Morning School Schedule

[MMM]

jedamum:

currently only ds1 is in the morning session.

- wake ds1 at 5.45am to go to the living room to sleep; so that he knows that he still has 15 more min to sleep. i go back to sleep after setting the next alarm
- wake him at 6am, place his uniform at the designated location, prepare breakfast and go back to lie down on the couch after setting the next alarm.
- he will join me when he finished his breakfast; around 6.30am; the faster he finish his breakfast, the more time he has to lie down and disturb me
- alarm goes off at 6.50am; open my mouth to remind him to dress up; he'll dress himself if it is PE day; i will help him tidy his uniform during other days (or occasionally help him wear).
- then we both lie down until the dad wakes up at 7am.
- then off they go at 7.15am and i go back to bed if ds2 is still sleeping.

Wow.... do you feel tired getting up and then back to bed and then getting up again after 10-15 mins? I feel that when I do that, I would feel really terrible after that.

[winth]

Do your DS1 get ready, dress up, wash up all by himself???

It was our initial plan when he first started P1, but I guess we merely thought it was okay for maid to do my ‘wake-him-up’ job and it went hay wire.

Now, there is over-reliance on the maid, plus maid can’t handle DS1&2.
So now, dress up, wash up all by maid.
They just ‘auto-zombi’ till breakfast table.

On bad days when they sleep later the night before, they just kick a fuss and cry on the bed.

[winth]

jedamum:

currently only ds1 is in the morning session.

- wake ds1 at 5.45am to go to the living room to sleep; so that he knows that he still has 15 more min to sleep. i go back to sleep after setting the next alarm
- wake him at 6am, place his uniform at the designated location, prepare breakfast and go back to lie down on the couch after setting the next alarm.
- he will join me when he finished his breakfast; around 6.30am; the faster he finish his breakfast, the more time he has to lie down and disturb me
- alarm goes off at 6.50am; open my mouth to remind him to dress up; he'll dress himself if it is PE day; i will help him tidy his uniform during other days (or occasionally help him wear).
- then we both lie down until the dad wakes up at 7am.
- then off they go at 7.15am and i go back to bed if ds2 is still sleeping.

come next year when ds2 will be in morning session, when he needs to be ready by 7.30am, i don't forsee any problem cos we already have similar structure at home regarding school days ie wake up milk, short tv (or computer), breakfast, short activity (reading, lego - tv and activity time is interchangable depending on what the kid request first), school time. key is to set alarm for each key activity so that kid knows that when the alarm goes off, it is Time!

But u mean, the 3 of u will be out of the house, leaving DS2 asleep???
How can? Home alone?

[jedamum]

MMM:

Wow.... do you feel tired getting up and then back to bed and then getting up again after 10-15 mins? I feel that when I do that, I would feel really terrible after that.

MMM,
i am forever tired; dh attribute it to my restless nights; i dreamt every night and wakes up 2-3 times a night to attend to the kids or get away from their flying kicks or get more space as they like to squeeze in my bed (we are still co-sleeping).
so i can't say whether my tiredness is the lack of good sleep or the very short eyeshut.

[jedamum]

winth:

But u mean, the 3 of u will be out of the house, leaving DS2 asleep???
How can? Home alone?

:? did i typo error somewhere? i SAHM leh.

[jedamum]

winth:

Do your DS1 get ready, dress up, wash up all by himself???

It was our initial plan when he first started P1, but I guess we merely thought it was okay for maid to do my 'wake-him-up' job and it went hay wire.

Now, there is over-reliance on the maid, plus maid can't handle DS1&2.
So now, dress up, wash up all by maid.
They just 'auto-zombi' till breakfast table.

