My only blogging time is in great jeopardy right now. For nearly the last month, both kids have decided that between 5:30 and 5:45 Am is the best time to wake up and be grouchy. This is when I am up, and spending my few precious minutes visiting my virtual friends. I need this time, as its also the only time I get to spend with other adults (but B. is an adult you say. Hey, just because he's nearly 40, doesn't make him A. another woman, or B. all that mature at times. Sometimes you just need feminine companionship)
At the moment, they are both awake, and Biscuit is thankfully content in his crib, but Honey and I have had several conversations like this :
H:"Moooommmmyyyy"
Me: "SSSHHHH!"
H: "WHAT?!?"
Me: "SSSHHHH!"
H: "GET UP?"
Me: "No!"
H: "COME DOWN?"
Me: " Be Quiet!"
H: "HUH?"
5 minutes later "Moooommmmmyyy...."
I love my children, but THEY NEED TO SLEEP!
It doesn't mater when they are put to bed, 7:30, or not 'til nearly 10, I can be sure that about 5:30, one or both will be up.
They have very little to no sugar during the day, they are not wound up before bed (usually), does anyone have any ideas for helping them sleep in,even 'til just 6:30, or am I being unreasonable?
Thoughts are much appreciated!
About Me
- Bonnie
- Welcome to Crabapple Pond! I'm Bonnie; I'm 33, wife of 9 years to B., and momma to Honey-8 yrs., Biscuit-6 yrs., Muffin- 4 yrs., Beans-2 yrs., and Sprout- born late summer 2012. We live on a small wanna-be "back-yard farm" in the rural Mid-West, and have a few acres with-you guessed it- crabapple trees and a pond. I am a born again Christian, and I strive to serve Christ through my family. God is good and life is grand.
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5 comments:
I feel for you. Are they doing this because of the time change, or has this been going on before? I'm finding that for Tobin, what used to be a good wake-up time (i.e. 7:00 a.m.) is now 6:00 a.m.--earlier than I would prefer for him to be up. :) I'm hoping that we'll all settle into a new, decent routine after this time change, and I'm realizing that the "fall back" change is not all it's cracked up to be...especially with little ones in the house!
But here's what I do for my older ones: have a digital clock in their room that they can clearly see, and teach them that when the first number is 7, they can get up. If they wake up before then, they need to stay quietly in their beds. Maybe you could do that with Honey--at least teach her to stay in bed until 6:00. Even though she's 3, she seems advanced enough to understand that. As she begins to do that, her body rhythms may just change and she might get used to sleeping in later. And it might take a little while to train her to do that, but once it becomes a habit, it would make life a little easier, I'm thinking.
With Biscuit, you might just be in the stage of "this too shall pass."
Again, I really feel for you! Early wake-ups can be very draining.
Actually, my mom has told me of doing basically what davene said, except that they would set the alarm...and the rule was I just couldn't leave my room, and anything I did I had to be quiet. So, I'd often get up, get a book and crawl back into bed until the alarm went off. My mom said this worked incredibly well, and I was about the age of Honey.
oh dear -- i don't feel qualified to answer this. Although I do have an early waker, luckily his dad gets up early, too, and I have a chance to sleep in. Worse still, my baby hops into our bed most nights at about 3am, claiming to be scared. And I just can't bear to push him out. So take everyone else's advice but mine!
I haven't gone through this, sorry I don't have any advice.
Have a blessed day!
~Charree
Morning- You are too funny!
Charree- So glad to see you popped by!
Davene and e.j.- BRILLIANT!!!! I love this idea, and will be getting an alarm clock next time I'm at the Mart! Thankyou thankyou thankyou!
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