Our Mornings

I guess I should start documenting how “easy” things are right now with just the boys! I made a resolution this year to get up earlier, pick up the house daily and spend more time with the boys (oh and get to work on time!). Every morning I wake up at 6. Gene is usually in the shower so I pick up our bedroom, living room or kitchen – which ever needs it at the time. I usually have my hair & make up done before the boys even wake up at 7! Once they are up they usually get dressed and eat breakfast. Trace has graduated to the big table and he is loving every minute of it! We have managed to be dressed, teeth brushed, hair tamed, bags ready, blankies in tow & out the door by 7:45! I drop the boys at school and head to work. I have made it on time everyday since 2012!! Lets see if I can keep this up when I have 3!

I have to admit I love our time in the mornings. The boys chat at the table in the mornings and Trenton always has some extremely creative story to tell me about “Remember when I was 3 Mom”? They all start out that way. We are working on Trenton learning to tie his shoes & get himself completely dressed. Trenton loves to eat cereal from a cup (Spider Man cup specifically).

I am trying to teach Trace that every morning I am not trying to punish him by changing his diaper and changing his clothes. He is such a difficult little guy. He manages daily to unload every baby wipe, eat diaper rash cream, lose his paci, destroy the living room in 2 seconds or less & throw about 5 fits before we leave the house. All of this in less than 45 minutes! God love him!

Gene always sends me a text once I drop the boys off at school to see how our morning went. How blessed he is to get himself ready and off to work. Although when Trenton was a baby he had the morning routine because I left so early for work. It’s a fair trade. I am just glad I make a daily effort to dress my kids nicely, brush their hair & Teeth, feed them breakfast and kiss & hug them before leaving them at school. I wouldn’t have it any other way!