Post by ilikedonuts on Oct 1, 2014 15:28:43 GMT -5
I SAH
DD1 will be 3 at the end of this month.
Monday: Preschool 9:15-11:30am Little Gym 6:45-7:30pm
Tuesday Storytime 10:30-11am Swim Lesson 4-4:30pm
Wednesday Preschool 9:15-11:30am Swim Practice (we go every week to work on her skills) 12pm-1pm
Nothing specific on Thursday/Friday
She has nature classes through our local park district 3-4 times a month on rotating days though. And then we have playgroup activities 3-4 times a week.
She starts horseback riding lessons one day a week in January. Soccer starts in the spring (she wasn't old enough for the fall session). She'll probably also try a ballet or ice skating class in the spring as well.
DD2 is 11 months and has storytime on Wednesdays for a half hour, Little Gym for 45 minutes (either Friday night or Sunday morning) and she starts parent/child swim lessons on Tuesdays next month.
Eventually I figure both kids will have something every day of the week outside of school (whether its multiple activities or else eventually buying a pony for one or both and being at the barn daily). As of now, there is no plan for me to ever go back to work though.
My mom always helped out my friends' parents with pick ups and drop offs if they worked so their kids could still participate in some sports/activities that they might not have been able to.
We will only do 2 extra curriculars at any time. I think over-scheduling is a real issue for young kids that can take some of the joy out of just being a kid.
I'm signing C up for gymnastics soon - one hour a week. She's almost 18 months.
Post by electricmayhem on Oct 1, 2014 15:58:43 GMT -5
DS turned 3 in July.
He has swim lessons 1x per week. The class is later in the evening 6:15, so I pick up from daycare, bring DD home to stay with DH and take DS to lesson. DH works overnights, so he's awake by 5 p.m. He could take DS too while I stay home with DD, but we haven't done that yet. This is the first class he's taken where an adult doesn't have to be in the pool with him. I usually stop and bring home dinner that night too.
We'd like to enroll him in indoor soccer too once the weather gets cold (so next month?) but I have a hard time signing up for weekend activities due to DH's work / sleep schedule and not having someone to watch DD as she needs to take naps and won't on the go. If we do it, it's going to have to be a weeknight again, which makes things pretty rushed, but I also won't do it if I don't have the flexibility with DH to not always be the one running back and forth to lessons.
Post by sometimesrunner on Oct 1, 2014 16:04:25 GMT -5
Not quite 2.5:
Swimming M, W 6:30-7:00 (I go 95% of the time; H doesn't come at all during tax season, but does the rest of the year unless he needs to mow the yard) MyGym: Sat 10:15-11:15 (I take him by myself nearly every time. This is in exchange for letting me sleep in on Sat mornings.)
I don't see us starting any new activities for awhile. He can take violin lessons at school if he wants when he's three. I'll let him decide when the time comes.
Wow - now I'm feeling like maybe my kids have too few activities compared to the other posts, HA. Okay, so to make any other people like me feel better, here we go:
Both kids are in daycare 5 days/wk, 7:30-3.
DD1 - age 5: We have never done more than one activity at a time, and often it's zero. So, for example, this past summer, we did swimming 2 nights per week for a 6 week session. At one point we did gymnastics class once per week, but not the same session as swimming class.
DD2 - age 1.5: The only organized activity I've done with her is parent-child swimming during the 5 yr old's lessons.
Post by formerlyllizzyb on Oct 1, 2014 16:19:22 GMT -5
2.5 y/o DS
M/W he goes to Mothers Day Out, 9-2:30 Tues: 9-11 am Bible study for mom/preschool Bible class for him 3:30 pm speech therapy Thurs: 4 pm gymnastics
We'll maintain a similar schedule for the remainder of this school year. Gymnastics will get switched out with soccer in the spring and swimming in the summer.
Mon - swim class 10:45-11:15 Tues - preschool/daycare 8:30-4:30 Wed - usually a playdate with a friend, or nothing, like today Thurs - preschool 8:30-4:30 Fri - nothing set, usually a playdate or go to a play place or something
He'll be 3.5 this month and still naps, so I never plan anything in the afternoons. ETA: I'm a SAHM
We arrange carpools with other families to make our lives easier. I SAH so that makes it easier for us to get to earlier classes. I also have dinner mostly ready by the time activities start. For classes that we don't carpool to, H and I take turns driving/picking up.
