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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
SAHMs
Do you have a structured routine or schedule? Would you mind sharing it?
H goes back to work next week and I KNOW Jack needs something. I know it's only been a week of having another kiddo here, but I feel like our days are just a mess of doing a whole lot of nothin' and I'm seeing it come out in Jack.
Anyway, anything you've got would be very helpful! Any plans, ideas, blogs, etc. are much appreciated!
Re: SAHMs
K was 2-3 when I stayed home. I put her in preschool 2 mornings a week so she could have alone time with friends. It was nice for me to have 1 on 1 w/ new baby.
We also did a lot of toddler time at the libraries.
It is hard to have a schedule w/ a new baby. They sleep a lot and eat a lot. Looking back, K watched more TV than she should have and took the back burner. It was hard for me to get out of the house b/c once I would get both of them ready the baby would either need to eat or sleep.
Check out Play at Home Mom on Facebook. I use ideas from there sometimes for ideas for games or crafts.
As for a routine, we typically have breakfast and play from about 8-9, go somewhere from 9-11ish (run errands, have a play date, go to the library, or one of the weekly activities I have us doing depending on the day/week), come home to eat lunch, naptime, get up and play outside (weather allowing), then DH gets home. I only have one kiddo, but that's about how most of our days go.
-7-8:30ish: Breakfast, clean up around the first floor, play time
-8:30-9:30/10ish: A goes down for his "siesta"-quiet time in his crib with a book or two, occasionally he naps-I get to shower, do e-mail, etc...
-10-12: errands or play dates if we are going out, if we are staying in we typically do a lot of reading, a craft (finger painting, chalk, crayons, etc..) and playtime
-12-2 or 3: lunch and nap time
After naps we typically go for a walk, rake leaves, play with the dogs-something outside and active, or if it's raining, we will do some chores around the house-A loves to "help" with the dishes, laundry, etc...
Here is my daily routine....I have it posted so that grandparents/sisters know routine! So some of it may be way more info then you need but easier to copy and paste...
(schedule does vary when we go out)
830-900 wake up, clothes, milk w/ a cartoon while I prepare breakfast
900-930 breakfast (i.e.; waffles, pancakes, yogurt, fruit, eggs)
930-945 free play while I clean up breakfast, brush teeth
945-1015 small motor (i.e.; puzzles, blocks, shape sorter)
1015-1030 sing songs/dance party
1030-1100 large motor (i.e.; ball pit, slide, bikes)
1100-1130 arts & crafts (i.e.; coloring, finger painting)
1130-1215 lunch (i.e.; chicken, turkey, potatoes, rice, fruit, veggies)
1215-1230 free play while I clean up lunch
1230-1245 story time
1245-100 diapers, brush teeth
100-3-330 S - naps H - movie
330-400 free play
400-415 snacks (i.e.; cheese, crackers, applesauce, ice cream)
415-445 large motor
445-515 small motor
515-545 free play while i do dinner
545-645 dinner
645-715 free play
715-745 baths and get ready for bed
745-815 storytime, prayers, bed