Mornings at home....

  Most of you who have children will totally understand this post and others may not.  If you do not have children, this is what you have to look forward to!

Saturday morning at 6:59am;

Titus at my door- "Mom, when are you getting up?"

Me- "I dunno, let me sleep."

7:12am

Titus- "Mom, I let you sleep in.  Can you get up now?"

Me- "Titus, please go play for a bit.  I will get up soon."

Titus- "Uuuugh!  Ok, then can I wake up the brothers?"

Me- "No, go play quietly and do not wake anybody up. It is too early"

7:30am

Titus- "Mom.  I'm hungry!  Get up!  I'm HUNGRY!!"

Me- "Fine..... I'm getting up....."

(I lay there not moving, Titus doesn't leave either.)

30 seconds later.....

Titus- "Mom, you are STILL not getting up! Fine, I will go get the brothers...."

Me- "FINE! I'm up, I'm up!

Finally, I was up.  Titus got his breakfast and not 5 minutes after I got up, so did the brothers.  I should have just let Titus wake them up!

So this is how the mornings go around here.  Somewhat different dialogue, but always the same result.  I am up wayyy too early.....

School is so Tiring!

  This is Titus' first year of real school, and it is especially bad considering he was smart enough to go to the first grade class and not the Kindergarten class.  (This basically means not as much play) By the end of the day he is exhausted!  The other day as I picked him up from school, he said, "Mom, I am the most tired kid in the whole school.  I can only stay awake for another 2 seconds."

  Looking at where the van was parked I realized 2 seconds was not enough time to make it to the van.  I told him my sad news. 

"Titus, 2 seconds is not enough time to make it to the van."

"Well then, I can maybe make it 3 seconds, but I really am going to fall asleep!"

We got to the van and I opened his door. "OK, we're here!  Hop on in, and buckle up!"

I get into my seat and look back.  Titus has laid down half in and half out of the van. "Titus!  Hop in quick!  I don't want you to fall out when I drive off!"  I joke.

He gets into his seat and buckles up, I look back and he is out!  Not to wake up again until the next morning. 

  Titus has been handling the change well, and he ends up with a really long sleep once a week.  It is really fun to see him work and learn so much, but I do miss him on his sleep days!