What Time Do You All Get Up In The Morning?

[Angelwings36]

I open the daycare at 7:30am. My alarm goes off at 6:30am and I usually have a 15 minute coffee then jump in the shower, do my hair, make up and get dressed. If I have a few minutes before 7:30am (like today) I will browse the net a little while I'm waiting for my first dck to come.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I get up at 6:45, my kids get up at 7, and they're out the door for school by 8. DCF usually arrives between 8 and 8:30. I don't have the early mornings that some of you do, and I'm still ready for bed by 9pm. I couldn't function if I had to get up at 5am!

[makap]

I am up at 5 30. I try to get as much done the night before as possible. First dcb arrives at 6. All others are here by 7-730. I have 6 everyday. I prefer starting earlier so that I am done earlier. All my dcks are gone by about 4 10 except for my 2 year old grandson whom I care for so I get the whole time with my family for the rest of the evening. I love it this way.

I used to start at 8-830 and was not done until 6 and I hated it as my son was in bed by 6 30 so I changed that.

By September I will have dcks leaving to go to school or for maternity leave and I have 3 moms who will be returning from mat leave who used to be here before they had their second baby. They were here until 5 or 6 but I am not sure if I will go back to that or not as it was too hard on us as a family.

I am going to tell them that I close at 4 30 and if they choose to remain with me (which I am sure they will) then great! If not oh well.

My son comes first! Thankfully I am in a position where I can be really choosy.

[Meeko]

I shower at night because it's less rushed and relaxes me.

Up at 5AM...throw on clothes that have been selected the night before.

Out the door no later than 5:10 AM with scary hair and no make-up.....

Get to my day care house at about 5:25AM

Make the hair less scary, paint the face to make me look alive...open at 6AM.

[nannyde]

4:30 a.m. and first kid comes at 7:30

[Springdaze]

My alarm goes off at 6 and I get up at 720. shower, wake kids up and first kids come at 8. I set it for 6 thinking Im going to get up and exercise, but has yet to happen!

[melissa ann]

I get up at 6:30, as well as my 2 kids. We get dressed, feed the dog and cat and head over to daycare side of house. First kids arrive by 7:10.
Before this family started in Dec. my first kids arrived between 8:45-9:00. That was nice. Then we got up at 7. My dd is in school and gets the bus at 8:15.

[KDC]

I get up at 6:15, and get ready for the day. I open at 7...I have three of my own kids (2,4,& 6) homework checked, lunches made, clothes picked out. Between 7 & 8 all my DCK's arrive. I started working out at night, and we've had some sickness in the house so all the kids are off schedule waking me up at all hours of the night. I'm exhausted keeping up with the chores and kids and working out... I don't believe I could possibly wake up at 4:30 Kuddo's to you guys =)

[3myjob]

I get up at 5:20am. Upstairs by 5:30 to start a 20 min workout. 5:50 I take a very quick shower. Get dressed and start on my cup of coffee. First children arrive at 6:20. I put them back down for a nap, put on some make up, watch a little news and enjoy some quiet before it's time to get the oldest DCG up and ready for school.

[jojosmommy]

3 days a week I am up at 4:45 to go to the gym and work out then shower, clean up, get kids ready, get breakfast ready, morning laundry load, dog out etc. First kids here as early as 7:45, but some days first kids as late as 8:30. The other two days I am up at 5-5:30 depending on my dd nursing schedule that night.

[Blackcat31]

I am up at 5:00 a.m. I leave for work around 7:00 (it is a 10 minute drive) and my first DCK arrives at 7:45.

I usually don't head to bed until well after midnight. I am an odd duck and HATE to sleep. I NEVER nap either. I know I should get more sleep but I don't drink, I don't smoke, I eat healthy and work out regularly so I figure I can skimp in the sleep part of being healthy. LOL!!

[sharlan]

On Monday and Friday, I get up between 4:15 and 4:30. My dcb comes between 4:45 and 5:15. I put him to back to bed and prepare for the day.

On T, W, Th, I get up between 6:30 and 6:45, shower, dress, and head downstairs for the day.

On M, W, F, my youngest grandson comes about 7. Otherwise my first dcb comes at 7:30.

I try to have a clean slate before I go to bed at night. Dishes done, floors swept, vacuumed, and toys set out for the day.

[Countrygal]

I never shower in the morning, unless I wake up really early and can't go back to bed. I am fairly confident that moms of young one year olds were not meant to shower

Having raised three of my own and one grandson, I can say you are absolutely correct! Mothers of pre-schoolers are definitely meant to take nice, long, hot baths with plenty of bubbles and scent and candles while their hubby watches the baby for an hour!!!!happyfacehappyface To be repeated at least three times weekly!

[daycare]

wow I am spoiled after reading most of yours. I get up at 7:30am every day. First kid arrives at 7:45am.

My daycare is in a separate room so I shut it down starting at 5:30 every night.

I clean the front of my house every night to the T, including dusting, vacuum, and mopping, washing the walls. It's what I do right before I hop in the shower.

So when I wake up, I am already to go.. and I need sleep.. I gym every night from 8:45-9:45pm, clean my front area of my home, shower and bed all by 10:30.

[renodeb]

I get up between 530 and 545. First child gets here at 645. On days my teacher mom doesnt come, first kid isnt here til 730. Either way I have to be up to get my own kids up for school (they are 15 and 9)
Why not just leave him in bed when he wakes up in the night? I dont miss all the baby issues with my own kids. Hang in there!
Debbie