I did a post last year sharing our bedtime routine with Aria. To this day I follow the same exact routine, but now it is with both the girls and it starts one hour earlier! Most people I have met tend to put their kids to bed around 7pm or 8pm. I actually put my girls down a little bit before 6pm and the bedtime routine actually starts at 4:30pm! If you follow along on Instagram you can see how my good friend @caseyeanderson and I put our kids to bed each night, and why we do it so early!
Bedtime Routine for Two Under Two
4:30pm
This is when I start dinner. I put Ella in her chair and begin feeding her dinner while I cook up Aria’s Meal.
4:45pm
I give Aria her dinner on the table in the living room. She eats better when she is free to move about. She has graduated from the booster seat! She is growing so fast!
5:00pm
Ella is finished by now and I clean her up and get her ready for her bath. At this time I usually head up to bath her and get her in PJs.
5:15pm
By now Aria is done with her dinner and it is time for her bath. Ella sits in her bouncy chair why Aria brushes her teeth and gets washed up in her bath. I let her play for a bit in the bath because she loves bath time so much!
5:30pm
After Aria’s bath we get her into her pjs, and I put Ella down for the night. Aria gets read her bedtime story and we wait for Dada to bring up her bedtime bottle.
5:45pm
Almost always promptly at 5:45pm Aria is laid down and tucked in for the night, we say her bedtime prayers and kiss her goodnight.
6:00pm
By 6pm both girls are typically asleep and Arthur and I have the evening to wrap up any work or projects and start to get our own dinner ready. We sincerely love our girls, but this early to bed routine has made our life and our marriage so much better! It is important that we get that time to ourselves in the evening and it always makes the next day that much more organized. The girls sleep very well and they get up early which is a habit we like implementing! What time do you put your kids to bed? Why?
Check out the details on Casey’s bedtime routine with her girls HERE!