I don’t know if I’m just having a tired day, or if skipping the morning nap actually kicked my ass that much. And it’s not as though I ever sleep during the kids’ morning nap, but apparently it has been serving a very important recharge function in my life.
We did a trial class at The Little Gym this morning, to see if we want to sign up for the Winter/Spring session. It’s a pricey place, especially since they only offer a 10% discount on the second kid, so it was nice to be able to do a trial run. The people were very nice and welcoming, and I think it’s a very cool program. The trouble was that, because I had a scheduling brain fart, I signed us up for a mid-morning class. I was thinking ahead to the winter, when I anticipate they will have dropped the morning nap. Except, well, they haven’t done that yet.
We got in the car extra early, in the hopes they’d either doze off or at least have some quiet time before class. Mixed results. Rebecca did fall asleep, Daniel was clearly drowsy but stayed awake. This led to a cranky Rebecca (in a new place with new people) and a somewhat fragile Daniel. Ah well. The problem was, when class was over, it was still only 10:45. Gah! What to do!
We played outside, played inside, turned on Sprout for a few minutes. Had an early lunch, and I got them into their cribs at 12:30, easily 45 minutes earlier than usual. And instead of 30-45 minutes of talking and shrieking, this time they were silent within minutes, and they slept nearly two hours.
Sounds like a good thing, right? Then why do I feel like I’ve been hit by a bulldozer?!
I’m sure I’ll get used to my new reality when it happens. But I’m glad we can keep the morning nap around at least for a little bit longer… It’s exhausting to keep them entertained from when they wake up until lunchtime!
Losing the morning nap totally sucks. Don’t try it. Wait until it’s a screaming nap before you give it up completely. And, yes, it’s pretty dang hard entertaining the whole morning. Preserve the nap! There’s plenty of time for little gyms and such.
My two are 20.5 months and the afternoon naps are just getting later and later. I am very afraid.
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Sad to see that sleeping/napping issues continue far into the future! I wonder if you are also tired because you are trying to eat less. Sad but true that carbs/chocolate keep you going. Also, caffine.
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Oh, Liz, I completely agree. Jack has dropped the morning nap completely, and I miss the morning nap. Why was I so eager to do a one-nap routine? By the time Jack’s nap rolls around, I’m practically dancing out of his room with delight, so happy am I to have a little break. And oh gosh, it is so difficult to entertain him all morning!
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that is exactly what i fear about going to one nap! so i am hoping to hold out for as long as possible!
do you think you will be joining the class? it sounds like a lot of fun!
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I found that the 2 to 1 transition kicked my butt big time. But once I built up my stamina, tweaked our schedule and accepted my new reality, I LOVE the one nap a day. So much better to have one predictable nap rather than two hit or miss. However, the days where the one nap doesn’t go so well are pretty painful.
One nap sucks. You know how long I whined and moaned about how long the morning was—-hmm, have I stopped doing that? Seriously, part of it is the break you get but the other part is the routine—-without the routine of the nap in the middle of the morning, even if they don’t sleep long, that morning goes on FOREVER.