It is 7am. On Thursday. I have fed both kids; folded three loads of laundry; put away four loads of laundry; cleaned Andrew's room; and already put one child down for a nap. At 6:45am.
I have been up since 5am.
With both kids.
Who were also up from 2 to 3 this morning.
Why all the early rising? I am glad you asked. Although I bet some of you mama's know where I am going with this.
The kids went to bed late last night. Because of church activities, so I really shouldn't feel all that bad, right?!
Although Thursdays are generally a little rough, with late bedtimes and early rising (because the later my kids go to bed, the earlier and crankier they will wake up!), this Thursday has reached epic proportions.
In an effort to make waking up this early not fun, I gave the kids a very bland breakfast, made Andrew help me clean his room and put away the laundry, and refused to play with them while I folded more laundry. But, here's the thing........Andrew LOVES to help me. So cleaning his room with my help.....fun. Putting away the laundry......even more fun and exciting. And I really don't want to take the fun out of "chores", ya' know?! That will come soon enough.
So, after putting away his own clothes, I let them play and continued to fold the remaining laundry.
And because a mama is entitled to change her mind, I told the children that they can't have any sugar today. That maybe they had too much sugar yesterday and that made them wake up earlier. I know, I know ....sugar doesn't really cause anyone to wake up at 5am, but I am getting desperate here. It's 7am and I am working on my second pot of coffee!
Here's where I need your advice. What would you do? I know I have some creative mama's who read my blog. Please, please share with me your thoughts! I can't have two little ones waking up at 5am again because this morning was "fun" and they "aren't tired".
(In the meantime, if I call, text, or email you anytime today with a "genius idea", just keep in mind that I have probably consumed enough caffeine today to power my house for a week.)
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Maybe you could leave all of the lights off (with just enough to see) and have no TV time (we always watch TV in the morning and I figure you do to). The bland breakfast is very smart...I wouldn't have thought of that! Good Luck!!!
I'm so sorry. Early mornings are painful! We taped a seven on a clock for Luke (when he could make matches but before he could really recognize numbers) so he could see when he had a match. When he had two sevens he was allowed out of his bed. It totally worked with Luke after a little practice, Eli is a different story. We just have to keep sending him back to bed until we're ready to deal with our day.
As for baby, when he wakes up super early before I'm ready for him to be up I'll give him milk in the dark and put him right back in the bed. Most times he'll go back to sleep, but even if he doesn't at least he's not up until I'm ready. Blessings!
Jax isn't allowed out of his bedroom until he sees a "7 on the left" of his clock. I haven't instituted any harsh punishment for breaking this rule (b/c I don't have the energy pre-7 AM to give any spankings, nor am I a fan of starting the day with punishment), but he's understanding that Mommy and Daddy don't get up until 7, so life is pretty boring until then. Plus he can't open the baby gate at the top of the stairs without our help.
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