Henry - 27 months

Here is the list I put together for our neighbor or my mother for when they had to take care of Henry while I was in the hospital.

Henry's schedule

Wakes up around 7-8am (closer to 8am lately)

Immediately wants Cheerios and his water cup (which he sleeps with and always has with him, usually wedged between the bed and wall if missing)

Will eat fruit (bananas, peeled apples, grapes, berries) must peel banana in front of him, no strings attached, will inspect fruit for faults and say no no no and hand it back if it doesn't pass inspection, pancakes, toast/bagel/english muffin with butter, donut holes... he's a bottomless pit somedays and will eat multiple bananas or apples, if you give him berries first that is all he will eat even if other fruit is available

Lunch - sometimes before sometimes after nap depending on how much he eats for breakfast, we tend to graze on breakfast most of the morning.

Nap (with a fight to get there) after a story or three, an animal and water cup around 1 or 1:30 for 2-3 hours.  He will cry/fuss for maybe 5 minutes then head to sleep or babble reading his books for a while.  If he doesn't succumb to sleep after 30 minutes and still fussing/upset let him be awake and try again later (after feeding him if you didn't do lunch before) or he falls asleep in some random place while playing.  He has been waking up grumpy from naps.  Usually wants a bit of cuddling time in my lap, not sure how this will work with someone else.  

snacks - peeled apples, bananas, Cheerios, goldfish crackers, triscuits or yogurt drops and he always has water in his cup (red, blue or yellow topped playtex sippy)

Dinner - depends on the night, we try to have him eat what we eat.  Cannot mix foods in his bowl.  Otherwise hotdogs or meatballs cut up, steamed carrots, heated frozen peas or corn, black beans, slices or cheese (yellow only) or bread/dry toast.  It's a toss up some nights and he will eat up to a cup of peas (or other single food group) and nothing else or a bit of everything.  He doesn't like wearing a bib lately and we don't give him glass anything except for shot glass for juice or milk (tablespoon at a time)  or milk and juice(watered down at least 50%) can go in the blue with green caps see through cups only, not his water cups.  

Bedtime - 8:45-9pm, tell him it's "jammie time", change diaper, pjs, brush teeth (if you want that challenge, if not it's okay), read 2 books (one will be "I Like to Learn Numbers"), shut off lights and put in bed with his water cup, usually one of his books, one of his animals (bear, tiger or elephant), cover with blanket and head out of room.  Some nights he'll go right to sleep or babble with his animals others he'll fuss for a few minutes, possibly kick at the wall but head to sleep soon after.  Easier than nap time.

TV (favorites are Signing Time, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Blues Clues), toys, puzzles, books are great distractions for him.  He also loves to color but we only allow him to color in his highchair with the washable crayons since he won't stay on the paper at all times.  He will go through multiple pieces of paper per sitting.