Mom Of Eight Starts Her Children’s Bedtime Routine At 4:30 In The Afternoon, Here’s Why
Bedtime is often a time of tantrums and refusing to actually sleep for many children and parents. It takes a lot of time and effort to finally instill a bedtime routine in one child.
Now imagine that times eight. This mom seems to have unlocked the secret.
First Things First: Dinner
To be able to keep her strict schedule and give a sense of order that all eight kids can expect and adhere to, Chloe starts cooking dinner at 4:30 in the afternoon.
This allows the kids to have plenty of time to eat and prepare for bedtime.
She's Able To Do It Hands-Free
Before cooking, Chloe makes a round to make sure the kids are all occupied and out of trouble.
Her youngest set of twins babies are usually napping in their rockers, while the triplets play house in a hallway they took over, and her eldest kids dance around their bedroom.
Everyone's Hard At Work
The kids seem to understand without needing to be asked that when Mom says it's dinnertime, it's time for them to clean up.
After getting excited that they're having pasta for dinner, they begin to put all their toys away.
A Healthy Menu
Despite having eight mouths to feed, Chloe ensures they're all still getting an adequate amount of veggies and protein.
Even on pasta night, which takes two bags of uncooked pasta, she adds zucchini, eggplant, spinach, onion, and textured vegetable protein as a replacement for meat in the tomato sauce.
Cooking Without Interruptions
What's incredible to see in her mommy YouTube vlogs is that none of her eight kids interrupt or need her while she cooks.
She's actually able to enjoy it almost like a hobby while all the kids work as a team in the playroom putting away their toys.
A Spotless Playroom
Before actually eating dinner, a glance at the playroom shows that it's completely spotless. The kids even take the time to get rid of any wrinkles in the carpet.
You can tell the kids have formed genuine bonds with one another as they celebrate with a spontaneous almost choreographed dance party!
Dinner Is Usually Around 6 PM
Between making sure the table is clean and the youngest are bottle-fed, Chloe and her husband often don't even get to enjoy their own dinner until after the kids are fully asleep.
It's hard enough to do all the cooking without having some yourself!
Now Bedtime Can Really Start
The kids follow up dinner by taking turns with baths and showers. They all come out with smiles on their faces.
Even the baby twins get their own sink baths, followed by lots of kisses from their siblings.
It's Still Not Over
Wet hair means tangled hair, and with so many girls, the kids have to literally line up while mom takes each of them by turn to brush out their ginger, brunette, and blonde locks.
Then they're left to brush their own teeth.
One Last Step
To finally get them to come down from all the excitement of the day, Chloe has all her kids in matching PJs and sitting around her for storytime.
Despite their slight age differences, they're all equally excited to hear a story and are very disappointed when the story's over.
Goodnight Kisses All Around
Finally, after kissing her younger kids goodnight giving her eldest some extra reading time in bed, it's lights out, and Chloe and her husband get some time alone.
They relax for about an hour before getting ready to do it all over again the next day.
