Hi Son, this was the routine that we had over the Christmas holiday. Overall, sleeping was never an issue, there were some nights that you woke up in the middle of the night, but most nights you slept right through the night and had long mid-day naps. As far as nutrition, there were days that were a challenge, however, as time went by and we spent more time together, with lots of patience you were able to try new foods and enjoy your meal time. Below is the routine we had as well as some of the food you seemed to enjoy:
6:30-7:00 am Wake up: As soon as you wake up a 6 oz bottle was given to you. Most of the time you were given toddler formula to avoid the possibility of stomach inflation, organic regular milk was given occasionally:
7:30-8:30am : While you were enjoying your bottle, many times we watched videos that would teach vocabulary in Spanish/English and I also let you played games that involved creativity. During this time you seemed to be very creative and interact with others (like facetime calls), which shows me that you might be a morning person.
8:30-9:15 am: We tried on a couple of times to have breakfast around this time, but it seemed like you were not hungry and showed resistance. Around this time I would offer a banana and many times you wanted to eat it (sometimes a whole banana). If you didn’t show interest in food, what we would do during this time is it bath time, get you ready, and go outside for a walk with Luca. You seemed to enjoy a lot the exercise while walking and seeing outside.
9:15-9:45 am: This was the time were we had breakfast, many times after walking outside, you seemed to be ready to eat, however, if you didn’t want to sit in your chair, I still asked you to sit down with discipline.
Stonyfield organic yogurt: Even though you enjoyed the yogurt, it was mixed with cereal so you would get more nutrition.
These were some of the breakfast ideas that you seemed to enjoy:
10:00-10:30: by this time you are showing signs that you are tired, so another 6oz bottle is made and we lay down for your nap of the day.
10:30-1:30p : Nap time, usual sleep time is around 2 hours. White noise is played.
1:30-2:30: after a long nap, you wake up a a bit grumpy and don’t want to eat anything. Since you are refusing fruits and veggies, a smoothie is made using many fruits and vegetables like the picture above. You Drink by small sips but end up drinking it all. You seem to really like it!
2:30pm (or earlier if you wake up earlier) Lunch time! This is the time when we have lunch. I notice that you like eating while everyone is seated next to you. On occasions that you really don’t want to sit down, you enjoy sitting down while listening to music in Alexa. Other days we do play a show in the Alexa like Peppa pig while you eat (right now I’m allowing it but as you get older we shouldn’t have TV on while you eat). Below are a couple of things you seemed to enjoy eating:
Lunch Ideas you seemed to enjoy:
Spaghetti (and salmon) : Spaguetti is your favorite food, it is cooked with tomato to give it more taste.
Crispy salmon: You seem to like cooked crispy salmon, which made dad happy since this is a very nutritious food.
Roasted Cauliflower and orzo
Mixed rice, like the hibachi rice here that comes in a frozen box
White meat chicken
Cauliflower pizza crust
- Rice and black beans
- Green peas
- Thick french fries
Overall, the more exercise and activity it seemed to make you more welcoming with food, the only challenge was making sure that you didn’t have or see goldfish, otherwise you were not open to eat anything.
2:30-5:00pm: This time was spent either doing activities or going somewhere to explore. I noticed that the more activities you did which required walking or actively playing the more you were willing to eat and try new foods. Below are a some of the snacks that you were given, as well as more smoothie:
5:30pm-6:30pm: Dinner time
6:30pm-7:00pm: Get ready for bed time, where you went in your PJ’s and we read a book.
By 7:30pm: Nap time, where you are given a 6oz bottle of toddler formula.
This was our routine in Naples FL, where you spent time with Daddy, abuelito, Ita, and Luca. Love you son.
Julian Timothy 