To nap or not to nap

Filed under:Kids — posted by mystique on 3/17/2008 @ 8:44 am

Seems like every few weeks we go through the nap or no nap thing. I think that the girls really still need a nap but sometimes they work themselves up and there will be no napping. Just yesterday they said they were tired so we put them down for nap. Jason was attempting to put solar tint on the windows (teehee) and I was attempting to make an updated Irish Stew and Mashers for our St. Patricks Day party with the neighbors. So as we were both busy with other chores the girls had a grand ol’ time in their room. I have made the closet so the girls can pick out their own clothes and dress themselves, up til now it has been a great idea. When I went back to check on them this particular afternoon they had taken every stitch of clothing out of the closet and put it on their bedroom floor. Needless to say I was a bit miffed. I told them I was frustrated and then I left. I returned a couple minutes later and we put away all their clothes and they got back in their beds for another 20 min or so before they came out. So it was a napless day.

It all went well until 6:30 when Piper started to melt down at the park. So we headed home and got them all cleaned up and into bed by 7:15. Lela went down like a light and Piper came out only once for her “babies” and then slept until 7:45 this morning (which is pretty late for her). So it was harder for that 30 min that we were putting them to sleep but easier all around. Makes you wonder if we should skip naps BUT I know that you are not supposed to fall asleep that quickly, if you do it means you are over tired and that we already knew. So to nap or not to nap……..

LOL

Filed under:Kids — posted by mystique on @ 8:38 am

Well Landis has started to laugh out loud. It is the cutest thing, mostly she does it when she is being tickled but it is definitely a laugh. Just this last week she has become really alert and is always looking around at everything. She enjoys watching her sisters and anything that moves, except for Otto she doesn’t seem to interested in him yet. She is beginning to enjoy toys, her exersaucer, her jumpy swing and her play mat, all things she had no interest in until now. She still loves to nurse but is a really good baby, happy go lucky, good sleeper and very good about being worn in a baby carrier and going everywhere. We are blessed again with a happy baby.



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