Morning from hell

This morning was truly a morning straight from parenting hell. By the time I got to work I was feeling completely traumatised.

Daniel has a new habit of waking up at 5am. A habit that does not please me, not even a teenyweeny little bit. In fact, it is the epitomy (is that even a word?) of un-cuteness. The reason he woke up at 5 this morning was to tell us that there are now only 4 sleeps left before his party.

He then proceeded to attach himself to my expansive waist whilst I was dressing/blow-drying hair.

Maybe now would be a good time to mention that I am NOT A MORNING PERSON. I have to wake up in silence and not speak to anyone for at least a half-hour before I become even remotely human. So you can well imagine that this incredible show of affection was not well-received at 6 am.

Fast forward to 6:30 when we (read: Etienne) had to physically remove Isabel from bed. And she started crying and refused to gave breakfast. Whilst Daniel was doing his loud crazy bounce routine.

We (read: me) finally managed to get Isabel to sit at the table and eat her porridge. In what turned out to be the only 5 minutes she didn’t scream this morning.

She is not sick, I truly hope that she just woke up on the wrong side of the kitchen counter where Etienne had put her down. The alternative of a repeat performance makes me want to head for the hills.

And poor Mignon, who is normally the more ‘high maintenance morning child’ got dressed without the least resistance. I think she realised that Mommy and Daddy are about to lose it this morning.

I live in a zoo.

8 thoughts on “Morning from hell”

  1. I feel for you!
    We had a similar experience this morning, Aaron woke up, came to our bedroom and asked for the TV, we said that he must get dressed first, this resulted in a half hour screaming tantrum.
    What pissed me off the most was that he woke up the baby!
    ((strongs))

    1. Typical. We want them to be individuals, but just sometimes we wish they could fit nicely into the box!

    1. No nanny? I will send wine and chocolate, only way to deal with it. Oh, and a couple of extra hours in your day 🙂

  2. Here’s to only 3 more 5am wake up’s and then the anticiaption will be over… until next year

  3. I loath mornings like that. Really they set the tone for the whole day! Cameron is an early riser but fortunately old enough now to do his own thing until we are awake. I dont mind being up early but do not wake me!!!!

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