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Talk to me about your morning routine

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The last week I've been trying to wake before the kids, and that has helped things be less crazy when they do wake.  Today I was too tired so I slept until DD1 woke up, and as a result I feel like I've been catching up all morning.  So I guess I do need to respond to that alarm ...

Anyway, what does your morning look like?

Traveling the world with my girls - born 12 months and 18 days apart.
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  • rgtsmom01rgtsmom01
    I wake when my LO wakes around 6:30am and then we hang out and play until around 9am.  I feed LO and then at 9:30am every morning he goes down for a nap until 11:30am.  During that time I take a shower, get the diaper bag packed and get ready for the day.  When my next one comes it might not work and I will have to come up with a new routine but this has worked great for the past 4 months. 
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  • almostabuckalmostabuck member
    I get up at 6:30 and am ready by 7:15. I peek in on each of the girls to see who is ready to wake up and start with that one - diaper change and get dressed. Then I get the other dressed and we go! Usually takes about 30 minutes for the girls. Sometimes the baby needs to eat before we leave, but that only takes about 5 minutes. I need to leave by 8, so that gives me some extra time for the unexpected.
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  • Desert*FlowerDesert*Flower
    I wake up up around 6-6:30am (when ds#2 wakes up). We come downstairs he gets a bottle, then we play together until about 7:50am. Then I feed him breakfast. This usually takes about 10 minutes. So, at 8:00am I go back upstairs and wake up ds#1. We come downstairs and ds#1 gets milk and some snuggle time (I put ds#2 in his booster seat, pull him in the family room with us, I give him some puffs and put on a cartoon). After about 15 minutes ds#1 is finished and I get ds#2 down and they play. I make ds#1 breakfast. While he eats and ds#2 plays, I empty the clean dishes from the dishwasher (I always load it and clean the kitchen before I go to bed). Luckily our kitchen, breakfast nook, and family room are all sorta one long room, so I can keep an eye on them. Around 9:00am we go to the basement, ds #2 goes in his jumperoo, and they watch Sesame Street (they love this show and ds #1 will actually stay in one place and watch it). While they watch the show I take my shower (we have a full bath in the basement, I just leave the bathroom door open). I take my 5 minute shower, change, etc. Then I take ds#2 out of the jumperoo, they play, get dressed and watch Sesame Street. Around 10:15am ds#2 is ready for another bottle and a nap. While he naps ds#1 and I play outside (if the weather is nice), do craft time, read books, do puzzles etc. DS #1 also gets a snack. Then ds#2 wakes up between 11:45 and 12:00. I feed both of them lunch.    
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  • MattsWifey<3MattsWifey<3

    I SAH with my kids. I usually plan out my week, meals, etc. on Sunday's.

    In the morning, I get up, dressed, etc. and have at least a cup of coffee before the kids get up. 

    They are immediately dressed! I find it's easier to get the day going when we're all dressed. 

    My diaper bag is always packed and replenished before I go to bed. 

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  • laura1laura1 member

    It depends on if we have somewhere to go early.  Today we had Little Gym at 9:15am, so DD#2 started stirring at 6:30am, and I got up, changed, dressed and fed her.  Then I went to take my shower with her in the bouncy seat.  When I got out, I heard DS making noise in his room (7:15ish).  I went in there, got him changed and dressed, then brought him out to the kitchen for breakfast.  He ate his breakfast, then we had a little play time before we had to leave at 8:45am.  Little Gym lasted until 10am, when DD needed to eat again, so I brought them out to the car, strapped DS in and gave him a snack, and then fed DD in the car.  Then we went to the playground for a while before heading home for lunch (DD napped on the go in the car for the morning).

    Other days, I get up with whomever wakes up first - usually around 7-7:30ish.  I get them both changed and dressed, give DS his breakfast and while he is eating I feed DD (or if she was up earlier than DS and has already eaten, she has some play time while he eats).  Around 8:30-9ish, DD is ready for a nap, so I put DS in the pack and play downstairs with some toys and Sesame Street on, and put DD down for her nap.  Then I head downstairs and take my shower in the bathroom off of the family room near DS.  Then DS and I play, or do some sort of activity until DD wakes up (usually only 45-60 min nap).  Then I feed DD again, and we head out of the house to do some sort of outside activity (music class, story time, playground, errands, etc).  

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