Yes, I know she is 3 1/2. Yes I know I am very lucky that she ever takes naps at all these days. But on the said "No-Nap Days", I truly miss the oh so joyous 2 hours of peace.
Jocelyn now takes naps about every 3 days. Here is how the pattern goes:
Day 1 - She sleeps 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Bedtime - She can't fall asleep and we get hounded for up to an hour for drinks of water, snuggles in the rocking chair, hugs, etc. She finally falls asleep around 9:15-9:30.
Day 2 - No matter what we do in the morning that might "tire her out", there will be no napping today
Bedtime - She's tired enough, but we might get a call or two for the usual
Day 3 - Lots of yawning at naptime, just enough to tease me, but no nap today. By dinner time, she is completely in-human, totally irrational. There is no reasoning, no explaining, and no reality. Everything is a world ending crisis and we just barely survive until....
Bedtime - She can't wait to get there and barely keeps her eyes open long enough to get through one book
Day 4 - She naps 1 1/2 to 2 hours...... and the cycle begins again.
I consider myself lucky that she is still in the crib and is (mostly) willing to hang out in there for an hour or so. I get a bit of a break, and at least I don't have to worry about her bounding back downstairs after 5 minutes to tell me "Momma, I all done restin' ".
I'll take what I can get....
