Cassidy's afternoon nap has returned! Ahhhh, such a wonderful thing. We went through a spell for about 2 months where she dropped her nap completely. Some days, she really didn't seem tired, and other days she was exhausted but just refused to let herself wind down to fall asleep. We tried quiet time in her room with little success, so the days just became marathons - 13 hours of non-stop toddler play, and an early bedtime of 7pm. Then about 3 weeks ago, we encountered a day when she was just miserably tired by noon - so she willingly (which just means a minor tantrum rather than a major one, ha) laid down to
take a rest. She slept for 3 hours. The next day, as naptime approached, we just acted as if naps were always a regular part of her day and she pretty calmly took yet another nap! Since then, we've hardly missed a day, and it makes both of our afternoons go SO much more smoothly. Even Gavin, who was showing signs of dropping his morning nap, has gotten back into a daily routine of a 2 hour nap in the morning and another 2 hours in the afternoon. The nap angels must be watching out for me!
Cassidy's afternoon nap has returned! Ahhhh, such a wonderful thing. We went through a spell for about 2 months where she dropped her nap completely. Some days, she really didn't seem tired, and other days she was exhausted but just refused to let herself wind down to fall asleep. We tried quiet time in her room with little success, so the days just became marathons - 13 hours of non-stop toddler play, and an early bedtime of 7pm. Then about 3 weeks ago, we encountered a day when she was just miserably tired by noon - so she willingly (which just means a minor tantrum rather than a major one, ha) laid down to
take a rest. She slept for 3 hours. The next day, as naptime approached, we just acted as if naps were always a regular part of her day and she pretty calmly took yet another nap! Since then, we've hardly missed a day, and it makes both of our afternoons go SO much more smoothly. Even Gavin, who was showing signs of dropping his morning nap, has gotten back into a daily routine of a 2 hour nap in the morning and another 2 hours in the afternoon. The nap angels must be watching out for me!
