Patrick's Schedule at 6 Months

A Day in the Life of Patrick Delaney
27 weeks old (6 months old)

6:45/7:00am – Wake Up...immediately eats around 7-8oz. (still breastfed) and then cereal.
7:00-9:00am – I try to keep Patrick for these two hours to play...if he can't make it the whole time, thats okay!!
9:00-10:30am – Morning Nap
10:30-11:15am - Playtime
11:15/11:30am – Lunchtime ( I usually let him nap as long as he wants...if he wakes before 11am, then I wait until 11:15 to feed him, otherwise I just feed him when he wakes! The closer to 11:45, the better since this is his “lunch”. He gets 6oz. of formula in a bottle.
11:30-2:00pm – Playtime...run errands...etc. If he falls asleep in the car, no big deal!
2:00-4:00pm – Naptime (I am not big on the times of the naps, just as long as he sleeps sometime between feedings and as long as he is awake for a good bit after he eats...I do not let him go to sleep after he eats!! He is getting pretty regular with his naps, though!!
4:00 – Snacktime...I do NOT let him sleep past 4:30pm...I like him to eat around 4 or 4:30pm. Again, I breastfeed him still for this snack (I think its around 6 oz.).
4:00-6:30pm – Playtime
6:30pm – Dinner...first I breastfeed him, then we do cereal mixed with formula (usually about 1-2tbsp. of cereal), then he gets baby food (carrots, squash, or some other type of veggie), and then I give him 4 oz. of formula. If I am unable to breastfeed him, I would give him about 6-7 oz. of formula and then the cereal and food)
7:15pm - Bathtime
8:00pm – Bedtime

***NOTES***
Patrick sleeps on his tummy. He likes to fall asleep first on your chest or in the carseat (if you are in the car running errands) but will fall asleep in his crib by himself...he is usually pretty easy to move without waking him up.

After bath (right before bedtime), make sure to change his diaper and put on a cloth diaper and his pajamas.

He usually likes to have his passie to fall asleep and I cover him with a light blanket in his crib.

Make sure to change his diaper FIRST thing in the morning when he wakes up...and I always change him when he wakes from a nap!

When you make formula bottles, make sure to use lukewarm water...DO NOT heat in the microwave.

Patrick started this schedule at 6 months old (around 26 weeks) with cereal being continued and baby food being added, but the naps have begun to change. He now only has two naps a day instead of three...he cut out the late afternoon nap. Also, his bedtime has changed. He now goes to sleep at 8pm and there is no bottle. So, he eats only four times a day.