tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post3549487960831996477..comments2014-07-27T14:11:47.429-07:00Comments on Not the Only Mama: Daily routinesHezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530273285929018027noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post-28387954973797034222011-07-26T05:51:14.328-07:002011-07-26T05:51:14.328-07:00Well I am no longer home every day with K but when...Well I am no longer home every day with K but when I am it really depends on whether her brother (6yo) is home too. It is hard to find things that a toddler and 6 year old want to do together. Thankfully, K is pretty easygoing so she can entertain herself in most situations. Library and park/splash pad are my "go to" activities. When it is just K and I, we usually hit an early years centre in the afternoon. There are lots of "older" kid programs there at that time of day and she basically just enjoys running around and interacting with the other kids.Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post-72940334804394455232011-07-20T20:56:00.143-07:002011-07-20T20:56:00.143-07:00Afternoons...I agree with everyone who says that i...Afternoons...I agree with everyone who says that it's the hardest to keep them entertained. So far, I've usually done: swimming, walk to grocery store, library visit, bother my neighbours with a nice surprise visit (everyone loves those, right?), sit outside with a few toys and "wait" for Daddy to come home...<br /><br />My Day with K is usually like this:<br />7AM- Awake, breastfeed. K plays in bed while I lie there, half asleep. <br />8AM- Brush teeth, wash face (both of us). Diaper change (just K!). <br />8:30AM- Breakfast<br />9:00AM- K plays in living room while I clean up. <br />9:30AM- Playtime (sometimes I'll sneak upstairs to check my email...)<br />10:00AM- Activity, usually outdoors with hopefully a nap around this time as well! Random snacks.<br />12:00NOON- Lunch. <br />12:30PM- K plays while I clean up. <br />1:00PM- K naps (hopefully!) while I do work/clean/relax without guilt...<br />3:00PM- Play/library/groceries/walk/swim/etc.<br />5:30PM- K plays in living room while I start dinner. <br />6:00PM- Husband is home and plays with K. <br />6:15PM- Dinner. <br />7:00PM- The 5 B's begin! Bath...<br />7:15PM- Boob...<br />7:25PM- Brush..<br />7:30PM- Book...<br />7:45PM- Bed!<br /><br />That was fun, writing it all out!C and K (from mom's group)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post-27775504096093237342011-07-20T12:17:09.486-07:002011-07-20T12:17:09.486-07:00AFternoons are definitely the worst. When I had mi...AFternoons are definitely the worst. When I had mine at home with me, I just kept different toys for the afternoon. Or, that's when I took them out - for a drive, to run errands, to the grocery store. And I might sound like #1 bad mom, but tv/movies are always a choice! By the afternoon, I was a basket case, and fresh out of good play ideas, so I know how hard it is! Mine are 3 and 5, and I still have the afternoon problem. Net net? 1. Errands; 2. drive; 3. separate "afternoon" toys; 4. walk/park/backyard; 5. library. lots of libraries have cool kids' areas where they can play and make noise. hope this helps!Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post-55273195990222848522011-07-20T09:27:40.872-07:002011-07-20T09:27:40.872-07:00Dear Synchrosally - my daughter didn't sleep t...Dear Synchrosally - my daughter didn't sleep the night until almost 15 months. She's now 19 months and life is bliss (for now). I promise they eventually sleep. Good luck!<br /><br />Hez - Liv sleeps from 1-3:30 or 4pm every day. She's a kid that NEEDS her sleep. If she doesn't get this she takes tantrum after tantrum and hits and bites in frustration. But I'll be home again soon trying to look after a newborn and a 2 year old - what types of things do your Moms do for the mornings AND the afternoon to keep their toddlers entertained? Can I ask this too please?! Am I totally wrecking your post?!Chrystanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041290658189316981.post-8642081793157298902011-07-20T06:58:48.461-07:002011-07-20T06:58:48.461-07:00My "day" usually starts at 12 am. Matthe...My "day" usually starts at 12 am. Matthew is still waking up several times a night up to every 1-2 hours. He's usually up for the day at 5:30 though. <br />5-6 wake up and play for a bit until the big poop happens, then a diaper change, yay.<br />7ish try desperately to get him to eat breakfast, something, anything, even if it's cheerios.<br />8-9 naptime thank goodness. I've gotten into the habit of nursing him to sleep which I never did before, but it works now, so I'm not changing it. OH and this is when I usually take a nap too. Getting 5 hours of sleep max a night does a number on me. Either that or I shower.<br />10ish Matthew wakes up and we play, or go to a playdate.<br />12 lunch. Again, I try desperately to get Matthew to eat something, anything and then give up. We usually go out in the afternoon so we both don't go crazy.<br />1-3 naptime. It depends on what we're doing, when his last nap was, where we are, but somewhere in there I get a nap, usually starting in the car.<br />5 pm Daddy gets home, I hope and he entertains Matthew while I make dinner<br />6 pm Dinner. Matthew usually eats wohoo.<br />7 pm Bathtime<br />8 pm Supposed to be bedtime but lately he's been so wired he hasn't gone to bed until after 9pm. Ugh. He's usually up once or twice before 12 am and then my "day" starts all over again.<br />I am exhausted. PLEASE tell me they eventually sleep!Synchrosallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879895978702380073noreply@blogger.com