Question about time in the morning

[springmama]

If you had to leave by 7:30 am with 2 kids ages 2 &4 what time would you need to wake yourself up? What time would you wake up your kids? In the a.m. all I need to do with the kids is get them dressed and brush their teeth and hair but it feels like a lot most am's- I pack them breakfast and they eat at daycare since we only have a 10 min drive and I eat a quick bowl of instand oatmeal at my desk once I get to work. The only thing I make is toast to go with their packed breakfast.

But the mornings still seem to be kinda hectic. I pack breakfasts/lunches, pick out clothes, and pack up as much of our stuff as I can the night before.

[staceychev]

I have to leave at about 7 with one 4 YO. She wakes up when I do (not necessarily of my choosing) or right after I shower, and watches a TV show while I have my coffee and pack lunches. Then we get dressed and leave (we also take breakfast on the go). I'm pregnant now, and totally stretching my sleep, so I'm getting up around 5:30, 5:45. When the school year starts and I'm in optimistic new teacher mode, I get up closer to 5 or 5:15.

[Rowansmama]

If I had to be out the door at 7:30, I'd be getting up at 5:30. This would probably be what my schedule would look like:

5:30 to 6:15: work out
6:15 to 6:45: Shower and get ready
6:45 to 7:30: Get kids up, dressed, everyone eat breakfast, etc.

Of course, if you don't work out in the mornings, you could shave that time off and get up at 6:00 probably. I think that would be plenty of time.

[columbusmomma]

I need to be out the door at 7:30 but it always ends up about 7:40
If I'm lucky, DD doesn't hear my alarm go off and I can get up and shower,get ready, and get food going.(DS still asleep) If she wakes up I'm lucky that DH will entertain her until I'm ready. I take her breakfast with us(if she's not at our house with nanny but at friend's house with nanny and other child)so all I have to do is dress her and do her hair which is about 10 minutes. DS is 7 and independent so all I have to do with him is remind him what he needs to do in the am. Once DD and I leave DH helps DS with breakfast and takes him to school. I get up about 6am but sometimes sleep until 6:30 where I do rush around a bit. Something always comes up, car needs warmed up, I need to help DS with something, etc. I do all meal preps the night before, load up the car as much as possible the night before, have coffee set to brew by itself, and have everyone's clothes laid out. I need at least 30 minutes or more in the car to get to work/drop daughter off. I need to be at work at 8:15. So I guess I have a total of around 2 hours in the am to get all done and get to work! Oh, I'm not a morning person at all

[namaste_mom]

I leave at 7:30 am. Get up at 6:45, shower and change...now it is 7, get up DD for school, get her breakfast and pack my breakfast and and both of our lunches (I eat breakfast driving her to school and my work). She changes into clothes, brush hair, get on shoes and out the door.

I also have two other children. Sometimes they remain asleep, sometimes not. DH is also there to help if I need.

[Alyantavid]

When I was leaving at that time, I was up by 5:30 or 6. Or somewhere in between. I'd get completely ready and then get the kids up.

[ALittleBitCrunchy]

I did something similar for awhile with mine. I had all of the daycare stuff packed the night before and had clothes laid out. In the morning, I would have gotten up at 6:45 and been ready by 7:10. I'd wake them up at that point and we'd leave by 7:30. Breakfast was at work for me and daycare for them.

[Halfasianmomma]

My morning can go one of two ways after I wake at 5:00 to nurse DD (18 months).
1) DD falls back asleep and I'm up at 6:10 to have breakfast and get ready.
2) DD wakes up around 6:00 and makes my morning rather difficult.

In the even of option 1), I get all my prep done outside the bedroom where DD and I sleep, have a quick breakfast and make sure I've got food for DD. Then around 7h00, I go upstairs to wake DD up, change/dress her and get her downstairs and out the door.

In the event of option 2), I put on some music, or one of those baby einstein dvds to gradually wake DD up. She's definitely not a morning person, even at her young age! I get dressed and sit on the floor with DD and put make-up on there with her. Then I dress DD and we go downstairs for breakfast.

