Two-fold question re: sleep (you and LO)

oct11bride03

K was up coughing all night so I'm beyond exhausted today. It got me thinking...I've never been a morning person. My mom still talks about how much I hate waking up in the mornings. I'm like a bear that's been woken up early from its hibernation.

I can count on one hand the number of times K's woken up happy, smiling, in a good mood, etc. Most of the time she whines, cries and protests waking up just like I do. I'm thinking she's inherited her mommy's love of mornings.

So...are you a morning person? How about your LO?

 

krissyh21

I work second shifts because of my hate of mornings. H is a bear in the morning and you can not even talk to him before noon. DS however, wakes up singing each and every morning... I am not sure where he got that or his love of peas?

RoxBride

I'm a morning person, DH is a morning person, and LO is a morning person.

She wakes up happy and beaming at 6:15 every morning, singing.  LOL!

By 8 am in our house, we've all had breakfast, cleaned up, done a load or 2 of laundry, read the papers and emptied the dishwasher and scrubbed the kitchen floor.

Quizzle

DH amd I are both morning people. DD is too.. she doesn't necessarily wake up happy if she's in her crib, but as soon as she sees us she's smiling

Mouseygail

DS and I are morning people, DH is not, but we are slowly converting him

oct11bride03

RoxBride:

By 8 am in our house, we've all had breakfast, cleaned up, done a load or 2 of laundry, read the papers and emptied the dishwasher and scrubbed the kitchen floor.

I WANT to be a morning person because I think I'd be so much more productive. The few times in my life where I've been up early and feel happy and well-rested, I've marveled at the amount of stuff I've gotten done before 9am.

SeaSoul

I am not a morning person, but Cal is!  DH isn't either.  No idea if the sperm donor is a morning person or not. 

ETA:  When I was younger I was grumpy in the mornings for a while after getting up...that's not really the case anymore.  It's not a mood thing, just a desire to stay in bed.  Same goes for DH.  Of course we get up very early now with Cal but we're both able to snap to it pretty quickly.

PhillySue

While I definitely do not love waking up early and would prefer to sleep I am generally pretty happy in the morning and on most days perk up quickly. DH on the other hand is miserable in the morning! He works shifts so his circadian clock is kind of messed up. Katie almost always wakes up happy.  If she wakes up crying that means she does not want to be awake yet so I give her a minute and she falls back to sleep.  Then when she is ready to be up she will play and talk to the stuffed animals in the crib and is always full of smiles when I get her.....now wanting to get dressed is another story that requires much negotiation these days : )

JustaKidAtHeart

Owen is a morning person.  He tries to get up at 530 every morning.  Me not so much I would love to get to sleep til 8 or 9.  Ethan is happy as long as he gets to wake up on his own and Owen doesnt wake him. 

Cassian

I am NOT! DH, I'm not sure, cause he wakes up early all the time, but I don't think he likes it. Maya and I usually sleep till around 10am, but the last 3 mornings, she has gotten up at 8:30, so maybe she is converting?

MonkeysGirl05

My DH is a morning person... like a really early in the morning person. He's usually up by 5 or 6 without the assistance of an alarm clock. He usually goes to be early though too, and when I say "go to bed", I mean fall asleep on the couch or recliner.

I never was a morning person, and I don't consider myself one now, but I'm usually up around 7 or 7:30 and I'm usually ready to go shortly after waking. I used to love to sleep in, but I found my days so much more productive when I got up earlier, that when I started waking up earlier on my own (DH's influency), I just kept up with it.

Henry gets up between 7 and 7:30 too, most days he is awake and happy when I go in to get him, but about once a week it just seems like he wants to sleep in. So, he is probably more like me than daddy.

KYRN

DH and I don't mind to wake up but don't LOVE getting out of bed.  I could lay in bed for hours after waking up.  DS seems to be the same.  He never cries in the morning.  We go in when we hear him talking in his room, but he doesn't always want to get out of his bed.  A lot of times when we walk in he dives back onto his pillow.

qtpa2t

I am not a morning person, and Gabrielle definitely isn't either.

sailor71506

I'm definitely not a morning person and neither is DH. It takes me a good 20 mins after I'm out of bed in the morning to be functional. It's bad. I've been working on it.

Fia isn't a morning person either. She usually gets up between 8 and 8:30 sometimes she sleeps in until 9! Usually she's pretty crabby and wants to cuddle for a good 10 minutes or so. I dont mind though it's nice. We either come downstairs and snuggle on the couch together, or if DH hasn't left for work yet then we all snuggle in our bed together for a few minutes. It's one of my favorite times of the day. 

chocolatechip06

I used to be a morning person-once DS is STTN then hopefully I'll be one again.  DS is happy in the mornings if he has gotten enough sleep.

DH is definitely not a morning person-although he has gotten better since DS has arrived.

ladychicago

It is often hard for me and DH to wake up, because we really like sleep, but we are both in a good mood usually. And DD wakes up happy, too. She just talks and babbles in bed for a good half hour. If she wakes up crying, we give her a few minutes, because she will usually go back to sleep.

duke'sgirl

krissyh21:

I am not sure where he got that or his love of peas?

That seriously made me LOL!!

I'm not a morning person. I've become more of one since having DS, I guess. I had to! DH is usually pretty good in the mornings. He sings in the shower and crap like that, and it makes me want to throw stuff. (ok, maybe I haven't become that much of a morning person!) DS wakes up in a great mood in the mornings. He's happy as a clam. We usually have grouchy moments after his afternoon nap. I think sometimes he would rather just stay asleep all night!

jds0521

Nope, but I have been getting up REALLY early for years b/c of my job & where it is located, so I'm kinda used to it at this point. LO is actually happiest in the mornings after a nice, long night of sleep.

kme930

DH is a morning person. I love sleeping, but once I'm up, I'm happy. DS wakes up angry and remains angry until he's fed.