Current Daily Routine

This is our general Monday through Saturday routine. If anything comes up we are flexible, but I can't say much has come up since March. It's been like Groundhog's Day. 

630-7am: Henrik wakes us up; he nurses; then we all cuddle; we talk about our day; Anders gets dressed; I change Henrik's diaper. Tom leaves for work.

7-8am: The boys empty the dishwasher; I make breakfast; we all eat; we all clean up; we brush our teeth (breakfast Monday through Saturday is a glass of milk, eggs, sausage, and toast or oatmeal. On Sundays I make pancakes with whipped cream, berries, bacon and a pot of mint tea) 

8am-8:45am: Anders, Henrik, and I sit at the table. Anders and I do our myofunctional therapy exercises; Henrik joins in to the best of his ability. This takes ten minutes. Then Anders does his schoolwork of the day that requires my help while Henrik does something at the table, usually drawing, play dough, or a Montessori puzzle.

845-9am: We take a break and play with Henrik, usually peek a boo or something that involves chasing and hiding or Nerf guns.

9am-930am: Anders does school work independently at the table while Henrik and I prep lunch a few feet away. Anders asks me questions if he needs to.

930am-945am: I give Henrik a snack while giving Anders his daily spelling test. (snacks: I keep a box of his snacks next to the table, these include bags of dried fruits, freeze dried veggies, seeds, and crackers)

945-10am: Anders does as many pages of Kumon as he can while I put Henrik to sleep.

10am-1130am: I read to Anders while Henrik naps. 

1130-1: We make lunch, we eat lunch, we clean up from lunch, we do myofunctional therapy (lunch is almost always fish: sea bass with rice and a veggie, lox and creme fraiche on toast, caviar and creme fraiche on toast, sardines and chips, smoked oysters and crackers, homemade fish and chips, clam chowder, or we get sushi delivered.)

1-230: Flexible time. After Anders is done picking up anything he has laying around the house, he watches a documentary, reads, plays Legos, or goes outside. Henrik and I do a cleaning project, usually laundry or organizing. If I am all caught up on the cleaning, we do something together, usually swimming. Sometimes we have appointments during this time. *During pick-up time, Anders puts on music and his roller blades and skates around the house putting things away. 

230-245: I give Henrik a snack.

245-4: We do appointments, auditions, errands, or a cooking project. If I am feeling tired, usually once a week or so, Anders babysits while I rest.

4-530pm: Anders sets the table while I make dinner, and Henrik plays in the kitchen,  Tom comes home, and we eat together. We all clean up. We run dishwasher. (Dinner is almost always a red meat or an organ meat. If we have had a very busy day we do pizza or pasta.)

530-630: Sometimes we go for a family walk or swim, but most of the time this is bath time.

630-7: I give Henrik a snack, then we brush teeth, and I read to him and nurse him to sleep. Tom and Anders hang out, wrestle, or read.

7:00-800: Anders I do myofunctional therapy, we brush our teeth, then I read to Anders (and Tom).

800-830: Tom, Anders, and I hang out and talk. Then Anders and Tom go to sleep. (Tom needs ten hours of sleep.)

830-10: I read and then pass out.

On Sundays we do cleaning projects, family games, little trips, holiday things, and social things instead of school work.

Some routines that make my life easier include:

Fridays at 245pm we head to the grocery store. I order sushi to be delivered for dinner.

Saturdays at 1pm we clean the bathroom--Anders can actually do a decent job at this entirely on his own at this point.

Sundays at 7pm we clip finger nails.