I need some ideas on how to tackle my 16 month old and 3 month old bed time by myself.

My husband is about to start overtime and won’t be home to help with bedtime for a long time so I need to get two kids down for bed. (I also work full time 7am-3:30pm and usually got to get the kids up by 5:30am)

My 16 month old usually takes 1-2 hours until he falls asleep and he is very clingy during the night. And he’s not in a crib anymore cause he’s part ninja so we upgraded him to a floor bed and put away all his toys at night. He usually gets tired at 7 and that’s when my husband would take him to his room and it would take him 1-2 hours until he falls asleep.

Now my 3 month old I just started to transition from crib to bassinet last week and he’s doing pretty horrible with it (wakes up every 1-2 hours for binky then 4am for feeding then awake for the day by 5:30-6am) he was great in bassinet I would put him down and he pass right out within a minute but now I gotta feed him then walk in circles for like 15-20 minutes in a dark room for him to even start closing his eyes then I put him in crib then got to pat his butt for another 5 minutes.

But during this time I can’t leave my other kid alone cause he would be destroying something or climbing counters like a little ninja he is. And if I lock him in his room he will scream his head off which would be fine with me if it wasn’t for the fact the babies room is right next door to his and even with sound machines that kid got some lungs on him.

I should also note the baby will only be satisfied with his swing if the tv is on and he’s not in it more than 30 minutes which sucks cause my toddler takes forever for bed…

So am I screwed and just gotta wait until they pass out on their own or is there a system someone has that will work?