Now that Kiko is 15 months, we needed to adjust her daily schedule a bit. I wrote about her schedule when she was 3 months here and 8 months here. Unfortunately, no more two naps a day! She used to take both morning and afternoon naps. Sadly, those days are over…we switched to one post lunch nap. Very sad! Anyway, here is her new daily schedule…
7:00am I wake her up or she gets up around this time on her own. Andy and I are get up at 5am, and have a cup or two coffee in us by this time. It helps us to be ready for Ms. Kiko. I feel like I get a lot of things done when I start my day early. On rare occasions when I get to sleep in till 8am, I feel like half of my day has been wasted! But, to the point at hand, I go in to her room and get her ready by changing her diaper and dressing her with new clothes for the day.
7:30am Breakfast time. After that, she helps Andy cleans up the table, and hangs out with us in our living room.
9:00-10:00am Usually Andy takes her out during this time, whether it is a walk to post office to mail sold items of my shop, going to a community center on hot days or rainy days, or a nearby park.
10:00-11:00am This is her morning “alone time”, where she plays by herself in her room upstairs. One of us is in the next room, with the door open, and a baby gate separating us so we can see each other. She likes to play with Duplo’s. Sometimes she gets whiny but we are trying to teach her to relax and play by herself.
11:00am Lunch!
12:00-2:00pm Nap time! By this time, Kiko is really tired and takes a nap without fussing. We take her to her crib. She is getting too big for a crib, but I’m not sure when to switch her to a regular bed. I still think without being caged in she will get up and wonder around when she is supposed to be sleeping. Any thoughts?
2:oo-4:30pm We get Kiko up from nap, and she has a drink and snack. After that, we do some activity depending on the day. Some days Andy takes her out for walk, or I take her out to run errands. Sometimes she plays in her the baby pool.
4:30pm Andy usually gives her dinner.
5:00-5:45pm TV Time – we don’t own a TV, but Kiko watches some DVD on the computer. She likes Elmo’s world.. Some people are surprised that we don’t have a TV. We used to, but we never watched it and it was taking too much space, so we got rid of it. I really don’t miss having a TV. We watch shows on the computer some nights – my current favorites are Desperate Housewives Season 8 and Life Unexpected.
6:00pm Bath time. Giving Kiko a bath or shower is usually my job, unless I’m out for some reason. She plays with fishing toys while I wash myself.
6:30pm Bedtime routine – it includes having a family devotional time, brushing her teeth, lots of kisses and hugs, and reading books. Between 6:30-7:00pm she goes to bed and sleeps through the night!
So this is our typical day when Andy is around. On weekends, we modify the schedule a bit. Andy has a big part in Kiko’s life. He is a great husband and a father! He cooks and does a lot of chores 🙂 We have 2 hours in the morning (5-7am) and 3 hours at night (7-10pm) of adult time to keep ourselves sane and get things done.
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C says
Kiko is so cute!
My sister switched my nephew to a regular bed around the same age I think. She got rid of the bedframe and lined the floor with soft tiles so she wouldn’t have to worry about him rolling around while sleeping 🙂
Chie says
Padding is a great idea! What did she do when a baby got up when he was supposed to be asleep? I don’t want Kiko to get up and wonder around in the middle of the night..
Iza says
Hi there,
How do you guys make Kiko go to sleep at 7 pm? Gosh, my little one (nearly one year old) is put away for sleeping at 8 pm but it takes him to fall asleep at least half an hour (without our help, but still). He never looks sleepy or tired when I put him away, even though he is active for some hours, so I don’t even dare to try to put him away earlier. In the morning he wakes up 6.30 so he doesn’t sleep much through the night. I wish I had some more time to get my sewing done… 🙂
Chie says
Hi Iza! Kiko has been put down at 7 since we sleep trained her, so I think her body is used to going to bed at 7. Also we adjusted her nap to once a day now so she sleeps better at night. Even if she does not want to go to bed at 7, I put her down at the same time anyway and let her cry out a bit:p
Ai says
i switched my kids to a kids bed like that age of Kiko but putting foam on the floor is something makes me not to worry when they roll down the bed..and i do co sleeping with my kids as well i think it influences much of my culture.
i like it when you share your daily schedules at home.
Chie says
Hi Ai, foam mattress is a good idea! We don’t sleep in the same room as Kiko, so that makes it a bit difficult when she gets up in the middle of the night and is not caged in a crib!
Emily says
Oh my goodness she is beautiful!!!! 🙂 We switched Ansley to a bed about six months ago (right before she turned 3). I was worried about her coming out of bed a lot (and she did the first night) but I finally told her if she got out of bed again I was going to close the door and turn off the lights. (mean, I know). She hasn’t gotten out of bed since. Oh and she sleeps in our old queen bed, which is up against a wall. We have some extra pillows laying on the edge so she feels more “secure” and she’s only rolled out of bed once.