Stay at Home Moms - Jefferson City,MO

I don't remember our routine when my son was that young (he's now 3 yrs) but I do remember that I had to get out of the house a lot. I hated being stuck at home. So I'd put my son in his stroller or wrapped him up in a body sling and walked around Target. I'd just browse. I might look at the bestseller list on their bookshelves and then go check out the book from the local library instead of buying it. I'd get a soda in their cafe and walk around and drink it, then refill it again before I left. Then the pet store was a few doors down from Target. We'd go and look at the animals there and pet stranger's pets that were in the store.

Sorry I can't help with the routine thing. IMO you shouldn't even worry about what other mom's are doing. Do what works for you and Kale. Make sure he's getting his naps and eating well. Give him tummy time. Make sure he's getting some sun either in a pack-n-play while you're gardening or as you two go for a walk together. I have read (from Babywise) that if you give them time in the pack-n-play every day, they will get used to that part of your routine. That's good, b/c lets say you have to chase your dog down the road or someone comes to your door or you have to take a shower real quick --- the baby will happily play in his pack n play (safe place to put him!) while you take care of what you need to do. If you ONLY put him in the p-n-play twice a month, he's likely to scream or cry. So get him used to it. :) Congrats first-time-mommy!

Depends on the weather! If it's nice, I try to get out and walk. When I only had one infant, we'd sometimes walk 6 miles/day. (Made the day go a lot faster!) When he turned 6 months old, I became pregnant again and then I started utilizing his nap times for my own nap time! If you can find a friend to walk with, it will probably be more enjoyable for you.

A simple routine is eat, play, sleep, eat, play, sleep, eat, play, sleep. :-)

I always tried to keep their afternoon naps at the same time every day (1-3pm) so that I could watch a TV show and exercise (if I hadn't walked) and shower while they were sleeping. They almost never took a full 2 hour nap though.

I enjoyed spending time with my little guy 5 years ago. I hope you enjoy it as well.
My routine was as such:
7:30-8:00 wake up.
-prepare milk (play classical music for him even if you don't like it). To stay relaxed.
-read lots of books
-play with soft balls, or big soft objects on the floor mat. We had tile flooring so I put plenty of layers of blankets to make comfortable.
-switch him around from floor to relaxer to play with toys above him.
-prepare yours and his lunch while he's near you. Make sure you talk to him explaining what your doing. Kids love to hear your voice.
-10:00 a.m. one hour nap time. In the mean time you could catch up on your ironing or other house work. Even prepare yourself to go out for a walk or to the park.
11:00 mashed fruit or cream time, then outing. Do your necessary shopping if you must, but definitely give the time to him to go on nature walk.
12:30 lunch time for the both of you. He's not on a baby chair yet, so feed the little man first and then take care of yourself. Once he gets on baby chair you should start eating together. Be chatty with him of course. Then get him down to digest a bit by leveling him off on pillows and he could also play with toys. He'll probably topple over a few times so you will have to be on your toes. Unless there is something out there for babies to sit comfortably on.
2:00 p.m two hour nap time for baby and mom. Make sure you take one, since it'll revive you a lot for the evening routine.
4:00 p.m wake up time. play classical music again, caress, play with baby and read some more etc.
4:30 feed mashed boiled egg or yogurt.
5:00 Head back out. Go for your routine walk. Even if it means window shopping etc.
6:30-7:00 Dinner time for baby, mom and dad.
Catch up with dad about the days events and have him devote daddy time with baby (playing, reading etc). Mom go to the gym, or have a shower, meet with friends or anything that gives you your time.
8:30 give baby milk and set him off to bed.

I'm sorry about the detailed routine but as a teacher too, kids thrive on routine and this will make one baby quite happy and not grouchy. Babies need a routine. My family used to think I over did it, but by putting them to bed at their necessary times, and feeding them when necessary they've developed a calm lifestyle. My son and daughter now 3 and 5 love having me read to them, they've developed a vocabulary, speak clearly and concisely and are healthy. I didn't have the television at all when they were little.When they were put to bed did my husband and I watch it. My son and daughter unfortunately are allowed to watch it now, but only up to one hour for the day. With the second it is a bit harder to do the same routine as with the first since he's more into different things. But, if anything don't introduce your son to the box until he's 4 or 5. You don't want him turning into a zombie. It's a bit tough the first few years, but it's worth the sacrifice. They will develop into good natured individuals.
Wish you well.

I have a 21 month old and a 11 week old. I get up between 9 and 10 with the baby, and I feed/change play with him, do his physical therapy for his toricullis, then we go back to sleep between 11 and 12. The older one gets up with Daddy about 12 or 1, and I get back up with the baby by 2. We play and go about our day, doing breakfast and errands until about 6. We have lunch and the older one goes down for a nap for 2 hours. The baby has been sleeping off and on all day, as he chooses, but he eats every 2 hours. He likes to bounce in his bouncer and watch his mobile. During all of this I try and sneak in cleaning, but the little baby needs to be held a lot because he is colicky. He gets pt again about 6ish and then we try to take a nap. The older one gets up about 8 and we go for a walk or outside to play. She will go for a bike ride to the park or something else fun with Daddy. We have dinner about 11. Then its bath and bedtime by 1. This is when the baby is happy and likes to kick and talk. I can do my laundry, clean, homework, or anything else I need to. The baby will stay up until some time between 3 and 5 when I finally get to go to bed for the night. ( know the bedtimes are too late, and we are working on them. She started out going to bed at 6, so 1 is a good place to be.)

I have a 6 month old our routne is like this wake up time around 8 or 9 watch tv. For about one hour my son loves cartoons. After that I feed him food and I also have breakfast he jumps in his jumper while I clean.. around 12 0r 12:30 is nap time for him. I continue cleaning and when I'm done we play for a while than its time to cook dinner after that he goes back to sleep so I have some free time for myself

At that age, I just followed my son's lead. If he wanted to cuddle, which he usually did then we would. If he was hungry then I would nurse him. On and on. We went on walks outside, and to the store. I had a baby front pack, I wore him all the time. Thats all he wanted, just to be close to me. He always slept really well when he was in it.

He would also like to lay on a blanket on the floor and just look around too.

There really is no "schedule" that I did, just did whatever we wanted and were up to :)

I remember when I only had one LOL With two close in age it's chaotic at first, but eventually you get into the swing of things. With ONE at 4-6 months was when the good schedule came in ;) We woke up around 7:30-8:30am for a feeding. Then some bonding time. Usually a nap came about an hour and a half or so later (we both slept). Then some Baby Einstein and another feeding. Then another nap, which was usually the longest, so I did laundry or something productive and ate my lunch. Depending on their mood when they woke up, it was either tummy time or a feeding. Made dinner for the family. Then we'd play until the next feeding and then it was time for bed for baby (which was usually around 10:30-11:00pm). Once baby was in bed I caught up on some shows or surfed the internet for a couple of hours (me time) and then went to bed. My hubby was there too, but this was a typical day of just me and baby when daddy was gone most of the day (military man). At first you kind of live by their schedule, and slowly you get to create your own :D