Today was the day I knew I needed to end all naps for little buddy Abe. The boy is almost 3 1/2 and is starting preschool. But the poor kiddo loves naps. Save a few rare days, Abe has put himself down for naps or has fallen asleep during quiet time. But when he does take a nap (hallelujah for mama smith), he ends up staying up forever at night... sometimes getting up a bazillion times until 10 p.m. Yikes - yeah, not so fun for mama and papa smith! So, we've decided this must end and that he needs to go to bed consistently at 8 and learn to live without naps. Alas...sigh...this saddens mama smith (that's me) because my afternoon quiet time is quite interrupted by 3-year-old boredom or hunger pains...hence...today was a hard one for me. But this too shall pass as we all adjust to his new schedule. I suppose this means Abe is a real boy and no longer a toddler - a big milestone. But looking on the bright side of things - we do know that one thing Abe is good at is taking naps. This kid has napping skills!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sleep is a good thing...for everyone
Today was the day I knew I needed to end all naps for little buddy Abe. The boy is almost 3 1/2 and is starting preschool. But the poor kiddo loves naps. Save a few rare days, Abe has put himself down for naps or has fallen asleep during quiet time. But when he does take a nap (hallelujah for mama smith), he ends up staying up forever at night... sometimes getting up a bazillion times until 10 p.m. Yikes - yeah, not so fun for mama and papa smith! So, we've decided this must end and that he needs to go to bed consistently at 8 and learn to live without naps. Alas...sigh...this saddens mama smith (that's me) because my afternoon quiet time is quite interrupted by 3-year-old boredom or hunger pains...hence...today was a hard one for me. But this too shall pass as we all adjust to his new schedule. I suppose this means Abe is a real boy and no longer a toddler - a big milestone. But looking on the bright side of things - we do know that one thing Abe is good at is taking naps. This kid has napping skills!
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My oldest son was like this too Heather. He loved his naps. He was more sad than I was when it was time to give them up. Your scrapbook pages are great..have you ever submitted them for publication? You should!
What a sweet boy to take such good naps. It is a hard choice between a decent quiet time or having time at night with your husband. Tough!!
Way to go on making it through your first no-nap day! That is a hard thing. So nice to have time at night though when they're asleep. I hear you about the 10 o'clock bedtime! Those nights are rough! Good luck! What a sweet boy to sleep so well. I wish Porter would do that!
Ah, the good ole days of naps :). What a sweet thing that Abe is good at! He'll have his day once again when he's a daddy, maybe on Sunday afternoons. Your pages are outstanding, Heath!
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