Right Side of the Bed

It seems like all that is on my mind 24/7 is sleep, the lack of, how good it is, how the kids finally get to bed, today I want to talk about how my kids love their sleep.  Everybody wakes up on the right side of the bed, so sweet, cuddly, and its actually a good time to bond and talk about whether they were good listeners or where they could improve.  Our mornings are our connection time, it is not crazy and rushed because usually they wake up between 6am-7am and we have time to marinate.

I always love the origins of phrases, and usually it is said that someone wakes up on the wrong side,

GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED - "The wrong side of the bed is the left side, according to a superstition that goes back to the time of the Romans. People have been saying other people 'got up on the wrong side of the bed,' 'awoke surly or grouchy,' for well over three centuries now, usually not knowing the real meaning of what they are saying, but the equally old expression 'got up left foot forward' tells the story. The supposedly sinister nature of the left is reflected in many English superstitions and expressions, such as the belief that it is unlucky to put your left shoe first, or to walk into a house left foot first. The Romans, especially Augustus Caesar, were very careful that they got up on the right side of the bed, but there is no evidence that they were less grouchy than anyone else." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/909.html

(idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_up_on_the_wrong_side_of_the_bed

The wrong side of the bed is the one that leaves you grumpy and unsociable first thing in the morning (my own has two wrong sides). There are many similar expressions that begin the wrong side of ..., of which the original seems to be wrong side of the blanket for a child born illegitimately. Some others are getting on the wrong side of somebody, the wrong side of the law, laughing on the wrong side of one’s mouth, and on the wrong side of forty (or thirty, or fifty, or almost any age, really).

All express the idea that there are good and bad aspects of any situation. A well-known American example, the wrong side of the tracks, is the only one of the set that seems to be based in a real, physical location.

Some writers say there was once a superstition that to get out of bed on the left side, the sinister side, led to bad luck, but this sounds like a well-meaning attempt to explain the mysterious. If there ever was such a belief, it’s not reflected in the recorded use of the expression, which is actually not that old; it seems to have been derived from another phrase of similar type.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-wro1.htm

Also in Jewish law the right side should go first, it is an interesting read, just click the link,
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/260661/jewish/The-Laws-of-Using-The-Right-Side.htm

My older kids especially are the best sleepers, getting them to bed is the challenge, but once they are asleep it is deep, nothing rouses them.  The baby is still a work in progress but Thank God once he is out, he is sleeping well, and the best part is they all wake up calm, content, and happy to start their day.

In the mornings I feel especially blessed,
I have never been an early morning person,
but once you are a parent it is inevitable,
Overall I don't want to miss an ounce of life,
so starting off early is all good,
its just those naps I miss,
I am a napper,
will never stop dreaming of naps,
some countries take a few hours off in the middle of the day,
Spectacular Siesta,
Coach Yulia

The siblings are so sweet with each other, my son build a track with a heart in it for his sister, bottom left