I have good routines now, but when they were tiny I it was less routine, more 'winging it'...!!!
mind yu, I could as there were less kiddies......routines get more and more defined the more I have had and the older they have got....school making them more so and easier to adhere to.
hats off to you, they are all so close and you are obviously still making the time to come on MN....not sure I could have done that when mine were that tiny, but who knows......my eldest is 14 now, and PC's at home were rare, let alone MN!
diary's or calenders are a must when they all have appointments....plus DH's indispensible help too.
oh, and also at that time, I had regular girls from the local college that were training as nannies. I am a nursery nurse and so knew that the college always needed families to send their girls out to, so rang and they came and visited and sent.....they especially like to send to mums with babies under a year, or several and the mum is expecting....you soulnd like you would pass on both counts.
they cannot be left with the children, but it was wonderful for the extra pair of hands...especially if said hands were about for appointments or food shopping......and also bathing!