I would love to squeeze in piano lessons for the older 2, but I just don't know that we have the time other than Saturday mornings. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up Saturdays yet.
I'm feeling a little disheartened at the revelation that I really can't do everything - be stellar as a lawyer FT and a mom too. There's just no way I could fit this all into my schedule.
Sometimes I Just get angry!! I wish we had help. I guess we'll have to pay for help but I really wanted to be the one to do all of this stuff kwim. Vent over.
Thanks for sharing everyone, I'm reading all of them!
It takes a village! H and I both have jobs with flexiblity and even at that we need my parents to help with drop offs and pick ups.
Once they are in school this is where a PT nanny over after school care is a big bonus. At our dance studio it is a healthy mix of parents (mom and dads) along with nannies in there. You see a lot of switch off around 6 as parents show up to relieve the nanny.
It takes a village! H and I both have jobs with flexiblity and even at that we need my parents to help with drop offs and pick ups.
Once they are in school this is where a PT nanny over after school care is a big bonus. At our dance studio it is a healthy mix of parents (mom and dads) along with nannies in there. You see a lot of switch off around 6 as parents show up to relieve the nanny.
See this is where my expectations maybe need to change. I really want to be the one that’s there. I’m thinking that in a year or so, my schedule at work will need to be altered. Maybe 2 half days, so I can cram in activities on those two half days along with Saturday.
I wish my parents lived closer, I wouldn’t mind sharing these things with them.
I promise you for most of the practices and lesson you don't want to be there. So boring. Make the games or events on the weekends and call it good. The only reason we attend practices and scouts is because we coach or lead. Otherwise we would drop off and go. Which anyone can do.
where is wannabe? The bean seems to have the craziest schedule I know. Right now we have Monday - DD2 preschool 12:30-3:30 Tuesday - DD2 dance at 11am (my mom takes her), DD1 gymnastics at 4:30 Wed - DD2 preschool 12:30-3:30 , DD1 football at 4:30 Thursday - DD2 soccer at 10am (nanny takes her) Friday - DD2 preschool 12:30-3:30, DD1 football at 6 or 6:45
DD1 is in school from 8-3 and I usually pick her up from after school care around 4. Football is almost over and we'll do an after school class or something. DD2 wouldn't get to do anything if the nanny didn't take her to things during the week.
I don't feel the need to be there though, so it doesn't bother me at all. Games? Yes. Every practice? No way.
Post by thecatinthehat on Oct 1, 2014 16:53:35 GMT -5
DS is 16 months. Just started daycare M/W from 8-5. Outside of that:
TUE: DH works a bit and mostly from home, so afternoons are usually "Time with Dad" and they do whatever they want. Play in the park, go to the museum. THURS: am library story/crafts time; pm gym class FRI: am playgroup; pm we go to the beach
As he gets older and able to do more classes, we will be adding more stuff. We both easily get bored at home. Our house is tiny so we have few toys (on purpose).
I SAH parttime. I like working parttime for this reason.
Gymnastics (Mondays, 11-11:45) Mother's Day Out (T/Th 8:30-2:30) Music (Fridays, 10:45-11:15)
It doesn't sound like a lot but I have a sitter come on Wednesdays so I can work uninterrupted so we are busy every day. It's hard to even squeeze in a Target or grocery trip with her due to timing and naps.
Post by jeaniebueller on Oct 1, 2014 17:08:05 GMT -5
Almost 6. We do one activity at a time. Soccer was 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Basketball is one hour a week for 4 weeks. Same with swimming. And the full day kindy and aftercare. At school from about 7:30-5pm. Monday thru Friday.
Mine is almost 4 and she does swim on Saturday mornings and soccer on Wednesday afternoons. If I didn't work full time or if soccer was offered at her school, I might consider adding in dance. I think you have to pick the 2, maybe 3 activities that he/you choose and stick with that. Don't make yourself crazy trying to have him do all that at such a young age.
My 5 yo just started kindergarten so we scaled way back on activities to give him time to adjust. Right now we are just doing soccer on Saturday mornings. We plan to restart swimming lessons in a few weeks as well. I would love for him do karate but right now I'm not sure he can handle anything after school.
My 2 yo goes to preschool from 9:30-12:00 on MWF and on Thursday he does soccer. My DH is trying to convince me to sign him up for gymnastics too but I love our day with no set plans and don't want to give that up.
