Well it has been about a year since I posted on this topic, but that doesn't mean I'm not getting up early! My now 2.5 year old wakes up around 6:00 a.m. on a good day. I guess we've learned to just live with it. We've played around with bedtime and nothing really seemed to make a difference. He used to get up anywhere from 4:30 a.m., but since turning 2, he has consistently made it past 5:30.
I now have another son who just like his older brother loves to get up early! Whenever I get frustrated, upset, etc. (and we all do!) I just remember my mom recently telling me (she works at a doctor's office) about a 2.5 year old who was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. I know his parents wouldn't mind getting up so early! I know our lo's are much happier and so are we when they sleep more and later, but sometimes it just doesn't matter!
I hope I don't offend anyone with my little story, but it's just a reminder of how lucky we are to have our precious early risers! 2.5 years later we are still waking up extremely early, but I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Good luck to you all and I hope you get some sleep!