Early bird gets the worm...

At least that's what Luke thinks! Luke has started operating by summer hours and now wakes up between 5:30 and 5:45 in the morning. We've attempted to make his room as dark as possible, but it doesn't seem to be tricking his internal clock. When the sun's up, so is he! He's still in his crib, but the railing is down so he can crawl out at his own leisure. He usually trots downstairs and takes a direct path to his sound-asleep Dad, trying to wake him with a variety of questions and vocal volumes. After discovering that his attempts aren't working, Luke then usually 1) resorts to trying to wake Mom up (usually she's already awake and laughing at Luke's antics) or 2) abandons "Operation Wake Up Dad" and retreats to the family room to play trains for a while. While it is early in the morning, it is a pleasant (and comical) alarm clock!