Ryan, as soon as his clock says that it's after 4 pm, will come with blankie in hand down the stairs very quietly and will not utter a sound until I say "well good afternoon Ryan...how was your nap??". It's then that he'll talk to me.
Katie is fighting me because she doesn't want to take her naps at all but she really needs to take one. When she doesn't nap for me, she is miserable, clingy and crying. When she does nap, she wakes up a good, happy girl.
Of course, I prefer the miserable, clingy, and crying child. Wait, wait, wait, I need to change my mind on that answer...I need the good happy girl answer instead. Can I change my mind on this? Did I mention that I'm sleep deprived?? Can I take that test over again, please????
Okay now I remember when the kids sleep, only at bedtime. Gotta go to get some stuff done...
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Oh, boy, you're on the on ramp of a very long and exhausting road. My heart goes out to you.
Our daughter is simply a non-sleeper. When she arrived, her normal bedtime was 1 AM. The best we go bring it down to was 10 PM. By two we had to cut naps out of her day altogether; her pre-school was warned and she was taken out of the class at naptime to do other things. If she slept during the day, she wouldn't sleep at night.
At 16, her normal bedtime is midnight, and going to bed later than that doesn't have a huge effect on her. Sometimes, though, we see her push the envelope and have to lay down the law, because she has a tendency to crash hard and get sick if she avoids sleep too much. It's a challenge.
And I hate to tell you, the years between two and when she went to school full time were horrible. I've never been so sleep-deprived in my life. I hope you're able to do better than we did!
Hope you all are having a great winter!!
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