Morning in our house are a gamble, we never know how our days will begin. Sometimes things run smoothly, the boys get up on time, eat a good breakfast, get dressed and we're out the door. Other times we're thrown a curb ball which can totally mess up our schedule. All it takes is one spilt milk or one extra dirty diaper and we're thrown into rush mode.
Our oldest son, has a hard time getting up in the morning. He's our sleeper. Our youngest wakes the roosters up. With our oldest, we have to plan ahead, making sure we allow plenty of time for his "waking up mood", which can go from complete melt down to utter happiness, you never know what your going to get. What we usually do is simply turn on his light and turn on the radio next to his bed or sometimes we send his younger brother in to yell, "wake up bubby", "wake up bubby". Trust me, a two year old, in his loud, pitchy voice can wake anyone. This is how our oldest son's day usually begins.
Today, was a little different. We sent our youngest into wake up his brother. We heard the usual "wake up bubby", "wake up bubby", however, this morning he added a new twist. He decided to pull off his pull up and pee pee on his brother bed to wake him up. I'm not sure which tactic worked the best, the yelling or the going to the bathroom in the bed, but I do know that his older brother will pay attention to him next time.
I don't know what the best way to wake our oldest up each morning is but what I do know is that we have to give him ample time. I get how he feels, I'm not a morning person either. I would rather get up early enough for him to slowly crawl from bed than feel stressed dragging him out of bed kicking and screaming. Starting our day on in a positive way can set the whole mood for the day.
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