Morning Shmorning

I remember a time way back....back before the husband, children, and dog that I used to actually be woken up by some handy gadget folks like to call an alarm clock. Better yet, on days that I wasn't working I was able to wake up on my own time. Distant memories now. The routine was as follows-
*Wake up.
*Make coffee.
*Shower, get ready, and head to work.
*You could even use the bathroom in peace! This could all be done in about 45 minutes.

Now if we have something to do in the morning I need hours to complete the routine. I am usually woken up around 3:30 due to Aaron's lovely work schedule, and if I do fall back asleep by 6:30 Kaelyn or the dog can be found inches from my face telling me to get up or licking me (the dog, not Kaelyn!) indicating that they have to pee. Kaelyn always says "Good morning Mama, I wake up." Naturally if there was a day we had to be somewhere early it would be the ONE day that Kaelyn and I actually sleep in. Now the routine goes a little something like this-

*Get woken up by either child- fur or human.
***CUDDLE TIME with Kaelyn ***this is the best part of the morning for me!
*Get up and let dog out. Yell at dog for barking at the birds because it's too early to be barking.
*Try and make coffee but get distracted because someone needs to watch cartoons.
*Start coffee
*Begin breakfast. Kaelyn is a picky eater but usually will tell me ahead of time what's on the menu for breakfast. Chuggos and milk (Cheerios and milk) or Green juice, Spubby's, and butter toast (Odwalla, strawberries and peanut butter toast) are her usual go-to's.
*Serve breakfast.
*Try and jump in the shower, listening carefully for any unusual noises. Should you hear anything the shower must me stopped and you run out to find that someone decided to lick the milk out of the cereal bowl like a dog, made a mess and is devastated over a little spilt milk. Even worse is when you think you hear something and you come out to see your child sitting there being an angel just playing with toys or watching cartoons.
*Clean up mess.  (thankfully this isn't a daily thing at breakfast.)
*Back to shower, wash hair for the second time because you can't remember if you already have. Better yet, don't wash your hair because you think you already did and then wonder why your locks look so greasy after you finish getting ready. (don't tell me im the only one that has done this.)
*Get out of shower and find that your child has decided to put on your make up or has gotten into the Q-tips and tampons throwing them all over the place like confetti on New Year's Eve.
*Someones pooped. Change it.
*Call Daddy. Kaelyn always wants to call her daddy in the morning. I don't care how much of a rush we are in to be somewhere I will ALWAYS let her call her daddy if she asks.
*Get dressed. For some reason you can never manage to get dressed alone. Getting dressed and  using the toilet alone were officially tossed out the window long ago. There is always a little person staring at you asking what you are doing. "Are you poopin Mama? You tootin a nugget?" Trying not to laugh I say "No K, just pee. Ok Mama, go pee."
*Get children dressed. This usually requires some chasing up and down the hall because of course everything is a game when you are a toddler. Getting dressed is the easy part, doing the hair is the struggle. I happen to be hair challenged. I can manage a ponytail but that is about it. She HATES having her hair done which is why I give her the gummy bears on the days I can't handle the struggle and cries of hair time.
*Start to dry my hair. I have A LOT of hair so I have to do it in shifts or I overheat!
*Stop hair because I am getting hot, do a bit of make-up. Get one eye done and remember I forgot to feed the dog.
*Go feed dog.
*Get back to the makeup or the hair and the little munchkin wants to watch a different cartoon.
*Please the toddler with a new show so I can continue to get ready.
*Finally finish the makeup or blow drying session.
*Dog needs to go outside again since he just ate. Let him out.
*Peek into the playroom and notice that someone has already messed up their ponytail that took you 5 minutes and 6 gummy bears to complete. Hair re-do.
*Brush teeth which is usually about the time I remember I haven't ate breakfast.
*Pack a bag. Juice, snacks, and other kid essentials.
*Look at clock and realize it's time to go.
*Put on shoes, coats, get dog in the garage, do a once over glance at the house making sure you have everything. Sometimes I see my coffee (that I needed so bad) still sitting on the counter.... full.
*Get into the car.
*Look at clock as you drive off and wonder how 15 minutes have passed since you last looked at the clock right before you left the house.
*Look in the back to make sure you actually put your kid in the car seat and didn't leave her in the driveway! For some reason that is a fear of mine and I have no idea why!

What??? Were late? Imagine that....

We aren't late that often because being tardy for the party is a HUGE pet peeve of mine.However it has happened on occasion.

I was thinking about all this early this morning when I was having cuddle time with Kaelyn watching Clifford the Dog. I am so excited that she is about to have a baby sister but I also got sad thinking that very shortly we won't have our cuddle time together every morning like we do now. Which then got me thinking I will soon have to get two kids ready in the morning! I need to get a better handle on my morning routine ASAP. Or just make sure my kids are always dressed super cute so people won't notice their mom is unshowered and only has mascara on one eye. :)