**This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to the 5 winners, Katrina, Beth, Donna, Christina and Allyson! Hope Eggo helps your mornings be a little more sane!**
I am not a morning person. But my kids are. OH BOY are they. They hit the ground running at full speed (and volume) at ridiculously early hours of the morning. (For several months, my son was waking up at five am. FIVE. AM!) So after becoming a mom, I quickly learned I needed to learn how to cope with this morning thing that has the nerve to come around every single day.
I do everything I can the night before. Make lunches, pack up backpacks, lay out outfits, set up the coffeemaker to greet me when I come downstairs, and prepare as much as breakfast as I can.
I make an effort to be up before the kids. Its so tempting to sneak in more sleep, but mornings go much smoother when I have a head start. I get up, have a cup of coffee and read for a bit before the kids decend.
I plan. And have a back-up plan. Mondays we have pancakes, Tuesdays we have cereal, Wednesdays we have muffins and yogurt, etc. And my back-up plan is frozen waffles. Its one of the fwe things that everyone likes. When the morning is totally crazy and chaotic and we're running late, I can throw frozen waffles in the toaster and (if need be) they can be eaten in the car.
Now, to add another weapon to my crazy morning arsenal, the Eggo Real Fruit Pizza. I popped them in the microwave this morning and 2 minutes later, breakfast was served. All three of my kids loved them and declared them "VERY YUMMY." I have to confess, I was skeptical, but they were actually really good! Not too sweet, great flavor and more filling than a waffle.
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I try and prep lunches the day before so I do not have to do them in the morning
My boys are early risers to. I am SO NOT a morning person.
I try to have as much ready the night before as well. Kiel eats breakfast at daycare most mornings, and that helps.
I’m super impressed with your breakfast schedule. It’s pretty much cereal or oatmeal in our house.
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I have a special container that holds the cereal and milk ready for serving. If my daughter wakes before me she can serve herself without the risk of spilling a gallon of milk on the floor.
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I pack EVERYTHING the night before. Gym bag, lunchbox, work stuff..everything. Things are just too rushed if I try to get things done in the morning.
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My mornings are saner thanks to coffee that is set to brew as I am waking up!
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My mornings are always insane! I’m trying to cherish the chaos right now because it’s only going to get crazier because my daughter is starting school in a few months
i am not a morning person at all. I usually have hubby feed dd and ds1 while i nurse ds2.
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I start extra early in order to allow there to be more time to get things taken care of.
I try to pack lunches and lay out clothes the night before. I also try to get a head start and get up at least 30 minutes before everyone else so that I can shower, get dressed and have coffee before everyone gets up. Most importantly, I keep a regular bedtime schedule during the school week.
I have a super husband that gets everyone fed in the morning while I sleep in a little, how cool is that!?!?
I wish I was as organized as you! I find that my morning (my whole day, really) is better when I get up and shower before the kids get up. It makes me feel like I am ready for anything.
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We lay out all breakfast stuff in the morning. If the kids are having bananas or a piece of fruit it goes on the already set breakfast table. Cups are out, plates are ready, Bread container by the toaster and the menu planned out.
i try to plan ahead.get everything i need for the kids ready the night before so all i have to do is get them ready and fed.
I try to keep my mornings sane by having my kids take their baths the night before and set their clothes out for the morning so it’s all ready to go!
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I make my mornings easier by showering at night. One less thing to do in the morning is a good thing. I am soooo not a morning person.
I make my mornings easier by waking up at least one hour before the kids. It gives me my “me time” and lets me make sure that everything is in order.
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I, like you try to get as much dine the night before. My girls are now in th habit of picking out their own outfit the night before as well! I get everything I will need and set it bby the front door so I won’t forget it!
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on weekends my husband does the cooking in the morning and since we get up super early on weekdays daycare usually gives them breakfast.
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I have three children, ages 7, 5 and 3. Mornings are crazy in our household. The kids are always looking for a great, hot breakfast and I am always going after my coffee! I wake up before the kids so I can drink my coffee and read the paper. Once they get up, I am ready to greet them and the day!
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My kids also love to get up way too early. I, on the other hand, love to sleep. We also get clothes ready the night before and hubby does his and kids lunches in the morning (he leaves before we get up). We go downstairs and pick out breakfast which is usually a battle.
Like you I also prepare everything possible the night before. I have to be at work by 6:45 every morning so that includes getting the kids up and to the sitter by 6:15AM! It’s not easy but we get it done!
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I make my 22 month old Eggo Mini Pancakes and let him dip them in yogurt, they’re super fast and filling!
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If my husband doesn’t have overtime and is home, he gets up with our kids and let’s me sleep! Helps keep me sane!
I make my mornings saner by getting up at the crack of dawn, drinking a pot of coffee (well maybe not quite that much!) and catching up on the shows I dvr’d from the past week. By no means am I a morning person, so I need this time alone to wake up and become cheerful before my husband and son wake up.
The boys get their baths the night before, and their clothes for morning get laid out before bed. Lunch gets packed the night before, along with anything else the kids need for the day.
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I get up and workout and have my quiet time before the kids get up. I am then ready to start the day.
I set as much out the night before for my kids to help themselves when they wake up.
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I make the lunches in the morning and am running like a chicken…perhaps this would be a nice change to cereal or fruit for breakfast.
I do a lot of planning in my head the night before, but not so much “actual doing.” I do usually wake before the kiddos so that gives me the time I need. We love pancakes, toaster strudels, & french toast for breakfast.