On bad days when they sleep later the night before, they just kick a fuss and cry on the bed.

yes, ds1 will wash up by himself cos i am preparing breakfast (bread and jam plus milk).
he will dress up on PE days and i will help on uniform days, and maybe just once a week, i will dress him up cos he likes to be pampered.
it is more rowdy when ds1 and ds2 are awake together (at times ds2 will wake up early cos of ds1's yakking).
ya, on bad days, ds1 (even at P2) will kick up a fuss. he is especially particular that i wake him at 5.45 then at 6am cos any later, he claims, eats into his 'resting after breakfast' time.

your kid still pretty young la. so still have to go by their mood at times.

[winth]

jedamum:

winth:

Do your DS1 get ready, dress up, wash up all by himself???

It was our initial plan when he first started P1, but I guess we merely thought it was okay for maid to do my 'wake-him-up' job and it went hay wire.

Now, there is over-reliance on the maid, plus maid can't handle DS1&2.
So now, dress up, wash up all by maid.
They just 'auto-zombi' till breakfast table.

On bad days when they sleep later the night before, they just kick a fuss and cry on the bed.

yes, ds1 will wash up by himself cos i am preparing breakfast (bread and jam plus milk).
he will dress up on PE days and i will help on uniform days, and maybe just once a week, i will dress him up cos he likes to be pampered.
it is more rowdy when ds1 and ds2 are awake together (at times ds2 will wake up early cos of ds1's yakking).
ya, on bad days, ds1 (even at P2) will kick up a fuss. he is especially particular that i wake him at 5.45 then at 6am cos any later, he claims, eats into his 'resting after breakfast' time.

your kid still pretty young la. so still have to go by their mood at times.

THAT'S THE SAME AS MINE!!!!
And my DS2 wakes up same time as DS1, that's when the whole drama starts!

[winth]

jedamum:

winth:

But u mean, the 3 of u will be out of the house, leaving DS2 asleep???
How can? Home alone?

:? did i typo error somewhere? i SAHM leh.

Oh ya... :oops: Forgot...
Thot u'll bring DS1 to school...

[heyhoe]

In our family, we have P2 and 2 in childcare - coming 3 and 5 yrs:-


I wake up at 6am and cook soup&rice, place drinks/milk/snacks into their school bags, place their uniforms and fold clothes still in dryer.

6.30am - wake P2 and 5 years old and ask them to brush teeth, drink milk and change to uniform, also feed ds3 milk (still in dreamy mode). While they’re doing this, I’ll bathe and get ready for work.

6.45am - wake Dh and Ds3, get Ds3 - changed. While Dh bathe and get ready, I’ll let them play a while if have time. Otherwise, help them to speed up.

7.00am - 7:15am (latest) - leave home. Send Ds1 to school, then Ds2&3 to CC. Dh send me to mrt station.

Luckily, Ds1 study nearby our home.

[schellen]

When DD1 was in P1, and I was still working, I would be in-charge of getting her up, bringing her to the bathroom and changing her into her school uniform or PE attire. sashimi is responsible for getting her breakfast ready. While she's eating, I would comb and tie her hair up. Then, she'll lie down for a short while till sashimi is ready to leave. If she is slow, she doesn't have this \"rest period\". I will then go for my shower and leave either with them or before them. sashimi brings DD1 to school. That was a tough year as DD1 could not be awakened by any alarms we used and was very difficult to drag out of bed.


Now that DD1 is in P2, she has become more independent, partly because she wanted to and partly because she had to, due to the birth of DD2. I'm now a SAHM and DD2 will usually have a morning feed when DD1 and sashimi are getting ready for school/work. DD1 has an alarm clock now that wakes her up. She will go to the bathroom on her own and change into her school uniform or PE attire herself. sashimi will still prepare her breakfast. While eating, she will comb and tie her hair up herself. Then, she brushes her teeth. She often goes to school on her own and comes back on her own. The school is just across the road and she has her own set of keys.

I always ensure that DD1's bag is packed and ready to go. Her hair accessories and clothes are also laid out the day before. So in cases when they both oversleep, there is still a chance that they will both make it in time for school/work.

P.S. jedamum, M asks me to tell you to tell J: Sleep so much for what?