I cannot believe that in just a week our sweet little baby Ralph will be 19 months old. In all honesty, it blows my mind how quickly this has gone. Time please slow down!!!
As per your requests, I have updated baby Ralphs current schedule. For us, a schedule really works and this one in particular has been great for Ralph. While some days are unpredictable, most days are easy to map out thanks to his schedule (that he loves).
Baby Ralph’s 18 Month Schedule T/TH/F/S/Sun
- 8:30 – 9:30 am: Ralph wakes up
- 8:30 – 9:30 am: milk when he wakes up (he is offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk)
- 8:15 – 9:00 am: play time!
- 9:30 – 10:15 am: breakfast (we usually do egg, fruit and yogurt)
- 10:20 – 11:55 pm: play time
- 12:00 – 12:15 pm: feed (he is offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk)
- 1:00 – 1:25 pm: lunch (grilled cheese, avocado toast or peanut butter sandwich, fruit, string cheese)
- 1:30 – 3:30 pm: nap
- 3:30 – 5:30 pm: play time
- 4:30: snack time (veggie sticks or fruit..something to hold him over until dinner)
- 5:45-6:25 pm: dinner (tortellini, meatballs, turkey, avocado toast, fish, fruit, yogurt, broccoli…we try to mix it up)
- 6:30 – 6:50 pm: bath time
- 6:50 – 7:30 pm: a little more playtime
- 7:15 pm: feed (offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk).
- 7:55 (ish) pm: read a story
- 8:00 pm: lights out
Baby Ralph’s 18 Month Schedule M/W (school days)
- 7:10 am: Wake up baby Ralph
- 7:15 – 7:25 am: milk (he is offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk)
- 7:30 – 7:45 am: breakfast (we usually do 1 egg, fruit and yogurt)
- 7:50 – 8:00 am: get dressed for school
- 8:10 am: leave for school
- 8:30 – 11:30: school
- 12:00-12:15 pm: milk (he is offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk)
- 12:45 – 1:10 pm: lunch (grilled cheese, avocado toast or peanut butter sandwich, fruit, string cheese)
- 1:20-1:40: bath (he gets dirty at school)
- 1:45 – 3:45 pm: nap
- 3:45 – 5:30 pm: play time (we also offer him a snack about 4:30)
- 5:45 – 6:25 pm: dinner (tortellini, meatballs, turkey, avocado toast, fish, fruit, yogurt, broccoli…we try to mix it up)
- 6:30 – 6:50 pm: bath time
- 6:50 – 7:30 pm: a little more playtime
- 7:15 pm: feed (offered 7 ounces of lactose free whole milk).
- 7:55 (ish) pm: read a story
- 8:00 pm: lights out
Ralph’s previous schedules: 0 – 5 1/2 months, 5 1/2 – 7 1/2 months, 7 1/2 – 12 months, 12 – 15 months
My son is currently 16 months old and on a very similar schedule, except still doing 2 naps! My question: when you offer him milk is it in a sippy cup, even before bed? We do a sippy ‘bottle’ before bed but I’m wondering if there’s a better option!
I wish there was a better option..we do the same ‘sippy cup with milk’ situation!
What brand of lactose free milk? Thanks for sharing!
we just use either the central market brand or the trader joes brand. it just depends on where I am when we need more!