Since having Parker, Ben and I have put the kids down around 8:30 and then watched a TV show together. Occasionally we will do something else (like play a game or talk), but our go-to has been a TV episode. We would try to be in bed and asleep by around 10:30.
Recently, Ben and I were thinking about ways to get better sleep. We know that sleep earlier in the night is better for your body than sleep later in the evening and we also know that screentime before bed isn't the bed. However, we love watching a show together and having some kid-free time to relax each day. A couple weeks ago, we decided to try changing it up a little.
Instead of staying up to watch a show together, we've started waking up early to watch an episode.
There are still a few things we are figuring out with it, but for the most part we really like it so far. We try to be in bed by 9:00 and asleep by 9:30. My alarm goes off at 5:30, and I get up and get the show going on my computer. We lay in bed together and watch an episode (right now, we're watching Veronica Mars). When the episode is over, we're both awake enough to get up and get going on our day (dishes, shower, etc.) and still have enough time to get those things in before the kids wake up.
It's taken some getting used to and there are nights (like when Ben has a Smash tournament or we hang out with someone after putting the kids down) that we won't be able to do it, but we're more consistent with this so far than our previous 10:30 to 6:30 because we're doing it on weekends. On Saturdays, we just get to stay snuggled in bed and watch more than one episode or a movie instead of getting up and being productive.
It's been great so far. Except the days that Rylee wakes us up at 4:30 because she's had an accident 😅
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