Early to bed

and early to rise, that's our house now-adays. Up at 4:30, in bed by 8:30-9. Kids are in process for sleep by 7:30 most nights though of late dinner hasn't been till almost 7, something I plan to work on.

So, we (my amazing husband and I) are up very early to walk Kaylee and get some one on one time to talk, catch-up, discuss whatever is on the mind. Then we wander back inside and work on various things from cleaning up from dinner from the night before, taking showers, beginning some laundry....you name it. I've also benn fairly good at getting some sort of breakfast made (though eggs and meat is beginning to get boring) each morning that Dan and I, and sometimes the kids share.

Nathan is usually awake by 5:30..sometimes earlier, sometimes later. James is hit or miss if he will wake-up before it is time to throw him in the car and head down to nana's. On the bright side James is getting good sleep each night and is even taking a good nap most days of the week. On the weekends when schedules get a bit fuzzy you can tell by 5pm that James is exhausted and is still going for the sake of fending off sleep as long as possible. Naps will dissapate as time goes by but for now he does really need it.

Nathan..not such a good sleeper right now but were working on it. He will learn to sleep in his own bed and go to sleep on his own eventually...James did :)

Kaylee is learning our patterns and routines and fitting right in. A handful who needs a lot of attention but not so much that we can't keep up. Its good for ALL of us to be more active and get outside with her as often as we do.

So for now....this is our sudo schedule. Long days, but at least they have some sense of routine to them. Still exploring other work options for me but for once in my life I am not jumping without doing lots and lots of planning and preparing :)