My Baby
Routine and organisation · 10 months to 6 years
When a sibling arrives
How to prepare, and what to record before the house changes shape for good.
The record you can only make beforehand
There is a last photo of you as a family of three, and nobody knows it is the last one while they are taking it. If a sibling is on the way, set aside an afternoon and take that photo on purpose.
Helping her settle in
- Let her help with something small and real: choosing an outfit, putting the nappies away.
- Time that is only hers, every day, even if it is ten minutes.
- A letter written to her, about her, in the middle of the other one's arrival. That is what she will want to read later, when she thinks the attention has moved elsewhere.
More ideas for this stage
Routine and organisation
Settling in at nursery
What the first week usually looks like, what to agree with the school, and the record nobody keeps.
Letter idea
Write down the wrong words
The first words come out crooked, and the crooked version is the one the family keeps forever. Write them down before the correct pronunciation erases the joke.
Outings and fresh air