Of our two children, the Boy, perhaps not surprisingly, is always the first to wake. His usual time, left to himself, is around 7:00. If we’re lucky on the weekend, he might sleep until a little closer to eight, but he also likes to get up around five just for a change. Still, no matter what, he wakes earlier than L nine times out of ten. And so we do the logical thing: we change his diaper, dress him,  and take him into the Girl’s room and ploop him beside her.

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His reaction is now always the same: he looks for L’s nighttime sippy cup. He’s begun using a sippy cup — adorned with illustrations from Cars — and he likes to help himself to L’s princess sippy cup.

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Eventually the Girl wakes up, usually quite glad to see the Boy. The giggles, tickling, and general silliness begin, and so everyone starts the day with a smile.

A perfect start to the day.