4:51

Little bugger woke up at 4:51am this morning. The rule in our house is no matter what time Ben wakes up, he's in his crib until 6:00. The problem with this rule (which I am a fan of) is that from 4:51 until 6:01 I am lying in bed unable to sleep because every 30 seconds, he either screams dada, mama, kitty, train, or just waaaaaa! So now it's only 8:45am and both Bennet and I are ready for a nap. Our whole Sunday routine is thrown off, I'm cranky, and I'm trying not to take it out on Ben. It's not his fault he's a raging crank-o-saurus. So who to blame then...hmmm, let's just go with...oh I don't know...Elmo