Well, not all of it, come on, who has babies and remains sane? If that’s you, maybe you were just crazy to begin with đ
Here are a few tricks that I have up my sleeve to make it through life with my two crazies.
1. Have a routine: Before we had kids we were NOT, in any way, routine people. We didnât have a set time for lunch or dinner, we didnât go to sleep at the same time each day, we didnât travel to the same destinations and our jobs were not Monday to Friday. We liked all things different and unpredictable, we were king and queen of changing things up. The moment that first baby came into the world I became a routine NAZI. My kids eat, sleep, play, and sometimes yes, poop on a schedule. It makes life so much easier when you know what to expect.
2. Bedtime: The previous point brings me to my second point, have a set bedtime. No matter how crazy your kids are at a given moment you know that in X amount of hours you get to shut it down.
3. With all that said, what works even better is having bedtime for your kids a few hours before you usually go to bed yourself. God knows we all need time to think grown up thoughts and have a conversation that doesnât involve finding the reason for every âwhyâ on the planet.
4. When your kids go to bed, do yourself a BIG favour and pour yourself a glass of nice cold refreshing wine, and make it a big FULL glass!! Donât be afraid to go for seconds either.
5. Sleep Train: There are a million different methods out there, find one that you’re okay with or try them all, so you can have that second glass of wine and not feel guilty about it. Because sleep is SACRED and we are all better people when we are well rested.
6. Spend your money on whatever makes your life easier, because kids are hard. If you find yourself wondering if a certain product is worth it, get in your car and GET IT or better yet ‘Amazon Prime’ it. Try it out and if it works BINGO. If it doesnât work you can always return it, or resell it. It’s better than sitting there and wondering what if?
7. Be selfish and donât do anything you donât want to. You have somewhere where you have to be but you are dead tired and your kids are fifty shades of crazy? Well then you donât have to be anywhere and anyone whoâs going to hold that against you obviously never had babies.
I’ll be having that second glass of wine tonight because my little baby is teething and nap time has been put on hold.
Yes to all of these, but especially #4! It’s a must for this mom to be able to finally wind down
Katusha I could not agree more with ALL of these! We are such routine oriented parents that some people think we are a little over the top but whatever gets them to sleep right!?!?!
This is GREAT advice! I completely agree that you have to have a set bedtime and stick to it, no matter where the kids or you are at emotionally. Kids love routine and sticking to it means your serious. Then as you walk out of the room it’s FREEDOM! â¤ď¸ Thank you for the great post.
I always stick to a bedtime for my little guy. I believe it is important to set a time and stick to it. Sometimes I will let him stay up a little later on the weekend but mommy needs her time too! You had some great advice.
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This post made me chuckle at the same time as nodding. I think you have a very balanced view of motherhood! My sanity is tucked in a drawer somewhere and I do get it out…occasionally ?