I’ve noticed this alarming trend lately around my house, with no alarm clock needed. My kids have this uncanny ability to wake up at 4:45 a.m., and not go back to sleep, and I’m not too happy about it… I’ve been retraining my sleepy mind to wake up around 5:45 a.m., but this 4:45 a.m. business has got to go! I’m so tired, I’ve lost count on exactly which day in succession that it is that my kids feel the need to be up that early, and wow I’m exhausted…
Last night they were both up through the night, Thade with allergies, and Dylan with 2 evil molars, me with butt-cramps from this little girl that can’t get here soon enough. So I think I clocked in 3 hours of sleep, and then I heard Thade at 4:45 a.m. up, coughing, and trying his best to wake up his brother. I gave up, and brought Thade downstairs where he could make some noise, and the rest of the house could sleep. Dylan was up right at 7:00 a.m., and my lucky hubby is still snoozing. My head is stinging from the lack of sleep, and it is only going to get worse as the month progresses into the next.
So I’m going to be bad today, and enjoy a big cup of coffee chased with a Cherry Pepsi, and try my best to keep my eyes open…
That’s awful! I used to keep my kids up late so they’d get back on schedule. I hope that you get a nice long nap today.
Thanks Mimi! I’ll have to give that a try. These early mornings are so not my friend. I like to try and wake up a little earlier than the kiddos, and enjoy some quiet time, but I don’t think that I could function if I got up at 4:00 a.m. Guess I need to become and early early bird soon 😉