4am

So what's with my gigantic pictures when I use blogger on my phone? Sorry if you didn't want to see Henry's face in actual size.

Just thought I'd give a little update. Poor Stephen. His kid (kidding) has been getting up in the 4am hour. We don't know what the deal is. We have read a little on the wonderful world wide web and apparently we aren't alone. I wouldn't say it is normal, but more people than you think are suffering from their almost two year old waking up loooong before the sun comes up.

Here's the thing. Henry has really helped us accept the fact that our daughter is an early riser- no changing that. And as my dad always says, there are a lot better things to do than sleep- though I would beg to differ- the ONLY thing to do at 4am is sleep...
But anyway we are ok with early wake up calls. Like 6am. We can even get over ourselves and accept one somewhere in the 5am hour. Especially considering she goes to bed at 7:30. Thats pretty early. And if we can get our butts in bed by 9:30, 5am isn't nearly as painful. (I'll be honest- I am not getting up with her at 4- Stephen is, bless his heart) But here's the deal. She isn't getting enough sleep. A 21 month old should not be taking a morning nap at 7am. That means she didn't sleep enough. But it is such a viscous cycle. We say she can't take a morning nap because it is only contributing to the problem. Well by the time you have spent 3 hours with her and it is only 7am and she is begging for a nap you sort-of lose your willpower. Not to mention you need that morning nap just as much as she does.

So that's what we are dealing with right now. We have a list of things to try out but one thing we read was that we are probably in a phase that will take more than a week for her to snap out of. Bummer.

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment- sorry if they are huge! Anyone know how to change that??