Schedules and Routines

Ever since Maya hit the two-month point, I've been making an effort to really start getting her on a schedule. "They" say that up until two months, anything goes... but from that point on, habits (especially bad ones!) begin to solidify. At any rate, I am pleased to report that she is a total dream when it comes to schedules and routines! Schedule-wise, she typically wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00am, the same time as her brother (yay for that!). Throughout the day, she is usually awake for 1.5-2 hours at a time, and goes 3 hours between feedings. Her final nap is almost always from 5:15 to 6:00pm, after which we get started on her bedtime routine. I nurse her at 6, play with both kids in the living room for a bit, give her a bath at 6:45, read her a story in her bedroom, nurse her one more time, and then put her down in her crib with her pacifier at around 7:15. We usually have to return once or twice to put the paci back in her mouth as she falls asleep, but she is usually out for good within 15-20 minutes! In a word: AMAZING! She sleeps through until around 3:30am, usually, when she has a quick feeding and then goes right back to sleep. That's right, she regularly gives us a solid 8-hour chunk of sleep! It's awesome!! (for comparison, Nikos was going 4-6 hours MAX at the same age)

Anyway, it's amazing how quickly she has adapted to the whole schedule thing, and how well it aligns with her brother's schedule. Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!