DD1- preschool M-Th from 830-2pm , ballet and tap on Mondays. DD2&3-spend all time with me DS- school from 8-345 M-F and he just joined cub scouts so Tuesday evenings are booked and most often 2+ weekend days a month. I have class on Thursday and drop in yoga times. Seasonally schedules vary because they join swimming or soccer but right now these are our year round schedules.
DS (6 years old, 1st grade) - M-F, school from 8-3:15 Swimming M/W/Th, 4-4:45 Soccer T 5:45-6:45, Saturday games, morning First communion class, Sundays, 10-11:15 Boy scouts, twice a month
DD (3 years old) M/W/F, school 9-12 ballet, Mondays, 2:15-3 gymnastics, Tuesdays, 1-1:45 swimming, Wednesdays, 4-4:30
My kids are 3.5 and 5.5. We don't do any after school or Saturday activities during school - it's too hectic right now and we love having some time after school just to hang out.
When we start, we're sticking to one activity at a time. THey will probably want to take swimming again sometime. If DD1 wants to play soccer in the spring, we'll probably sign her up.
I cannot imagine doing an activity every day when we both work full time and the kids go to school. Where's their downtime?
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
DS is 4. He is in pre k and extended care from 7am-5pm M-F. He does gymnastics, soccer, theater as add on activities during extended care. I couldn't imagine trying to take him to activities after work, during the week.
We did swim lessons and a different gym class (the little gym) this summer before DD was born. No way can I do that right now. I barely have time to shower and put on clean clothes.
It's hard. I call the weekly schedule the Tetris game.
DS1 is 6/1st grade. Right now he has soccer (T/Th at 5 practice, sat games) and piano (1/2 hr at his school. He stays after and I pick him up.) we do Sunday school. When soccer is over, we may do tkd. He did karate before. He does basketball and baseball other seasons.
DS2 is 3.5. Right now he does yoga. We may go back to gymnastics in Nov. he has speech and OT as well we have to schedule.
9 year old. Flag football practice W and F from 530-700. Flag football game at 8:00AM Sat. Baseball practice Thursday from 5:00-7:00. Baseball games Sat and Sun. Boy scouts usually Thursday after school.
7 year old. Same baseball schedule as 9 year old. Soccer practice Monday night from 600-730. Soccer games Sat. Boy scouts usually on Weds and Sun.
Baby. Delightfully contained in daycare.
Man, I thought it got easier as they got older but I don't know how the fuck we do it every week. It is literally insane, I don't know if I'm coming or going.
***Disclaimer, I didn't read any of the replies before I posted so I know I'm late to the game.
I'm feeling a little disheartened at the revelation that I really can't do everything - be stellar as a lawyer FT and a mom too. There's just no way I could fit this all into my schedule.
Sometimes I Just get angry!! I wish we had help. I guess we'll have to pay for help but I really wanted to be the one to do all of this stuff kwim. Vent over.
Thanks for sharing everyone, I'm reading all of them!
You can do it. It sucks but you'll figure it out. I have a sitter that gets the bigs off the bus and to practices most days and I (or DH) meet them there. It's the only way it works for us. I'm a full time professor on the tenure track, actually I go up for tenure and promotion next year and there are days where I have no idea how i'm going to make it until tomorrow. God forbid anyone gets sick, then all hell breaks loose
Mondays: Swimming from 4:05-4:35, then floor hockey from 5-6. Both at the Y, we switched swimming after the first class to the better class for his age, otherwise wouldn't have done two things. It's one of my short days (I work a 35 hour week). Tuesdays: Soccer Practice from 5-6. Roll out of work later than I want while he dresses in the car. Not a fan. Fridays: Gymnastics from 5:45-6:30. Weird time, but they don't have the boys only class often. Saturday 12:30 or 1:30: Soccer game
I'm a little over organized sports. DH wants DS in them, DS is indifferent, and I'm rushing around hauling him to practice. I like classes because I can pick them to work with out schedule, when sports are a total crapshoot on which day and time practice will be. Plus games take up our Saturdays.
Floor hockey class ends soon. I think I'm going to keep him in swimming on Mondays. I meet the bus at the Y where the class is done, so it's not too inconvenient and he's finally making progress. I'll see if he wants to take another class and continue with gymnastics. I will do a dance when soccer is over.
DD is 16m We do Gymboree 1x/wk on Tuesday. Occasionally we will also do a 'drop in' class. Wednesday she has 'school' (MDO program 9-2) Sometimes we do storytime at the library (Friday a.m.)