Babies on a schedule?

I am not a fan of "putting" a baby on a schedule.  I do think two months is too young.  At this age, they switch up their preferences and patterns every two weeks or so.  Feed your baby when he is hungry.  Let him sleep when he is tired.  Record the times he eats and durations on an excel spreadsheet, and then as time passes you can go back and notice patterns starting to emerge.  By about 3 months, your baby should have a pretty good "rough" schedule.  But I do suggest you let the baby determine that schedule. 

Edited to add: by "rough" schedule - I mean something like this.  I know that within 2 hours of Shannon waking up, she's going to want to nap.  (Regardless of WHEN she wakes up).  Nap may range anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours.  I know that she likes to eat about every 2.5 - 3 hours (nurse) so when the day starts, I know about the times I should expect her to be hungry.  I know she'll either take three 30-45 minute naps a day or she'll take two big long ones.  And I know that she will ALWAYS be ready for bed at 7:30pm come hell or high water (THAT part of her day is etched in stone). 

I strongly suggest visiting www.kellymom.com and checking out their forums.  You'll see lots of posts on schedules and what works/what doesn't. 

Yes, they are going to be up and down and seemingly pattern-less at his age.  I KWIM about how hard it is to get things done, but its something that we just have to roll with and get used to.  I used to put my daughter in a carrier and wear her around the house on the days she didn't take long naps.  It worked great and she often fell asleep in there! 

One suggestion is to try to keep YOUR routine as consistent as possible.  Make sure that you get up at the same time every day, go to bed at the same time every day.  If you're going to leave the house with the baby, try to make sure and be home for feedings and keep your evening routine consistent. 

HTH!!

I have NO advice since I have no furless kids but I just wanted to say that it's good to see ya again.

 I implemented a flexible schedule from the day I got home from the hospital.  That is, I decided I was going to feed him about every 3 hours, and it was going to be eat, be awake, sleep.  But if he needed a sleep or a feed outside of that, then sure, he gets food and sleep!  What I did do though, was think "Right, now when did he last have a feed?  It was only an hour ago.  Maybe he isnt hungry?  Maybe he's wet/dirty/bored/hot/cold/overstimulated/whatever."  I'd try a few other things before feeding him. 

Bedtime is the important time for routine I think.  Some things ALWAYS happen at night time in our house.  We have "quiet time" and right before he goes down he has the last of his milk and a cuddle in his room, in the dark, no talking or eye contact (we say our goodnights downstairs). 

 I think I got lucky with Samantha. She was an easy baby. She started sleeping all night at 3 weeks old. The doctor wanted me to wake her up in the middle of the night if she didnt do it herself to feed. I let her sleep. She never suffered from it. She was always right on schedule when she had doctor appointments. She is a healthy happy 2 1/2 year old as of today. Sometimes she's a little too smart for her own good but it's all good here.

I'm a stay at home mom though so it's easy to keep a schedule.