It finally dawned on me a couple days ago, while taking to a friend with three children of her own, that naps are a feature in a child’s life.<\/p>\n
I’d been so focussed on food and NIGHT SLEEPING that I forgot the day.<\/p>\n
So, my friend mentioned something about how her 18 month old hadn’t had a good nap and was therefore fussy. It took me a day to get the light bulb:<\/p>\n
Babies take naps. Of course, I had noticed that my child sleeps during the day. But I realized I should try to make that a more regular thing, and in fact have it happen in her crib. Not in my arms, and not slouched in a baby chair in the living room where I still feel like I have to keep on eye on her.<\/p>\n
So, this is day three of trying the afternoon nap.<\/p>\n
I just put her down in her crib. Her eyes were very<\/em> tired but not shut. However, I left and shut the door. I wanted to see if she would put herself to sleep without further holdings or intervention.<\/p>\n That was 20 minutes ago.<\/p>\n By the sound of the monitor (or lack thereof) I think she did it!<\/p>\n …it may be small in the history of the universe, but it is very big in my life…A self-sleeping child is a very handy thing.<\/p>\n UPDATE: It’s been and hour and a half! still going…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It finally dawned on me a couple days ago, while taking to a friend with three children of her own, that naps are a feature in a child’s life. I’d been so focussed on food and NIGHT SLEEPING that I … Continue reading