How do you manage to get all of your kids in bed at a decent hour by yourself?
I feel like DS#2 (3 months) is starting to fall into sort of a routine and could benefit from an earlier bedtime (right now I put him to bed around 8-8:30pm, after I put DS#1 to bed). I'd like to start putting DS#2 to sleep earlier than DS#1, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with the older one (who will be 2.5yo next month) while I'm trying to nurse and have "quiet" time with the younger one. I feel like DS#1 is too young to expect him to just sit quietly during that time, unsupervised, looking at books or something. And I know that TV would probably work, but I don't really want to go down that path just because I let him watch about a half-hour in the morning (while I get a quick shower) and then about a half-hour in the late afternoon (while I'm getting dinner ready) so I feel like that's enough.
This would be much easier (obviously) if I could rely on DH to be around for bedtime (and hopefully that will change with fellowship, but I'm not going to count on it ), but since I end up doing bedtime by myself a lot I feel like I need to figure out some kind of system that doesn't include DH.
Any ideas or suggestions? What worked for you?
I feel like DS#2 (3 months) is starting to fall into sort of a routine and could benefit from an earlier bedtime (right now I put him to bed around 8-8:30pm, after I put DS#1 to bed). I'd like to start putting DS#2 to sleep earlier than DS#1, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with the older one (who will be 2.5yo next month) while I'm trying to nurse and have "quiet" time with the younger one. I feel like DS#1 is too young to expect him to just sit quietly during that time, unsupervised, looking at books or something. And I know that TV would probably work, but I don't really want to go down that path just because I let him watch about a half-hour in the morning (while I get a quick shower) and then about a half-hour in the late afternoon (while I'm getting dinner ready) so I feel like that's enough.
This would be much easier (obviously) if I could rely on DH to be around for bedtime (and hopefully that will change with fellowship, but I'm not going to count on it ), but since I end up doing bedtime by myself a lot I feel like I need to figure out some kind of system that doesn't include DH.
Any ideas or suggestions? What worked for you?
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