I used to get up early to go to morning swim practice & a lot of times, when I peeked in on Matthew (as we used to call him) he was wide awake - just being content in his crib. So, I'd put him in his little car seat while I was eating cereal and would give him sips of my milk. I learned later, from my own kids, that I was lucky that Matt was content to sit in the car seat & watch me the whole time - a sweet baby!