I have asked this question every morning this week at 5:30, 5:40, 5:50, 5:55 & today at 5:15!!!??? Will I ever get to sleep past 6 AM in my own bed & not have to go on vacation to get a good night sleep? I'm not sure that this will happen for quite some time, so I may as well embrace the early morning! (or just grab my pillow and flop on the couch until 7 or 8 OR whenever the coffee starts to kick in!?)
This morning, for instance, Paige opened her door at 5:17 AM and I caught her as she was opening her sisters door to "check" on her!? I tried to rock her back to sleep, but she just kept popping her head up and saying to me (with her lovely morning breath) "mommy, my tummy hurts...I want some sugar goldfish". Translation: she's hungry and she wants the cheddar goldfish with the powdery stuff on it! I tried to ignore her, but that only lasted until about 6 AM. So I thought I would bring her into our bed, since Woody was getting up anyway, and low-and-behold, there's Olivia!? She had crawled into bed with Woody at 5:50!!?? At this point I just started to cry. I am over-tired, crabby & have PMS to top it off!
The girls didn't want to cuddle, they wanted to read books and play dress-up!!? Well, Paige got mad at Olivia for something and spit at her (she does this at least 10 times a day & gets sent to her room and gets a spanking for it. I know it's a bit harsh, but she was doing it so much, we decided to spank her for it, thinking she'd quit right away...not wanting the spanking!? Not the case!) So at 6:05, Paige gets her first spanking of the day!! It's now 9:05, there haven't been anymore spankings, but Olivia is now on her 5th outfit of the day!? Oye!
I know some of you may be thinking "I don't feel sorry for you, Jen. You just went on vacation and had 4 nights of good sleep & no kids!" I don't want your pity & it doesn't mean that I'm not still tired; I just wanted to vent:) Believe me when I say, I cherish the nights I DO get rest and I also cherish my girls and know that...These two (I mean, This too), shall pass:)
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It will pass or it won't? Maybe they will always be early risers, but some day they will get themselves up and make their own breakfast and turn on some morning cartoons all by themselves with out waking up mommy and you'll be so sad that they don't "need" you anymore that you'll decide to wake up before them just to spend some time with them before they run off for school:)right? Or maybe not;)
"these two...I mean this too shall past" cracks me up!! haha! =)
I do feel sorry for you...even though you did just have a vacation. My kids are usually up no earlier than 7 and I would be mighty crabby if they regularly woke up any earlier! =) sorry!!!
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