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Nicholas is so not a morning person

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Nicholas definitely woke up on the wrong side of the crib.   He was so upset.   He wouldn't sit on the potty and even cried for a diaper. You know those hyperventilating cries "I want a diaper. I want a diaper" he kept saying.     It was just awful.   He definitely did not appreciate getting woken up this morning (school day, so we had to get him up).   He was just a mess this morning.   I'm hoping he has a good day at school.  

Maybe I should tell my DH to wake him up a little more gently.   When I'm home alone with them on school mornings, I let N sleep for as long as possible.   I get Ava changed and dressed and feed her breakfast.  Double check the diaper bag (if I am bringing her to my mom's house), get Nicholas' lunch packed, load up the car (school bag, lunch, diaper bag if needed), finish getting myself ready if I'm working.  Put Ava in the PNP with her toys and then go upstairs to get him up.   He is usually up by then.  

 When my DH wakes him up out of a dead sleep, it's basically Turn the light on and "WAKE UP!"   

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  • DrVWifeDrVWife member
    Poor little guy!  I can relate...I am not exactly a morning person either.  Hang in there momma!
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    Does he go to bed the same time each night? Maybe the issue isn't that he "woke up on the wrong side of the crib", but maybe he didn't get enough sleep. I know it is nice to let him sleep in so you can get stuff done, but maybe he would benefit from a more consistent wake-time? Of course, a more gentle wake up from DH would be nice too.   :)    If Henry isn't awake already when it is time to get up, one of us will turn the lights on low (we have a dimmer switch) and then we'll go scratch his back, or say something to gently wake him up, like 'time to wake up big boy'.

    Sorry you guys had a bad morning today!

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    imageMonkeysGirl05:

    Does he go to bed the same time each night? Maybe the issue isn't that he "woke up on the wrong side of the crib", but maybe he didn't get enough sleep. I know it is nice to let him sleep in so you can get stuff done, but maybe he would benefit from a more consistent wake-time? Of course, a more gentle wake up from DH would be nice too.   :)    If Henry isn't awake already when it is time to get up, one of us will turn the lights on low (we have a dimmer switch) and then we'll go scratch his back, or say something to gently wake him up, like 'time to wake up big boy'.

    Sorry you guys had a bad morning today!

    Yes he pretty much does go to bed around the same time.  However last night, he didn't.  He wanted to sit on the potty.  Not sure if it was a stall tactic and I didn't want to deny him so I let him sit there for a little while.   He usually wakes up any where from 7:30/8:00 in the mornings- school or no school.   It seems that on mornings that he HAS to up at a certain time he has a hard time.  Although yesterday was a school morning and he got up for me no problem.   I do it a little more gently though.   Go in and turn off his white noise, rub his back and say "Time to wake up.  You have school today. You're gonna see your friends and Mrs R and Mrs A and then you're going to go to Auntie's/Nanny's house (if they are babysitting him later on). You're gonna have fun today". 

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    imageLIAngel:
    imageMonkeysGirl05:

    Does he go to bed the same time each night? Maybe the issue isn't that he "woke up on the wrong side of the crib", but maybe he didn't get enough sleep. I know it is nice to let him sleep in so you can get stuff done, but maybe he would benefit from a more consistent wake-time? Of course, a more gentle wake up from DH would be nice too.   :)    If Henry isn't awake already when it is time to get up, one of us will turn the lights on low (we have a dimmer switch) and then we'll go scratch his back, or say something to gently wake him up, like 'time to wake up big boy'.

    Sorry you guys had a bad morning today!

    Yes he pretty much does go to bed around the same time.  However last night, he didn't.  He wanted to sit on the potty.  Not sure if it was a stall tactic and I didn't want to deny him so I let him sit there for a little while.   He usually wakes up any where from 7:30/8:00 in the mornings- school or no school.   It seems that on mornings that he HAS to up at a certain time he has a hard time.  Although yesterday was a school morning and he got up for me no problem.   I do it a little more gently though.   Go in and turn off his white noise, rub his back and say "Time to wake up.  You have school today. You're gonna see your friends and Mrs R and Mrs A and then you're going to go to Auntie's/Nanny's house (if they are babysitting him later on). You're gonna have fun today". 

    Ahhh.... well, that makes more sense now. If he stayed up late and daddy wasn't all that kind when he woke him up, I can see how he'd be cranky. When I read your original message, I was thinking that on some days he got to sleep in until 9, but on others he got woken up at 7:30. I wouldn't think a half hour of sleep would make THAT much of a differece. Plus, it could be just a bad day. We all have them!   :)

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    Does he go to bed the same time each night? Maybe the issue isn't that he "woke up on the wrong side of the crib", but maybe he didn't get enough sleep. I know it is nice to let him sleep in so you can get stuff done, but maybe he would benefit from a more consistent wake-time? Of course, a more gentle wake up from DH would be nice too.   :)    If Henry isn't awake already when it is time to get up, one of us will turn the lights on low (we have a dimmer switch) and then we'll go scratch his back, or say something to gently wake him up, like 'time to wake up big boy'.

    Sorry you guys had a bad morning today!

    Yes he pretty much does go to bed around the same time.  However last night, he didn't.  He wanted to sit on the potty.  Not sure if it was a stall tactic and I didn't want to deny him so I let him sit there for a little while.   He usually wakes up any where from 7:30/8:00 in the mornings- school or no school.   It seems that on mornings that he HAS to up at a certain time he has a hard time.  Although yesterday was a school morning and he got up for me no problem.   I do it a little more gently though.   Go in and turn off his white noise, rub his back and say "Time to wake up.  You have school today. You're gonna see your friends and Mrs R and Mrs A and then you're going to go to Auntie's/Nanny's house (if they are babysitting him later on). You're gonna have fun today". 

    I think it sounds like how he's getting woken up is the problem.  I don't like it when someone turns on a light and yells at me to wake up either!  I don't blame him for being POd on those mornings.  :)  I'd talk to your DH about not being so abrupt on the mornings he's waking him up.  Hopefully that helps.

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