New Baby Starting Tomorrow

[originalkat]

I am getting nervous... I have a baby starting tomorrow. It is a 4 mo old sibling of 2 of my other kiddos. So, I will have 10 kids including the baby.

I typically don't take babies, and I haven't had one in about 7 years.
So any advice you have...GIVE IT TO ME!
Is 4 mo old enough to get on a schedule? If so, what would be a typical schedule that you have for babies so I can work in the preschool activities too?

[Jack Sprat]

I called Tori!! Best investment yet! I start day one with a routine and begin nap schedule. Here is ours:

7:45 Baby arrives - I change her. She is always freshly changed when she arrives but, I do it anyway. She then plays.

8:00 Morning cereal/ and then her bottle, burp, change again if needed. Sometimes she poops while eating

8:20 ish - morning nap. Sometimes she fusses off and on for 15 min. But, always goes to sleep and sleeps for two hours. I don't let her sleep past 10:30

10:30 - Sometimes she is hungry sometimes not. Diaper change and play time

11:15 - Lunch she is eating what we eat just ground up.

12:00 -12:30 story time, diaper change, bottle

12:30/12:45 Nap time

3:00 Up from nap, diaper change, and then walk to get SA kids from the bus.

4:15 She usually is hungry again. So bottle then play till pick up.

I will add she is a big girl and seems to eat A LOT. But, she is the happiest, most easy going baby I have ever had.

After her I don't think I want any more babies. I [refer older kids.

[originalkat]

Thank you for the sample schedule. That helps.