For the last 6 months, I have been looking forward to the day when all three of my little children will nap at the same time. I have worked hard at keeping the twins on the same schedule but let's face it, it doesn't always happen. Someone is grumpy and needs an early nap one day, someone else sleeps in or takes a 3+ hour nap another. Some days naps just don't mesh and on those days, mom gets no break and that can be exhausting. I have received many comments on how people hope I get some time to myself daily, to be sure to nap or how they hope all the kids sleep at the same time. Me too folks, me too!
Lately I am starting to see a little light at the end of the tunnel. Baron is a champion napper and will sleep about 3 hours every day, usually going down around 1. The twins take their morning nap around 10:00 and then an afternoon nap around 2:00-3:00. About 2 weeks ago they started fighting the afternoon nap and when I say fighting I mean laying in their beds throwing baby fits. After about a week of this, I decided they just weren't tired. But they still want to go down for the morning nap at the same time which means they are then up from 12:00 to bedtime at 7:30 or 8:00 with a full on meltdown because they were just too tired. No Thanks!
So we are working at keeping them entertained during the time they would usually go down (trips to Grandma's, to the store, new activities) and putting them down closer to the time Baron goes down. So far we are doing pretty good. A few days have been a no-go but more than a few days have been great! It allows me to pick up the house or eat lunch or bake cookies or......the possibilities are endless ;) And no, I don't ever nap. It never fails that if I try to lay down somebody wakes up within 10 minutes of me falling asleep and I usually get a headache. I also enjoy that occasional quite time. It has taken 18 months for me to get it!!
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