Early to Bed..Later to Rise????

It seems like a weird concept however I really think it has some truth to it. The time change caused us to be somewhat lax on the kids' bedtime and Grayson took it upon himself to start getting up at 5:30 in the morning which is a no-no in my book. So we are back to in bed at 7pm. This doesn't mean they are asleep by 7pm but they are at least in their rooms headed in that direction. Last night they were all asleep by 7:30 so we'll see what tonight brings. Grayson slept until 6:30 this morning so we are on the right track (finger tightly crossed).

A schedule is everything when you have multiples but I think it is also something singleton parents should consider because when baby #2 comes around you will already have baby #1 in a routine. It has been a life saver for us and it is something we have always stuck with. This way they eat at the same time and sleep at the same time, for the most part. Naps are where they differ. They do go down at the same time but they dont always sleep the same amount of time. In the early days, once a schedule was established, we would only let them sleep an hour in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. However, we quickly learned that they perfered to sleep longer during heir morning naps then their afternoon ones so we started lettinf them sleep as long as they wanted to for either. Regardless, of how many times I have had to adjust the schedule it has been a life saver and I couldn't imagine what it would be like without it.

I will keep you posted on whether or not Grayson goes back to his 7am wake up....