Then we stayed out last night late. The girls were not in bed till after 8:00pm. And yes, Avery was a disaster and very tired. But Sam did great and she was fine today. I could tell she was tired though and I tried harder than usual to get her to stay in her bed and sleep. AND SHE FELL A SLEEP! For the first time in months Sam took a nap. For over an hour I did not hear a peep! (what did I do with all that glorious peace and quiet? made her a princess wand for Christmas, you can find it here.)
When I told Chris my fortune his immediate response was; so does this mean we have lost our peaceful nights? And I had no idea how to answer that. What matters more to me, my time with him at night or the chance that I get a good break in the middle of the day? Ahhh!
What would you do?
**Lots of stuff to tell you about Avery so be on the look out for an Avery update post! I just have to get some good pictures!**
3 comments:
you know my answer... don't lose your nights! you can always push your kids and do a late night out followed by a nap to catch up the next day... once you move that bedtime later you'll never get it back. and eventually you lose that hour in the middle of the day anyway when they really do give up naps but i would keep the evening sacred for you and C or just veg-out time!
I'm with your sister. Madeline dropped her nap nine months ago and although I miss my time during the day to get stuff done around the house I relish my quiet evenings with my husband. There have still been a couple of days (when she is sick or just over extended) that she has napped but for my sanity, our nights are sacred! Maureen
I don't know what to tell you. Joseph still takes naps most days and on days that he doesn't he just reads for an hour or so.
I do notice that when he gets a good nap during the day, he's usually up until 7:30 or 8:00, which for a four-year-old, isn't bad. When he doesn't get a nap, he's impossibly grumpy from 3:00 on, so he's in bed by 6:30.
I don't think I'm any help at all. :D
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