Hi again
Yes I think all BWs start off by giving A time on top of eating, but now I just automatically think A= awake, not activity... especially since in the first two months or so they really don't "do" any activity. So counting all awake time, an hour is probably average for a 5 week old. Sleeping 1.5-2 hours is typical at this age too. I didn't know Tracy suggested no more than 1.5 hours? What book is that in? I'll have to look it up for my next baby!
Anyway, like I had mentioned before, I learned that a perfect 3 hour EASY doesn't really exist right away. So you might find that he's on a 2.5 hour EASY some days, or some eating cycles during the day and that's ok too. In my case, we did a 2-2.5 hour EASY for the first 8 weeks because DD needed to nurse more often than 3 hours, but it worked well because she also started sleeping through the night early (I think because she had a lot of calories in from the day).
Look up the EASY routines 0-3 months in the EASY forum, under FAQ I think. You'll find lots to compare. That 6:15pm bedtime might be too early, but you could treat it as the evening catnap. Most babies take a catnap before their actual bedtime, a shorter nap, like 45-60 minutes or so.
After bath, I'd do very little stimulating or activity. At night, when he wakes to feed, just quickly feed and back to bed, no lights, no talking, no excitement.
