper and feed him again.

17:00 - I put on some music and make him dance/exercise.

17:30 - bath time.

18:00 - last feeding before going to bed.

19:00 - he's out.

Then he wakes up 1-3 times between then and 6 AM.

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