My dearest William,

BubblyToes

How many times do I have to tell you that NOTHING fun happens at four thirty in the morning?  Seriously.  This is the time of the morning when you still have at least two hours of sleep left.  Enjoy them.  It's not wake up and play time.  It's not time for Dora, she's still asleep.  And it's definitely not time for mommy.  Definitely not.

Love,

Your tired mommy

This morning we turned the monitor down and just let him play.  He played quietly until six thirty.  Yes, I'm a neglectful mother.  At least he has tons of books and toys to occupy him.  And hey, no tv.  That's a good thing.

excitedtobemrs

Um, I have done this. 

If he cries, I go to him...if he's playing...well, I just figure he wants some Landon-time.  And I'm more than happy to give it to him.

Sorry about your early morning!

happ17

Um, yeah...I do that quite a bit. I figure if he's crying, I'll hear him eventually. Usually he just babbled for half an hour and then goes back to sleep. I just can't that early in the morning. If he sees me, he thinks it's wakeup time. Not so much.

KrisBriMcBunny

yeah we've resorted to turning down the volume of the monitor....she never cries...just plays for awhile before falling back to sleep.  I have no idea why its always between 4-5am

pincushion

we don't have a monitor....  I just get them when they cry or yell they are ready....

LittleMamaB

I am a neglectful mother, too. Miles plays on his own almost every morning for 30-40 minutes.

Samantha Thomas

Um I turned the monitor down for 30 mins and N woke up at 8!!  LOL!  Gavin was still sleeping and I needed another 30 mins.  He played in his bed and wasn't upset or anything so I don't see a problem with it.

grja

Ugh, i wish my DS would play quietly. He's in a toddler bed, so he comes walking into our room saying "mama, dada" and then cries until we put him on our bed. Thats his 'cartoon' time. Gotta love having a child that wakes up at 4:30 EVERY DAY.