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Our routine:
after bath it's PJs and milk/bottle. LO1 goes and brushes teeth while I change DD2's diaper.

We all rock in the chair in the nursery and read 3 books.

I put DD2 in crib

Then I go to DD1 room and we start our awful routine of trying to get her to stay in her bed. It usually ends with her falling asleep on the couch 1 1/2 hours later and us carrying her in her bed....sigh.

The kids shower together, get dressed, brush their teeth, go potty one last time before bed.
I get DD's water, cool mist humidifier and sound machine set up, the 3 of us pray and I tell DD to lie down and that I'll be back after I put DS down.
She always stays in her bed and is asleep 50% of the time when I come back to her room after putting DS down.

If DS is too energized and takes longer than usual to go down, I'll have him stay in his bed while I lie next to DD for 1-5 minutes. Then I'll kiss her goodnight and take care of DS zzzzzz

My kids don't nap and they're usually out between 5:50p-6:30p depending on the night.

I wait til my youngest is fed and content and then I start the night routine with my two toddlers. Bath, brush teeth, brush hair, lotion, pjs, 1-4 books, hold for a minute in the glider, kiss goodnight, last min trip to potty, tuck in and done!

I brush their teeth while the tub fills then bathe them together. I diaper DD2 in the bathroom while DD1 plays with tub toys, then get them both dressed in pajamas together in DD2's room. We all say bedtime prayers while I nurse DD2, then DD1 picks out her bedtime stories and plays in her room while I read to DD2 and put her to bed. I then do stories in bed with DD1. It's harder but not dramatically longer than when DH is there. I'm solo most week nights though, and it's much easier/quicker now that it's routine.