So while it's here, I'm going to pour that third cup of coffee and try my best to soak it all in.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Our Early Bird
Our son has been an early riser from the minute he was born. He even woke me at 5:30am with contractions and made his debut before 8. Mornings are his thang. Doesn't matter if he goes to bed at 7 or 10 at night, he will rise with the sun (which is odd, considering he has blackout curtains and his room looks like midnight no matter what time of day it is;). I'm not gonna lie, I don't enjoy starting my day before 6am, but I had a realization the other day when we were having breakfast (ok, he was having breakfast, I was getting the coffee going as fast as I could). These mornings with him...they're not gonna last forever. I'm going to blink, and he's going to be in bed until noon, asking to borrow the car and never be seen again until curfew. This tiny little boy, who sits in the very same spot at the kitchen island, morning after morning, and props his Lightning McQueen blankie on the island top right next to him - he's going to grow up.
So I got the camera out. I snapped away. I wanted to capture this brief moment in time. A time when I still have to pop his waffles in the toaster and dust them with "powered shhuugar." A time when I still have to pour milk into his favorite blue sippy cup and hand him half of a Flinstone vitamin. A time when it's just us, for an entire hour, before the rest of the house awakes. A time when he has Mommy's undivided attention, and doesn't have to compete with any siblings or errands to be run. A time when we count the coffee scoops together, and share a smile in the comforting routine of it all. A time when I can take in all his bed-headed beauty and funny personality without one distraction...
I know there will come a day when he's too cool for Spiderman plates, Toy Story cups, and Lightning McQueen blankies. And early mornings with Mom (or Dad - he does do his fair share too! ;), will be a distant memory. But for now, he's still this sweet, innocent, playful little boy, and as much as I grumpily stumble out of bed when I hear his first call for "Mommy" in the wee hours of the morning, deep down I know how insanely lucky I am to be woken.
It won't be this way for long, I'm going to try and remind myself each day.
So while it's here, I'm going to pour that third cup of coffee and try my best to soak it all in.
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So while it's here, I'm going to pour that third cup of coffee and try my best to soak it all in.
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Oh my gosh, I have an early riser too and no matter what time she goes to bed she is up at crack of dawn and most days I want to just pull the covers over my head too.
So sweet! And the kitchen looks amazing!!! :)
It goes so fast. You will treasure your beautiful memories and photographs long after he has left your home to live his life. You are wise to savor the moments. It goes so fast.
Next thing you know... he'll be taller then you, turning 16 and driving. Oh wait, that's mine ;)
Enjoy the little years! They are so cute!!
I have one as well - this morning I was awakened by him singing Jingle Bells! Thanks for reminding me to soak it all in and be thankful I can hear his sweet voice each morning.
I have a little girl that sometimes likes to get up when it's still in the 4's. Thanks so much for reminding me that one day I'll miss it.
YOu are a great mom. Great way to keep it in perspective!
Thank you for this beautiful reminder... I, too, have an early riser, who - even in the summer when all of my friends' children are sleeping in - awakes at the same exact time...never fails. So true that the day will come when I will long to hear those little feet pitter patter into my room!
What a cutie he is! Glad to read you are staying positive and enjoying these moments... Even at 5am!!
Absolutely precious! You are so right in a blink of an eye they are completely grown and walking out the house to be on their own. Please do enjoy each and every moment. Put a photo on the fridge for those days that seem just a little bit too much to deal with as a reminder.
Enjoy! :)
My little guy is a 530am riser too, always was! I love it... Well not so much at the moment, Im nine months pregnant for #2. From the start, I fell in live with our morning time as I realized he wont want Mama's undivided attention forever. He is 19 months now and growing fast! Bring on the early bird, its our special time!
Owww!! How sweet is he!! How sweet are your words!! And how sweet is this precious moment of you and your little boy!!
Thank you for sharing!!!
....I feel the same exact way! The time we spend with them at this young age is so precious and it sometimes it needs to be just taken in and enjoyed. Enjoy your mornings!!! I will enjoy my nights, as I have a little boy who is quite the night owl!
don't you love that ? my daughter who will be 3 in august will not wake up the mornings i have to be at work at 8am. (to be able to get her ready, to day care and to work on time, i have to leave by 7:15)... but on the days i'm off or work a later shift, she's up at 6:30... :) but i still enjoy it because she'll curl up in the bed w/ me until i'm ready to get up.
your boy is adorable. i know you enjoy every moment of it :)
So sweet. I have a 2yr old boy and a 5yr old boy and reading this made me cry. I love the McQueen blankie!
That is the sweetest thing I've read all day! You are so right... these precious moments won't last forever. We have to live in them and soak them up while we can!
Sniffle sniffle....tear, tear! How true it is that life goes by so fast. What a precious gift you have. I too share the same thing with my son and often have to pray for the right attitude as I hear him wake well before I am ready. Thank you for sharing your story!
I just found your blog, (thanks pinterest)and this post is how I start my mornings with my middle hooligan. He wakes me up with a little shake and a "Mommy, I want (makes kissing noise)". A morning kiss and a fresh diaper later, we're in the kitchen getting our morning cuppies, he gets chocolate milk and I get coffee!
My early riser is turning four. For two years he woke up at 4:45 and I thought it would never end. And yet it has. And have those early mornings together. So yes enjoy it while you have it. It's special :)
You posted this almost 6 months ago and I'm just reading it now. I too have a 3 1/2 year old boy youngest of 3, early riser. After reading this I'm going to cherish those wee hours spent together. He too sits at the same spot at the kitcehn island and has an "eating" chair (plush red Cars eye sore chair) that sits in a specific place on the family room floor for his daily smoothie and cereral bar. Thank you for making me take a step back and cherish "our" time.
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