Morning Grump

Ainsley is my morning grump. On most days, she spends like the first hour crying and having a fit about every little thing. It really makes the morning unpleasant. She's perfectly fine until something sets her off. She doesn't like the clothes I picked, or the color of her sippy cup, whatever. Then she spends all of breakfast repeatedly asking for things and then saying "noooo!" and throwing it and refusing to eat. Sometimes we are all done and she is left sitting in her high chair, then she decides to eat. I am not a morning person either, so maybe that's where she gets it. Once she gets over her grumpy fit, she's OK. I can wait her out with breakfast most mornings since I'm a SAHM, but on Tues and Thurs we need to get going for preschool. One of these days, she's going to end up going hungry.

How do you handle this?

 

Mine are always grumpy if I wake them up, but if they wake up on their own they are usually ok. So most of the time when they do nap (which hasn't happened for a while now) and I wake them up we get an hour of cranky in the afternoon! I hate it I just try to ignore it the best I can and they snap out of it after a while. Food does seem to help some.

 

When I read the title of your post, I was going to tell you *I* am the morning grump. I really would like about 30 minutes alone/quiet in the morning before I have to deal with kids who cry because of the color of their sippy cups, color of the clothes, etc. So, not only am I a morning grump, P and P take turns being the morning grump at our house. Drives me crazy, but I do try my best to ignore the behavior.
No real advice, just letting you know I feel your pain.

 

Is it wrong to give a two year old coffee? :lol: Maybe that's what she needs, it certainly helps me!
She wakes up on her own, but yes, when I have to wake them up (which I rarely do, but sometimes we need to get going) they are both unbearable.

 

Mine have been grumpy most mornings lately. It is quite unpleasant. It makes the morning a real drag.

I feel for you, hopefully this shall pass quickly!

 

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Is it wrong to give a two year old coffee? :lol: Maybe that's what she needs, it certainly helps me!



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Montana is our grump. When I am home, I can cure this by stopping what I am doing and holding her for about 5-10 minutes and she is good to go. Feeding also helps but not always. Tana is my child who still loves to be held and cuddled. So holding helps.

 

yes, but it's me! i'm so NOT a morning person. honestly, i'm not sure about who wakes up grumpy because DH lets me stay in bed. He's the best husband and daddy. i couldn't survive the days without that little extra snooze time.

 

mine both need major snuggles in the morning - we cuddle and read stories for a good 20 mins in the am - they would like more but by 7:30 i really have to start getting them ready, as our nanny comes at 8. alisha ALWAYS cries for more mama cuddles when i tell her it's time to start getting ready and that sometimes turns into a full 30 mins of grumpy.

with cameron it's after nap grumpies - i pretty much always have to wake them from their nap (i wake them at 3 or 3:15) and he is soooooooooooo unhappy about it and again needs major cuddles - if we have to go somewhere in the afternoon it's tough.

kelly, i totally feel for you. most days we can just take our time and they can get cuddles, but on tues and thurs i drop them off at preschool at 9 and getting them up, dressed, fed, and out the door and to school on time without a major meltdown is a major accomplishment! i try to actually go into their room a little early those days (7 vs 7:10 or 7:15) so they can get up and going more slowly.