I always wondered how I would go juggling two babies at the end of the day. Night time is already the hardest part of being a parent of one, what with the tired/cranky child, juggling their dinner (and yours if you're feeling adventurous), bath, stories and bed.
My strategy mostly came down to waiting until The Husband was home and then we'd deal with one each. But that doesn't always work (he's often still at work or sport at this time).
But, we've got in to a bit of a groove (and it seemed I learnt nothing from not having The Toddler in a routine earlier, only really starting this at four months!).
- Feed The Bubby while The Toddler eats dinner (leftovers from the night before) and usually watches tv (it stops her running around making mess and it's surprisingly effective to pause it until she takes a bite)
- Bring The Bubby in her rocker to the entrance of the bathroom
- Do The Toddlers hair, teeth and soap in the bath
- Bring The Bubby in to the bath as well, let The Toddler pour water on her belly ("good helping!")
- Nappy and onesie on The Bubby while The Toddler continues to much around
- The Bubby back in the rocker while The Toddler gets dressed/does a nudie run
- Stories for both girls in The Toddlers room
- Put The Bubby in her sleeping bag, give her a top up feed and put her in to bassinet
- Drink.
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