Ugh!!! not ready for this to happen, but it needs to....the past few weeks Syd has been fighting naps and/or bedtime and waking up prior to the crack of dawn....all the signs are pointing that its time to lose the nap! So not ready....me more so! But I also don't have the energy (or want) to have her up til 9pm at night either....so yesterday I started the thing we call "quiet time"...we did this with Breyden for about 2 yrs (maybe less), but after lunch (or whenever I may have a meeting....which I usually try to keep them to 1or a max of 2 a day...which I can do now with my current job...since I am finally in control of my calendar)....she gets to watch either a movie or cartoons....whichever she feels like, but she has to lay in her bed and watch them...if I have a meeting she knows that I close her door and she can't come out (this is what I did with Breyden and it worked) and if I don't have a meeting she just needs to still stay in her bed and watch the show....and if she falls asleep fine, but if she doesn't fine!....but it gives her a cooling off period and me a chance to have quiet in the house....Breyden still does quiet time, but its different now with him.....he is fully aware and understanding when I have meetings...and he is also getting into the phase that he wants to play and do things by himself...I really enjoyed nap time with both kids....but knew that it was short lived....Breyden gave his up about 3 months after Syd came home....and she is following in his footsteps....so its an end of an era....just think in 20 years they both will wonder why they can't just nap when they want!!!
Elisa
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