Morning Time

Mornings were getting a bit chaotic in the Neuman household. Lots of whining and crying, so I made a morning routine, and now everyone's happier.

Today's Routine:

4:41am - Wake up time for Emilia. I know. I know. It's early. But we're working on it. More on that later.

4:42am - I go into Emilia's room, and give her my iPhone, and tell her she can play quietly in her room until the alarm goes off. The alarm is set for 5:45am.

5:45am - We get dressed for daycare, and have potty time. At this point, Emilia always asks "Is it a weekend day?", because on the weekend, she gets to stay in her pajamas and watch a movie downstairs.

6am - Downstairs to watch an episode of Dora, and eat breakfast.

6:30 - 7:15am - Playtime. Today this meant building a block house for her toy rooster.





7:15 - 7:30am - Get dressed for daycare and head out the door.

This last bit is usually the trickiest part. There is often resistance. But that's not my problem. I wake Rick up at 7am, and he does drop off. However, Rick started school this week, and last night he was up late doing work, so I did drop off. So...in order to convince Emilia to get dressed, I told her we were going to put on "Getting Dressed Music" and dance while we put on our things. Worked like a charm. We put on our outdoor clothes in record time to the music of Glee. "Hey Soul Sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio...."