It's hard to remember exactly how things were because I was quite tired. lol I also handled things differently when I had two kiddos than when I had three or four. I will try to explain, though, how I ran my days. When I had 1-2 kids, my body was so in shock from the lack of sleep and I felt tired constantly. I would have my kids in my bed with me in the early morning and they would watch tv, eat cheerios, and drink milk while I laid in bed with my eyes closed. I simply felt exhausted. By the time I had my third (and then fourth), I was used to being tired and I learned to push through. I desired to get up early and have productive mornings, so I worked towards that. Once my baby was sleeping through the night (this was with my 3rd & 4th) for a good 6 months, I started to rise early. It started slowly and I inched my wake up time earlier and earlier. After we were all awake, our day looked like this: 7- breakfast 7:30- television show 8- reading time 8:30- school time 10- snack and outside time 12- lunch 12:30-3- naptime for all kiddos 3- snack time and TV 4- outside time 4:30- I start supper while kids play at my feet 5:30- supper 6- baths 6:30- bedtime for kids