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2.06.2008

the end is near

I'm crying just imagining it, but I think Leif is trying to drop his nap. I mean my nap. I need that nap.

For the last couple of weeks he does not want to nap - period. It takes like 2.5 hours for him to fall asleep, if at all. By 7:00 PM he is a little drunkard, walking into things and spewing nonsense. We just put him to bed and he sleeps a full 10 or 11 hours. If, by some strange chance, I got him to nap during the day (stroller, car, strait jacket) he won't sleep a full night. Waking up a couple of times, then getting up around 5:00 or 5:30 AM.

Anyways, here's to hoping it's just a little phase. May the universe love me and keep him napping for at least another year. Please.

Any ideas??

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh, dear God.
I'm so sorry, Rach.
I'll pray for you and your family during this difficult time.

Stacy @ Sweet Sky said...

Uh, my idea?

Let it go... :)

I so remember this with Orlando.
For a LONG time before he gave it up , I went on a walk in the afternoon to give him a nap (and me a break), but the nap was becoming so much work that it wasn't worth it to me after long.

That was when he was around three. Now, at four and a half, he naps a couple times a week. Just when he really needs it. So, the naps may not disappear for good with Leif. He might reach a new equilibrium.

Other ideas? I had a friend who would only let her son nap a half hour or so during the transition time. But that was a bit different, I guess, because if she didn't wake him he would sleep for 2 or 3 hours and then be up until midnight. So, uh, no, I don't have any other ideas for you. Sorry!!

But I do feel for you. ;)