Nap time used to be such an easy chore for Roo and I.
After lunch we'd close the curtains, turn all the lights off, threaten anyone who made noise with violence and she'd drift off to sleep.
Lately, not so much.
Now we have the damn bird chirping away and a toddler that seems more interested in eating or destroying things to want to nap.
Today I've been chasing her for a nap for TWO HOURS!
I finally just gave up and currently she's reading Mr. Me's school books.
No nap means early (waaaayyyyyyyyyy early) bedtime. But by six o'clock, she's grumpy and cranky as all hell.
I'm just hoping that she hasn't gotten it in her head to quit naps all together. I love (!!) her two hour naps because it allows me to do all my writing, answer emails, read blogs and relax. Without those two hour windows where I get to actually get things done, what will I do?
Yes, I know I could get everything done when she goes to bed early, but who wants to work once the sun's gone down?
Yeah, not me.
Friday, March 6, 2009
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I do "rest time" with kiddos I nanny for after they've outgrown nap time. I think toddlers need downtime for themselves, and Mommy needs a sanity check! So just put her in her cirb/bed with some books to look through for an hour and you and her will be refreshed to finish the day!
I completely agree with you. The days that it seems I need a nap the most are the days that Babe refuses to take one!
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