It feels like I post a lot about Braden, so Brinley--you're going to get your own post, I promise. I think Braden is just more high maintenance at 2. So, every day--EVERY DAY--Braden falls asleep around 5:00 pm and I want to poke him and prod him constantly so he'll wake up. Every day. However, he won't take a nap at 2:00-ish, which would be ideal, but he can't hold off sleep until bedtime. So, right now, he sneaks in a nap accidentally and then goes to bed at 9:00 and I want to poke my eye with a pen. Any ideas? This is such a hard stage: the in-between-naps stage. I'm over it. Good thing I like him so much or else we'd have a real problem.
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No good tricks here, you are at the hard stage. At least you can cook dinner, or watch Oprah, or even read a book for an hour in peace. Take advantage!
my roommate's kids do that too. they take LATE naps. then won't go to bed. i'd just wake the hell out of that kid, if it were mine (it. like he's some kinda monster) then they can't fall asleep til 10 or 11. eeek!
Poking your eye is an idea, but not such a good one. It might hurt some! Okay, I'm such a dork, I just found that funny. I'd just poke him and bug him until he couldn't sleep anymore, but then again I'm not exactly a mom.
yeah, i'm in a nap situation, too. mason is ready to drop the morning nap. man, i hang on to those naps as long as i can. and maya is just now dropping her afternoon nap. anyway, as for braden...hmmm. sorry, no help. give him a little coca-cola for lunch?
Does he sleep in the car? Take him for a ride a the time you want him to nap. I do that on days when Connor just won't sleep. If he doesn't sleep by early afternoon, I die because I know the 5:o0 nap is coming too. And then going to bed is near impossible. I like my kiddie to hit the sack by 7:30. I need some down time at night!
A break is nice! Good idea Holly--I'll take him for ride. Then I can control what time and how long he sleeps a little better! Thanks!
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