Revised Schedule

So I've been trying to establish a schedule. The schedule I chose was based on a book called What to Do When You're Having Two. It is a somewhat helpful book, but this schedule is not working for me at all, mainly because it calls for two nap times: a morning nap at 9am and an afternoon nap at 1pm. My boys, however, are ready for their morning nap before 9am, and they are ready for their afternoon nap before 1pm. 

I just read a lovely article by Christy Brunton, author of Sleep Training for the Exhausted Mom. In the article, she mentions the two-hour wake rule which is that babies cannot be awake for more than two hours without needing a nap. Ah ha! There is a universal law to describe the phenomenon I've been experiencing! Brunton also mentions that four month old babies should take three naps a day. With that in mind, here is my revised schedule:

6am - Twin Feeding
7am - Breakfast with Miss Two
8am - Twin Feeding and Nap
9am - Morning Snack with Miss Two
10am - Twin Feeding
11am - Lunch with Miss Two
12pm - Twin Feeding and Nap
1pm - Miss Two's Nap
2pm - ME TIME
3pm - Twin Feeding
4pm - Miss Two's Outside Time
5pm - Twin Feeding and Nap
6pm - Family Dinner
7pm - Twin Bathtime
8pm - Twin Feeding and Bedtime for everyone

Altogether that's seven twin feedings. That sounds pretty reasonable to me. The key is flexibility of course. If the twins wake up at 9am then they will want to nap again by 11am, and that's fine. I'm not going to try to keep them awake for more than two hours. That's my new rule. 

Wish me luck with my new schedule!