What is/was your new baby and Toddler rountine?

[entiti]

I have a 3 month old and a 2 3/4 year old. We spent out transition/ mama healing period watching alot of tv....which we never did before the baby was born. We literally brought the tv in from the shed.

I am now ready to phase the tv out, but it's hard sometimes because I am sooooooo tired when my toddler wakes up in the morning, and I need an hour or two to adjust from the night nursing of my baby. But he is starting to sleep alot more during the night, so I'm feeling better and ready to start doing more. I am just at a loss as to what!

What are some things you do with your toddler while wearing your baby?

While nursing the baby?

What do you do when you try to get a little lay down or naptime with baby? ( My toddler no longer naps!)

Is there a schedule you go by?

I really am curious as to what some of you mamas do or have done to get by this period and still feel like your nurturing everyone.

Thanks:)

[behaviourmama]

Hi Mama,

My kids are just about the same ages as yours! 2 and 8 months, and 10 weeks. I have DD enrolled in daycare 2 days a week (to keep her spot), so we have that to fill our week. I started taking her to a city recreation class when DD was 6 weeks old, so that is another routine filled day. The remaining two days I usually schedule a playdate, or something "fun" (indoor play park, drop in play center, grocery shopping, park/new parks, carwash, etc.). If we stay in I try to keep things interesting, for her sake and mine, with something that I withhold otherwise, or is terribly messy and not a regular occurrance. We have some high barstools at our kitchen counter so that makes tabletop play easy while babywearing, so i can help her with a craft or sit with her while she eats something. Waterplay in the sink is a good one while babywearing. For some reason she LOVES cups and filling and pouring. Today we played "follow the leader" which meant I sang the song and walked behind her while she tore around the house. DD1 just stopped napping, so we sometimes put on a TV show just after lunch so I can rest my brain. I'm trying to get off TV more as well, but it's useful for a sit down period, and useful while I prep dinner, so sometimes she watches quite a bit I guess. Oh and I guess when I don't use the TV, i may let her play with my iPhone.. youtube, games, or photos of our family. While nursing I really like activity sticker books, or we play doctor, or often she can amuse herself with independent play. I found on etsy a seller who makes pre-assembled crafts with no glue or tape required (so just peel and stick kind of crafts). I never ended up ordering anything but if anyone is interested I'll see if I can find the link.

And i hear you about the mornings.. even when I feel like I am up and running it still takes us until 10:00 before we are ready to leave the house!!

Good luck weaning off the TV. We usually watch tons of TV when everyone is sick, and I hate the weaning period afterwards.. it is like a drug!

[entiti]

Great ideas:)

I'll have to look around on Etsy and see what I find....but I love the sticker idea! I think the hardest part is wearing him (and he's HEAVY now) and being able to play on the floor with my dd. So, maybe I should get something to put him in....

We live up in the mountains of Colorado, so time is scarce before hibernation:)

And it is just so dang hard to get out of the house now with both of them, seeing as ds isn't too thrilled about car rides yet. Thanks for the tips....I'd love more!