Two Eights and a One

I haven't updated in a few weeks so I'll play catch up with one of my favorite Zander stories. :)

In an attempt to get my kids to sleep beyond 5:30am, I instituted a new "law" that it's not morning until 8am. If they wake up before 6:30am they have to either go back to sleep in their own bed or sometimes in ours - but it's sleep time and everyone must be quiet and sleep. If they wake up after 6:30am they can play quietly or watch tv in the playroom - with an emphasis on QUIETLY. Both of my kids have learned to recognize 8 am on the clock next to my bed and they know that's breakfast time...or at least that the first number must be an 8. One morning several weeks ago, Zander came into my bedroom singing happily "Moooooommmmyyyy, it's 2 eights and a one....it's time to get up." LOLOL! It was, of course, 8:18am....otherwise known as 2 8's and a 1. hehehehe. By the way, the 8am rule has worked pretty well - most days my kids now wake up between 7 and 8am. Hubby puts 2 sippy cups of milk for them in the playroom when he gets up, so Zander gets up (he's usually the early riser), grabs his sippy cup of milk and plays trains or watches TV while he waits for Ireland and I to wake up.