Well, Esme is 13 months and we do loads, but i too feel like i could do more...

Breakfast is between 7am and 8.30am depending on when she wakes (i let her sleep unless it's getting late late). She goes right in her high-chair and i make breakfast and sing to her and play peek-a-boo round the kitchen door.

After breakfast she goes on the floor with her (millions) of toys and usually there's about 40 minutes whle she'd engrossed in them on her own. Once she starts getting antsy for company i either get down and play with her or (if the weather's ok) we go out for a walk. We also do any shopping, general out-of-house chores at this time too. I try to tke her in the hip-wrap as much as possible so she can interact with me (i hate her facing away in her buggy! LOL). Then back home for lunch.

She used to nap 11am-noon and 4pm-5pm but recently she'd been doing this and refusing to sleep at bedtime so i'm trying a one-nap, after lunch, routine just now.

We eat all our meals together at the table. After lunch (12.30ish) it's naptime, so far for about 1hr30-1hr45. Then she gets up and we got out to "do" something - today the park, yesterday out on the bike with her in her little baby-seat, last week the modern art gallery, swimming, etc. The weather's been really good recently so i just coat us both in factor 50+ and we go play in the park for a few hours.

About 4.30pm we come home and i make dinner. SHe plays during this time or sits in the kitchen to watch (i let her taste any ingredient that isn't bad to eat raw, she's got very adventurous tastes for a 1 year old!) and i chat to her and show her stuff as i cook. Today we had lamb stew and couscous with tomato and mint salad...mmmmm... sorry, um, then it's dada time as xp comes over everyday after work and the 3 of us (or the 2 of them if i have stuff to do) play and have fun. We once taped paper to a massive area of floor and let her crawl through paint. LOL. At 7pm it's bathtime, then bedtime. She gets a cup of milk ater her bath and a story once she's tucked in. Then i collapse on the sofa in a heap. LOL.

I try to do most of my household stuff when she's in bed as it's less fun for her having to sit in the highchair while i mop the floors etc. Though today i did quickly hoover while her breakfast was digesting...

Ooops, forgot to mention - i never let her watch tv as she turn into a little zombie and i find it disturbing - nor a moral issue or anything, just a personal decision i made when it started happening. Also i was watching daytime tv and some of it is NOT suitable for a baby (all those people shouting at one another on reality shows etc.). I'm not banning her from it forever, just think she'll be able to deal better when she's 3 or 4 and the kids programmes are more relevant for her.

Hana