Henry gets up at 6:45 on school days and has to be out the door by 7:15 when Ben leaves.
That gives him 30 minutes to do his morning routine: get dressed, make his bed, bring in dirty clothes, brush his teeth, and eat breakfast.
He should have plenty of time......should.
He usually takes forever to get himself woken up and dressed and, in the end, has to eat his breakfast on the run. Even when I help him all along the way or wake him up earlier, he still dawdles. It makes for a stressful morning.
Lately, though, he has been right on time--early even. He pops right out of bed and is brushing his teeth before Ben is even out of the shower. It's been a nice change!
Then one day, when I came home from work, I went in to give him a kiss and I noticed that he was completely dressed in his uniform. Shoes and all.
I asked him the next morning if those were the clothes from the day before and he said no. He's been waking up in the middle of the night and getting himself completely dressed for the next day.
We've since convinced him that he should probably just wait to get dressed in the morning, but I must admit that his solution, other than the wrinkles, was a good one!
That boy is a problem solver!