Whatever happens, DD doesn't eat much while at home, but I always bring her breakfast with me so she can nibble on the subway on the way to daycare. We're out the door by 7h15.

[siobhang]

It takes a minimum of one hour for me to get myself and my kids out the door, and even with that, it can be rather hectic, unless I have done a lot of planning in advance. It also depends on whether I am dressing "up" for meetings, or just my regular clothing (i.e. no hair, makeup, etc worries).

[springmama]

Is anyone doing much housework (dishes, tossing in a a load of laundry, making beds) before leaving?

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

I have to be to work by 730, and the drive is 20 minutes in good weather. I like to be out of the house by 645, 630 in so-so weather, 615 in really nasty weather, like right now. I have to drop them off to the DCP, which is only 3.5 miles down the road and on my way to work. But I like to leave enough time to not have to basically throw them inside the door too. I sit and chat with the girls for like 10 minutes. I think they really appreciate that.

My kids both are up by 5am most days, but we have been doing this since they were both born, so their internal clocks have been prgrammed that way. THe weekends SUCK.

Sometimes I do load the dishwasher, or fold some clothes, while I am waiting for my kids to fully wake up. I hate to snatch them out of bed and throw clothes on them right away, so I let the baby have his bottle of milk, my toddler have some cereal and watch Phineas and Ferb. My husband has been home in the mornings lately too, so he has helped quite a but (He got BOTH the kids ready this morning without me saying a word, and changed an EXPLOSIVE poopy diaper. I should go post that in the PAP thread)

Someday my kids will sleep in til 7 on a regular basis. SOMEDAY.

[almadianna]

Originally Posted by springmama

Is anyone doing much housework (dishes, tossing in a a load of laundry, making beds) before leaving?

i wont lie... i usually dont. sometimes i might toss in a load of laundry or move stuff in the washer into the dryer but other than that.. no. sorry. not gonna happen.

[springmama]

I feel lucky if I can make the beds and put the dishes in the sink.

[chlaal]

housework?? are you kidding, lol, no way.

I have to leave at 7:45 (usually more like 7:55) with two kids 6 and almost-4. DD is in bed with me so she wakes when I do around 6:45. I get up and put together their lunches and toast bagels for them, with frequent detours to tell DS to get up. Finally he gets up and gets himself dressed.

I get myself dressed and also DD because if I leave her to herself it'll take forever. They eat their bagels while I finish dressing myself and put together all of our bags etc. Then I have DS put on his own socks and shoes and also DD's socks and shoes because she holds still for him more than for me! Then coats, hats, out the door, back in to grab whatever I forgot and we're off.

I eat my breakfast when I get to the office. I prefer it that way so I can eat at leisure while catching up on email. I also don't shower in the mornings; I shower at night after the kids go to bed.

[HollyBearsMom]

We (meaning me and the boy) have to be out of the house by 7:30. Husband doesn't need to leave until 8-8:30. We do some house work but thats really so we come home to clean kitchen.

We all get up at 6:00. The routine is this

Husband gets up, goes downstairs, lets dogs out, let dogs in, feed dogs, makes coffee, makes breakfast, brings me breakfast/coffee upstairs, unloads dishwasher.

I get up, shower, makeup, dry hair, get dressed, etc. During this time I eat breakfast, then head downstairs

Boy wakes up, get dressed, heads down stairs, does core exercizes, eat breakfast, plays legos.

By 7-7:15 we can all hang out for little while, finish up any chores ie load dishwasher or pick up the kitchen then maybe read and all play a board game.

We are in the car by 7:30 and then husband takes shower, gets dressed, lets the dogs out/in again and then leaves. Oh he does usually start a load of laundry on the way out the door.

[MamaChicken]

Wow. I am such a morning person! I get up at 4:45 to make it to work by 7:30. But, I usually cook breakfast and prep dinner (crockpot or marinade), do a load of dishes, load of laundry, pack lunches, check email, change diaper and clothes (3 kids under 3)...

However, in the evenings after 5 pm? Good luck getting me to move off the couch.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

Originally Posted by mamachicken

however, in the evenings after 5 pm? Good luck getting me to move off the couch.

amen sista!