After we got back from picking Analise up at school today, it was naptime in our house. Most days, Analise naps on my bed, and I lay down with her until she falls asleep. Lately, though, she’s been wanting to skip her naps, which I let her do every now and then (and the bonus effect of this is a much quicker, early bedtime! If we can tolerate the tired, whiney\/crying attitude that often crops up in the late afternoon without a nap…)<\/p>\n
Today she laid down next to me and said, “Just a short nap, Mama?” <\/p>\n
“Sure,” I said. <\/p>\n
“When can I get up?”<\/p>\n
“After you rest, sweetie.” <\/p>\n
“How ’bout I decide how long? I’ll tell you how much time I want to rest for.”<\/p>\n
Easy enough, I thought, since she still hasn’t grasped the hours\/minutes\/time concepts yet. “Ok. How long do you want to nap for?”<\/p>\n
“Thirty hours, Mama. How’s that? I’ll nap for 30 hours.” <\/p>\n
I stifled my laugh. “Sure thing, sweetie. That’ll be great.” That might start getting me caught up on the accumulated sleep debt of 5 years of bad sleep!<\/p>\n
Naptime only lasted 30 minutes, but that means bedtime should be a breeze tonight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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