Melody's Seven Month Schedule
So we saw a pretty big change from Melody in her 6 and 7 month schedules. The big thing is with her solids. She is still taking 4 bottles a day, but now she is eating solids 3 times a day. We debated for quite a while on how to time those 3 solids. When we were doing two solids a day, we would feed her between bottles. However, I talked with my best friend to see what she was doing. She was grouping two solids with bottles, and one solid between bottles. Her logic made sense. When we start removing the bottles, we don't want to have to also try and have her adjust to a new schedule too. So below is what we came up with. Oh, and her naps are more regular now too. We started nap training at 6.5 months, so that has helped with my time during the day.
Workday Schedule
7:30 a.m. - These days Melody wakes up at 7:30. If I am lucky, she will go back to sleep with the use of her wubby. Some mornings that does not work. If that is the case, we get up and she will play while I get ready. If I have time, I will eat breakfast, but if not, I will eat after her bottle.
9:00 a.m. - I feed Melody her first bottle. While she takes her bottle, we watch the Today Show. After her bottle, we then start her first round of solids. In the mornings I either do rice cereal or oatmeal. She is one of those babies that loves both cereal and oatmeal. She doesn't take a huge amount, but she will usually finish what I give her which is about 1 tablespoon of cereal/oatmeal to 1.5 ounces of formula. After she eats, she will usually play in her highchair for a little while then with her toys in the floor until her nap. I will usually eat breakfast at this point.
10:30 a.m. - *IF MELODY STAYS AWAKE AT 7:30 A.M.* I will put Melody down for a nap. It isn't always at this time, but it is pretty close to it. It just depends on if she is showing any signs she is sleepy. She will usually nap around 45 minutes. I will do some chores during this time. When she gets up, it is back to playing! Oh, and at this point, I change her into her day clothes.
11:30 a.m. - *IF MELODY GOES BACK TO BED UNTIL 9:00 A.M.* I will put Melody down for a nap. It isn't always at this time, but it is pretty close to it. It just depends on if she is showing any signs she is sleepy. She will usually nap around 45 minutes. I will do some chores during this time. When she gets up, it is back to playing! Oh, and at this point, I change her into her day clothes.
12:15 p.m. - *IF MELODY STAYS AWAKE AT 7:30 A.M.* I will put Melody down for a nap. It isn't always at this time, but it is pretty close to it. It just depends on if she is showing any signs she is sleepy. She will usually nap around 45 minutes. I will do some chores during this time.
1:00 p.m. - I feed Melody her second bottle. After her bottle it is time for her second round of solids. I try and feed her something she likes at this point. Right now she loves squash and sweet potatoes. So I try and get things with that in it. I do half a container of store bought baby food. After she eats, we will do more playing. Since Christmas, she received various toys, and I try and alternate the toys she plays with throughout the day. After this bottle, we always play in the living room so that I can eat lunch.
2:30 P.M. - Melody will usually nap around now. Sometimes it is slightly sooner if she slept until 9, but not much sooner. She naps around 45 minutes. I try and get a few things done around the house or prep dinner.
4:15 P.M. - On occasion, Melody will nap at this time. It isn't everyday. It really just varies. If she naps here, I nap too.
5:00 p.m. - I feed Melody her third bottle. We usually watch Gilmore Girls while feeding her this bottle. Brad gets home not long after this bottle has started. We then start dinner and eat. If we are lucky, we might get some TV in too.
7:00 p.m. - Now it's time for Melody's last round of solids. This is usually a new food that we are trying. I do this because she ultimately should be slightly hungrier at this point. Again, I just feed her half a container. After we feed her, we give her a bath then relax. On occasion, she will nap but not always.
9:00 p.m. - Brad will feed Melody her last bottle. While he feeds her, I will usually prep things for the next day. I like to lay out her clothes and prep my diaper bag. Brad will change her diaper, attach her snuza, then we will sleep sack her. Most nights we will read her a book, then we put her to bed. She is still in a pack and play in our bedroom, so we will let her fall asleep before going to bed ourselves.
Weekend Schedule
So the weekend schedule is practically the same. We don't do quite as many, if any, chores, and we do adjust little things if we are going out for dinner or shopping at any point.
