Ok, so this is more of a complaint...and not a very good one either, but ugh, our Mak likes to wake up anywhere from 7-8am. THIS IS SO WRONG!!! I was so super blessed with Em who loved to go to bed late and sleep in. She is like her Mommy. Who knows where in the world Mak came from. We totally respect personal schedules here in our home, but this is just not fun. Haahaa. I am a late nighter...I work nights two or three days a week and then I have to switch and get up at 7-8am on the days I don't work....it's killing me. I praise the Lord that my babies are their own persons though, and I know it's just a season, but I am so tired!
I wonder if the sun coming up earlier and it being light in our room makes a difference. Anyone try blackout curtains and it make a difference?

Thanks for letting me rant....blessings,
Amber

Rant away girl! Any lack of sleep for any reason is taxing, I can imagine how exhausted you are with that rugged schedule with work/waking to be with the kiddos, makes me tired just reading about it! Don't have any advice off hand just hugs and TONS of sympathy!

yes, black out! it helped with Abby and Josiah. I also had music constantly playing so that way if there was noise, it wouldn't wake them so easily. but I really suggest the black out!

We did blackout blinds as well. It makes a WORLD of difference for our kids! :D That said, if they've got their internal clock set to wake at a certain time, even that may not work. My ds1 still is my early riser. He sleeps a bit later because of the blinds, but is still up earlier than the rest of us. [hug] Being tired is no fun!

having an AHHH HHHAA moment! maybe thats our problem. Before we moved we all shared a dark room and Josh slept until 10:30!, now that we are in our new place Josh is also waking up around the 7:30 mark. His bedroom has no curtains only vanisian (sp) blinds. I need to get on the ball and get some curtains up to see if thats the issue.