For the last 6 months or so I have had what I call "The Golden Hour". That is the time when both of my boys are napping and I can get cleaning, cooking or work done or just simply some alone time. Sometimes that period of time is an hour, sometimes it can be 3! (3 is more of the rare occasion, but 2 hours is common). I knew that as my kids get older, I won't have this Golden Hour any more. I have thought about how much I will miss it, not that I don't love my kids, but we all need a little break sometimes.
Anyway... for the last couple of weeks, James has skipped his nap every here and there. Last week it was almost every other day (ugh)! During this time, he will sit in his bed 30 min or so playing, but not napping and then getting out of bed. Then I have him stay in his room for quiet time. Reading books or playing alone with his toys. This can be anywhere from 30 min to an hour and 30 min.
Well today, after not taking a nap yesterday, I thought he would for sure take a nap. But no. He wasn't acting tired, but I put him down anyway. He stayed up there 40 min or so and then when I went up to check if he was asleep he was sitting up in his bed wide awake. I asked him what he was doing and told him he should be sleeping. He looked at me and said "No more naps... no, no, no." In a sing-song voice. I realized that my days of having him take 2-3 hour naps a day might be coming to an end! It is so weird how he can go from being such a good, long napper to not wanting/needing them. I am not ready to give them up entirely... but I am coming to the realization that his napping days are soon coming to an end. Bummer.
On a positive note... he hasn't been waking up at 530am every morning!
3 comments:
It's SO tragic when they decide to stop napping! The only great thing about it is that he will go to bed earlier now! Or like you said, won't wake up so early. I would keep enforcing the quiet time in his room though. Then maybe your "golden hour" can continue a little longer??
Just when you get used to a certain stage, it's over and on to the next. Heather napped until she was about 3 years old, but Jenna was done at 21 months. When it's over, it's over, dang it!
One day your golden hour will just be being down one kid. motherhood is good in that it eases you in. you go from all your time to yourself and slowly wean down to no time to yourself.
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