Hugo is asleep. OK, I should let you know that "Hugo is Asleep" is an exclamation. Always.
This past week it has taken between 2 and 3 hours to get Hugo from the sleepy eye-rubbing stage to the totally asleep in bed stage. By which time I am exhausted and cranky and cry just looking at the dishes and laundry waiting for me. Well, I don't really cry. I just swear a lot. At the dishes.
Tonight it went much better - it's apparently all about having a routine! Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a routine-friendly person. Nor is Vita, Hugo's Daddy. We regularly forget what day it is, how old we are, and when we were married.
But we both agree that this, indeed, is worth a routine : Hugo sleeping means Mummy sleeping means Daddy sleeping means a lot more happiness and a lot less crabbiness.
Today was day two of the new routine: dinner in the high chair, short playtime, bath or shower, little massage and pjs, then a few books and a cuddle with blanky, and then bedtime.
Hugo is coming around to it. He is pretty darn smart, so I'm sure he'll figure this one out.
This is a photo of Hugo with Asa. Hugo's got a lot of great friends - Asa, Noah, Rasa, Abi, and Keighley are his main pals these days. Such a social, curious, determined fellow. A chubby, exuberant love bug.
5 comments:
dude, we were just talking tonight about making a daily schedule for haye and posting it in the bathroom (not super strict and open to suggestions). weird! we're going to try it. not that we've never had a schedule or anything, but actually try and plan stuff and see if we can teach haye good habits for life.
#$^%&*^%ing dishes indeed.
Norah in a routine. I don't know if I can imagine that. But sleep you must. Sleep is good.
routines are fantastic...and they usually work fantastic for about a week. then you spend another 3 weeks forcing your kids to keep on the routine...and it ends in swearing - always.
good luck with whatever works!
p.s. i am bitter. disregard all advice.
advice was good. routine lasted for about one week, as new best friend predicted.
le sigh.
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