awake

The Babe is an early riser. She goes to bed around 7:30 at night, but is generally up before 6:00 in the morning. The good news is that she just goes right downstairs and "clicks on Noggin" (which is Babe speak for goes on the computer to play the games on the Noggin website) until one of us joins her, usually around 7:00 am. This has been such a fabulous arrangement. I know it sounds strange, but The Babe is someone who can be trusted in this capacity.

However, now we must add The Boy to the mix. The Boy moved from his crib to his big boy bed at the end of December, 2005. It did not take him very long to figure out that The Babe was waking and entertaining herself downstairs, so he has decided to join her. He does not wake as early as she does... perhaps she gets a 30 minute head start.

What's funny is that it is The Boy who taught The Babe how to turn on the TV, so now in addition to clicking on Noggin, they also watch it on TV.

I love that they do this. I enjoy being lazy in bed in the early morning, listening to my kids play and laugh and giggle by themselves. But, I have to be ready to jump out at a moment's notice. When the arguments start, it's our wake up call. But the 30 minutes of sweet sibling time is worth it.