Today I wanted to share my nighttime routine with an infant. It sure is different than my routine I had before Julian was born but I love being a mom. We recently got into this routine and it works great for the both of us. We follow this same routine every week day and on weekends we change it up and do this a bit different. We are just going to focus on our weeknight routine.
Our routine usually starts around six pm. Julian and I will eat dinner around this time. He loves to eat and will eat mostly anything I put in front of him but his favorite thing to eat is purees with some cereal mixed in them. He never dislikes any type of fruit or vegetables so I don't struggle with feeding him.
Right after dinner Julian gets about 20 minutes of alone play time while I clean up in the kitchen. Depending on how messy he gets he will sometimes go in the bath right after dinner but usually we do play time first.
Once I am done with cleaning the kitchen it is bath time. This is usually around seven pm or so. I have found that doing bath time for him during this time helps a lot getting him calm before bed. He can spend all evening in the bath if I let him. He loves bath time and playing with his toys.
Once we are done in the bath it is about 7:20 pm and we go straight to getting into Pjs and getting ready for bed. On this particular day, Julian was so tired that I got him dressed, gave him a bottle, laid him down and I went to clean up the bathroom. When I came back he was already asleep for the night. I will turn on some classical music for him so that any noise I make won't wake him up.
After Julian is asleep I take the time to do anything I need to before I go to bed. This will include taking a shower, sweeping and mopping the kitchen, washing bottles, and pump parts. Every once in a while I will get to sit down and do some blog work or social media work.
This is what our current routine looks like. How about yours?
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