Early Mornings With the Kids

We've been having early wake ups for a couple of weeks now. Usually it is Zachary getting up around 5:30am. He comes into our bedroom, makes me lift him into bed, and sometimes falls back to sleep with us while pulling my hair. And sometimes it is Avery who wakes up at 5:30 and then he just wants to play. When that happens I have to immediately get up when he wakes up, which stinks.

Zachary has two canines coming in and that is probably contributing to his early mornings. Avery has bad dreams on occasion, he blames the dreams for waking him up early. At least they take naps at the same time during the day, so if I don't get enough sleep I can grab a short snooze.