I miss the days when I used to be able to predict Lily's naps. Two naps a day, one mid morning, one mid afternoon. It felt good to know your daughter well enough to see her sleep signs and then put her to sleep. Those days are gone. I have no idea when she is going to sleep and why in the world she is not sleeping when she seems tired. Its like being a first time mom can feel like babysitting for the first time (What am I supposed to do with this baby?)
Two things going against me is the dreaded time change and her molers that are coming in (which ones or when is TBD). When she is awake she is a clingy, loud, funny, clingy, energetic, clingy toddler. The past few days she as averaged a 1 1/2 hour nap...total....one nap...for the day. That means that there are a lot of hours in the day where she is a walking baby zombie.
The worst part is when she is fed, clean diaper, tired, and time for a nap..I put her down for her nap. She is quiet for about 10 min and I think "Yea, she is a normal baby again". I put my ear to the door just to make sure and I hear it, the pacifier being thrown across the room, the giggle, and then the shouting. Then its the continuous motherly instinct second guessing..."was she really tired?", "should I let her wear herself out?", "should I play with her some more?".....and so on.
Yes, let her wear herself out in the crib and she will eventually fall asleep. Want to meet at the park tomorrow?
ReplyDeleteIt is actually a bonus if you let her play in her crib...till she falls asleep...more time for you :)
ReplyDeleteIt will pass (in a few more years..hehe)
too bad I cant do anything cause im too distracted by her crying...Tanya informed me that she might be transitioning to one nap a day....so this might be normal
DeleteHave a solution just let grandpa and grandma come out and spoil her rotten forget the nap sooner or later she will poop out
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