I thought it would be cool to talk about what we would ideally love our routines (morning & evening) to look like versus the reality. If you already have your ideal routine, how the hell did you get there? If you don't, what do you think you can do to achieve it?

My LO is 18 months.

IDEAL MORNING:
Wake up at 7. Do 15-20 minutes of yoga & stretching/dance party with LO. Something light to eat (toast/tea banana). Get LO dressed. Get myself dressed. Make sure we both have our lunch bags packed. Read a couple of books together. Out of the house by 9, arrive at childcare at 9:15, at work by 9:45

IDEAL EVENING:
Get home at 6:30. Make a quick dinner. Eat together at 7 p.m.
LO gets bath around 7:45. Story, song, nurse. LO Asleep by 8:30
LO SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT! Pack lunch bags for me and LO. Take out clothes for me and LO. Shower. Relax/TV/Craft/Interwebs for 1-2 hours.

REALITY:
Wake up at 8/8:10 after snoozing since 7 because LO woke up a few times in the middle of the night wanting to play. So tired!
Most days I run around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get our lunches packed because I've fallen asleep with LO the night before and didn't pack them. Give LO some banana or toast and something to drink. Get her dressed, then myself. She goes to the bathroom and plays in the water getting her sleeves wet, ugh. Some mornings we do squeeze a couple of books in. Chase LO around the apartment trying to get her coat on. Text nanny to let her know we are running late. Leave apartment at 9:05-9:15 a.m. Still get to work on time. Get home at 6:45 and we have dinner by 7 with Jeopardy. (ha!) Bath and story for LO. Nurse and then I fall asleep with her and my husband never wakes me back up. LO wakes up to party between 2-5 a.m. We both fall back to sleep until 8 or when DH says goodbye for the morning.

In order to make my ideal happen I REALLY REALLY need LO to start sleeping in her own bed and stop nursing. I also need DH to start helping with the bedtime (he does do bathtime). I've been starting with trying to get her to sleep in her bed. Next will be weaning, I don't think I could do both things at once.