Komarnicki Kids

As I've mentioned, Addison and Fischer have adjusted well to their new nap schedule. We are finally far enough into the transition that we are pretty much finished with the fussy times in the morning when they used to nap. It took them awhile to get used to the fact that they had to stay awake, but all of our extra outside time has definitely helped us out by keeping them distracted.

During the first week, I thought we were getting an added bonus with the change, and that Addison and Fischer were also going to start sleeping later in the mornings. They slept until 7:30 during that first week, instead of getting up at 7 am or earlier. However, since then, they have slowly but surely started getting up earlier and earlier. One morning last week, Addison was up before 5, and this week, Fischer was up at 5:45. That makes for a long day for all of us when we get started that early! This morning, Fischer woke up around 4, but eventually went back to sleep, and slept until 8:00!! That never happens around here. Addison was up at 6:45 though, so no sleeping in for me! We did get to have some snuggle time in the bed though.

This morning also marked another first in their lives. It may not seem like a big deal, but it's still a first! Since Addison was up so early, she was hungry early. She even started putting her hands to her mouth and saying "nana!!!" Clearly, she wanted a banana for breakfast. So, we went ahead and fed her breakfast while Fischer was still asleep. They have never eaten breakfast, or any meal, separately (except for once, when I took Addison to lunch after an appointment)! It felt strange, and reminded me that they will start doing more of their own thing one of these days, and that they won't always get up at the same time or eat breakfast together.

Here is what our new schedule looks like (these times aren't exact, but everything usually happens within 30 minutes of the times listed):

7:00ish - Wake up, Eat breakfast
7:30 - Play time (I eat my breakfast while they are playing)
9:30 - Snack
9:45 - TV time (30 minutes)
10:15 - Play time (usually outside)
11:30 - Come inside and fix lunch
11:45 or 12 - Eat lunch
12:30 - Nap
2:00ish - Wake up, play time
3:30 - Snack
3:45 - Play time (usually outside again), Sometimes another show if they need a break
6:00 - Dinner
6:30 - Play time, Watch Sesame Street (while we clean up from dinner)
7:00 - Baths
7:30 - Bedtime

There is a lot of time to play, but we do different things to break up the blocks. We go on walks, play outside, read, play with play-doh, do stickers, do some other crafty things, run errands, etc...