Darling,
Here is the schedule you asked me for a few weeks back. I included all the main feedings and naps Monks usually takes during a typical day. I also added a few tips to help get you through the day.
Good luck!
- 9 AM: Monks wakes up ( try to sleep a few extra minutes before he sees you are awake and wants to play)
- 9:30-10 AM: Monks eats breakfast ( change his diaper, hurry up and make a big bowl of oatmeal before he realizes you should have been up an hour ago when he woke up)
- 11 AM: Monks Drinks his bottle ( You should watch him drink his bottle, it’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever seen. chances are he will have pooped at some point around this time. good luck with that! )
- 12 PM: Monks takes a nap (yay! you made it to the first nap. enjoy!)
- 2 PM: Monks eats lunch (change him then hurry up and make a nutritious meal you can both eat. usually eggs in some form or other. make sure to cook the yoke all the way through!)
- 4 PM: Monks drinks his bottle (again, watch him drink his bottle. enjoy the 4 minutes of quiet time before he finishes. probably another poop will most likely happen here. fun times!)
- 5 PM: Monks take a nap (generally longer than the first nap, try not to fall asleep. you have about two hours… use your time wisely! here is when I would cook dinner, do laundry or go to the bathroom. any of these activities would be acceptable)
- 7 PM: Monks eats dinner (hopefully you cooked while he was napping so you don’t have to scramble? that’s what I was afraid of. hurry up and throw something together you can both it. preferably not eggs again)
- 9 PM: Monks gets a bath ( a quick dunk in the bathroom sink should do)
- 9:30 PM: Monks drinks his bottle (enjoy!)
- 9:34 PM: Monks goes to sleep (Put him in the crib and turn off the lights. he will fuss for a few minutes and then topple over and moan for a little while he is falling asleep)
- 10 PM (do all the things you couldn’t get done during his naps)
- 12 AM (welcome to a day in the life of momma monks. now go to sleep before he wakes up)