A change in Schedule

The boys' sleeping habits were changing again and I knew it was becoming more and more necessary to make an adjustment to our existing schedule. The old routine (sleep and feeding) went something like this:

7:00 - 7:30 ---They would wake up and within a 30 minutes they would have breakfast
10:00- 10:30 ---Morning nap time (they would have a small snack before their nap)
12:00 - 12:30 --- They would wake up and within a 30 minutes they would have lunch
3:30 - 4:00 --- Afternoon nap (they would have a small snack before their nap)
5:00 - 5:30 --- They would wake up and within a 30 minutes they would have dinner
8:00 - 8:30 --- Bath time (individual) followed by their bottle and then bed time
12:30 - 1:00 --- Wake for a bottle and then they would sleep until morning

This schedule was working great! It gave me some time to do things during the day and they seemed to be getting all the sleep and play time they needed. But then things started to change... They began waking up later in the morning and going down slightly later for their morning nap. This meant they were waking up later and therefore eating later. This then started to really affect their afternoon nap since they were only starting to get tired after 4+ hours and not 3. They were at the point that they were only falling asleep around 5:00 and I was forcing them to wake up at 6:00! This was barely affecting their bed time though. So, we came to the realization that we need to make a few changes and probably drop the morning nap and move up the afternoon one.

That is what we did today. Our schedule for today looked like this:

7:15 --- Awake and ready to start the day (withing 30 minutes they had breakfast)
12:15 --- After having lunch, they went down for their nap.
3:10 --- They both woke from their nap (each of them only stirred once) and had a snack
5:15 --- They had dinner
8:00 --- We started the bath/bottle/bed routine.
They were both asleep by 8:30 after having had a great bottle!

Now I will be anxious to see what tonight brings. They should be good and tired since this is the longest they are awake (in a stretch) prior to going to bed. I would think that this will allow them to sleep right through until morning. I guess only time will tell...

Despite the crazy changes in their schedule, the boys did very well. They are such wonderful little men and I am so proud of them!