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These babies are MOBILE! They roll, scoot, crawl, climb and they can ALMOST stand on their own. I have been busy, busy, busy these past few weeks supervising them nearly constantly and teaching them all sorts of new tricks and skills. I have learned over the last few weeks that baby-proofing is not a once-and-done thing. It is constantly evolving and I baby-proof on an almost hourly basis depending on where the boys are and what they can now get into!
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| Love me some happy morning babies! |
7 a.m. - Wake up! Play time in their nursery and read a book.
8 a.m. - Breakfast bottle and then head downstairs for playtime. They can go between their Exersaucers and playpen (a.k.a. environmental enrichment area) and I do keep the TV on for background noise. We watch "educational" shows such as The Crocodile Hunter and Doc McStuffins --- that show is adorable!!!
9:30 a.m. - First nap of the day. We are currently transitioning to a 2-nap schedule instead of the 3-nap schedule since they are almost 8 months old.
11 a.m. - Lunch! This consists of 3-4 ounces of fruits, veggies, oatmeal - whatever homemade and delicious baby food I have created. Today's menu is a a gourmet pea puree (Steamed peas, oatmeal, dried thyme, Parmesan cheese, small amount of salt and butter) and they love it! Oliver actually growled at me while he was eating because I wasn't feeding him fast enough.
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1 p.m. - Nap #2. Our goal is to make this the longest nap of the day... so far it's hit or miss. On the good days this will be the final nap but on the bad days we will need to squeeze in a 3rd nap.
2:30 p.m. - Bottle #3. Then we practice sitting in the high chairs and using sippy cups and eating Cheerios. We've been working on this for about a month now and they can finally get the Cheerios into their mouths ...sometimes! Junior and Bubsy camp out under the highchairs for scraps.
4 p.m. - Nap #3 - no longer than 45 minutes at best. They need to be up by 5 p.m. for when Daaaa gets home from work and so we can eat dinner together.
5 p.m. - Bottle #4 and frozen berries/bananas in the mesh feeders. The boys sit in their high chairs with us and we have a family dinner. Every night that we're all home together. Good habits start early!
6:30 p.m. - Solids meal #2 followed by "dessert." I'm a big fan of dessert as you know. They get a few spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt with pumpkin pie spice/cinnamon/fruit puree.
6:45 p.m. - Start bedtime routine. Play upstairs in their room, bath time, clean diapers and clothes, sleeping bags and bottle #5. Everyone is in their cribs and asleep by 7:30!
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-Waving hello and goodbye
-GO CRAZY (thanks to Grandma Teenie)
-Standing/walking/couch surfing
-Pulling up on everything
-Sippy cups, Cheerios and other finger foods
-Exploring the house
-Opening and closing drawers
-Banging on things, clapping, generally learning to make noise and manipulate their little bodies and toys
-Going out in public in their big boy stroller (not the infant car seats anymore!)
-New adult baby car seats!
-Petting the "kihkitties" nicely!
Things we haven't quite gotten to yet:
-Teeth. Not a single tooth
-No mamamama or dadadada... yet!
-Giving kisses/blowing kisses
Thank you so much. I'm a full-time working mom and I feel so gulity for not having enough time to cook for my babies.
ReplyDeleteMy twin girls are 7 1/2 months now and it seems that w ehave pretty much the same schedule. My worries are that my girls do not drink enough milk (and they are big girls within 99% and off the chart for height).
After I put them to bed at night between 7 and 8pm, they wake up between 10-11 for the last bottle (6oz). Can you please tell me how much do your kids drink for each bottle?
Thank you again!
Thank you so much. I'm a full-time working mom and I feel so gulity for not having enough time to cook for my babies.
ReplyDeleteMy twin girls are 7 1/2 months now and it seems that w ehave pretty much the same schedule. My worries are that my girls do not drink enough milk (and they are big girls within 99% and off the chart for height).
After I put them to bed at night between 7 and 8pm, they wake up between 10-11 for the last bottle (6oz). Can you please tell me how much do your kids drink for each bottle?
Thank you again!
They have been drinking about 5 ounces at each feeding since they were 5 months old, except for their bedtime bottle which is 6 ounces. My boys are big for their ages, too - Oliver is 99% for height!
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