tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594730359868958705.post1044885731996229628..comments2023-07-01T02:38:06.921-07:00Comments on Take me as I am: Scheduling???Sierahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400261364355225044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594730359868958705.post-58611210170059591482010-06-16T09:15:28.808-07:002010-06-16T09:15:28.808-07:00You know I live and die by the schedule and routin...You know I live and die by the schedule and routine. It is something we have worked on since about 5 months old. I agree with SciFi Dad. Whatever routine you set up make sure it is something you can and are willing to do. Every. Single. Day. We very seldom break from routine. That means we sacrifice on our end. Plan to do the same thing for 2-4 months consistently with very few breaks in the routine. I think routines take awhile to build, especially when the children are older. We are working on shifting to an after lunch nap so we can push bedtime back by 30 minutes or so and hopefully they will sleep a little later in the morning. It is tough going right now and their sleep is screwed up completely. But we are getting there! Be ready for some hard days or moments. But stick to it and know that you aren't hurting him. He may resist, but you are right that toddlers do that regardless. I don't think the details of the routine matter as much as the routine itself. If an 8:00 pm or 8:30pm bedtime work for your life then go with it and build the schedule around it. It will take some time but kids adapt well and if they know you aren't going to give in they will get it.<br /><br />You can do this! You are a great mom!Gingerhttp://www.thesmallmoments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594730359868958705.post-52590994108202431922010-06-16T04:01:57.936-07:002010-06-16T04:01:57.936-07:00I completely agree with your doctor about cutting ...I completely agree with your doctor about cutting out the formula bottles. As long as it's there, Aaron will continue to eat less solids. What if you replaced his dinner milk with a cup of formula? Would that work?<br /><br />As for routines, they only work if you follow them, in my experience. Pick a routine that works for you, that you can follow and enforce. You mentioned Aaron is in bed at 9.00pm; does he wake around 9.00am? Are you ready for him to be up two hours earlier (if you're putting him to bed two hours earlier, he'll eventually wake two hours earlier). Just be sure about that. We've tried shifting bedtimes before (our daughter goes to bed around 7.00pm because no matter what we do she's awake at 6.00am) and it hasn't worked; let me know if you figure it out.<br /><br />If bath wakes him, try doing that immediately after dinner instead of right before bed.<br /><br />What winds him down? With my kids, books and reading work well, and if my daughter is worked up sometimes a 30 minute Treehouse session does wonders.<br /><br />The bottom line is to do the same thing every night: bath, then jammies, then teeth, then books, then snuggles, then bed (that's ours for my son who's 20.5 months).SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594730359868958705.post-16257790788738720012010-06-15T23:52:22.335-07:002010-06-15T23:52:22.335-07:00I'm sorry you're having such a tough time ...I'm sorry you're having such a tough time with him lady. And I know it is even harder doing it on your own. I wish I had some words of wisdom for you... Keep doing what you are doing though. You are doing a great job, even if it doesn't feel like it!S.I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271343194689612noreply@blogger.com