So far this summer has been pretty good.
The kids have been busy with camps, bible school, sports and we just returned from a week's vacation.
Oh, how we needed that vacation.
Before we left, Baby O was not wanting to take his naps in the afternoon. I think we tuckered him out so much on our trip that he's back to needing them again!
Let's hope it continues.
As all of us mom's know, life is never the same once the little ones no longer take naps. It's a bit better for travelling mind you, but everyone needs a little down-time in the afternoon (including me) and when I have a screaming toddler at the dinner table because he didn't have a nap in the afternoon... well, let's just say... this does not make for a very happy mealtime.
I would rather not hear the screaming of a toddler while I'm trying to enjoy my dinner. Or have to get up and down 15 times because he just can't decide what he wants to do.
Naps... I love naps.
Before our vacation however, we did have to cut the naps back to NO MORE than 2 hrs in the afternoon, and they absolutly cannot go beyond 3pm or else we have a toddler running around our house until 10pm. We will continue with this plan for the next little while.
I don't know how some people do it. I have friends who have children who are four years old and they still nap in the afternoon!! My four year old has not napped since he was two and a half!! I need to find out what kind of herbs they are slipping into their sippy cups and get myself some!!
S would be a much happier child if he would have a quick little power snooze in the afternoon. Just 30 mins would suffice. I feel so badly for him some days. He'll be laying on the couch during "quiet time" and you can see his eyes are glazy, etc. But... try putting him into bed - NO WAY!
The only way he will sleep in the afternoon is if we are driving in the vehicle... which is sometimes a trick we play on the kids. "Okay everyone, hop in the van, we're going for a drive!!" (hehehehe)
This isn't as good for me however, because I would like to nap with them!
I can see myself now, pulling over to the side of the road while everyone else is napping so that I too can get a little shut eye.
Knock, knock...
"Oh, excuse me officer, I was just so tired... the kids won't sleep at night and now they don't want to sleep during the day... all I need is 20 minutes and I'll be out of here. We're fine... really, we're fine."
Oh yes... kids change your life completely. I really miss those days when we used to sleep in until noon.
I'm sure though, once they're all out on their own, we'll wish we were back to sleepless nights and crazy days with no naps or downtime... or maybe not, we'll be too busy napping.
1 comment:
It is tiring when the kids do not nap in the afternoon. My daughter was a sleeping beauty, she napped from 10 am - 11, followed by another nap from 2 - 4 pm and was asleep again from 9pm onwards. She had 2 hour afternoon naps right till she started school at 7 years. On school days when she did not get her afternoon nap, she was in bed by 8 and asleep by 8.30pm. I could get so much done and even nap in the afternoon, enjoyed you posts
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