The one with a schedule

Here it is 6:30am and I've been awake for 3 1/2 hrs already. Today is going to be a rough day.
Yesterday Taegs and Ellie gave Raelee some medicine in hopes to get her to stop crying (I was cooking dinner at the time and I thought they were just soothing her with a binky). The medicine was an herbal tincture from Dr. Christopher called Kid-e-reg. It helps with colon problems. There is no danger to her for having more than recommended, however it has made her more gassy and uncomfortable. (She has a hard time pooping and only goes once every few days, so Im sure after this she'll get cleaned out.) Hence her inability to go back to sleep this morning.
So now Im nursing her, in hopes that she'll fall, and stay, asleep. Just in time for the culprits of this problem to wake up.
I have a rule in my house that no one can wake up before 7am. Taegen has a clock in his room and knows if he wakes up before then that he can play in his room until the clock says 7.0.0. Ellie is still to little to understand the concept but very rarely does she wake up before then anyways. This rule helps me keep my sanity, I highly recommend adopting it if you have early risers like me. Occasionally he'll try to come out early, but I just remind him its not 7, and still time to sleep and he goes right back to his room. Sometimes he falls back to sleep,  but most of the time he just relaxes or plays until 7.
I am all for following a schedule. I have had Taegen on one since he was born, and he does so much better with structure and routine. I started implementing quiet time about 9 months ago and it too has been great. Ellie was starting to fight taking he r nap, but I knew she wasnt ready to drop it either. So we started wuiet time where each child goes to their room and plays. They can do whatever they want in their rooms for the whole duration of quiet time. Ellie now willingly takes a nap again. Some days she fights it and either doesnt go down right away, or even at all, but its her choice. There are even times when Taegen takes a nap too. If not, I hear him in there having a blast with his imagination.
Its so nice to see or hear my kids use their imagination instead of asking to watch tv all day. Plus then I get a little "me" time as well. Win/win :)
Now I just need to get Raelee to follow the 7am rule and I'll be set. :) wishful thinking I know. But a girl can dream right!