I never lay down for naps. Once I'm up for the day, I am up. I have to turn myself on otherwise I will not be able to function. Since Maddie was born I have had plenty of people tell me that I need to sleep when I get a chance. This is always great advice but I just never have been able to. If I do lay down then all I think about is what I need or want to do that I can't when the kids are awake. That all changed yesterday. Maddie went down for her nap at noon [which on a side note I am trying to make her fall asleep on her own for at least one nap a day to get used to it, so she fell asleep on her own in her bed] and then Nate went down at 12:30. I did a few things and then Maddie woke up at 1pm. I fed her and she fell right back to sleep. I got out my scrapbooking stuff but I just couldn't find the motivation to do it. I thought, I'll just lay on the couch for a bit, and I was OUT. It felt so good! And I guess the last 10 weeks without getting much sleep is finally catching up, because today when Nate when down for his nap, I snuggled up with Maddie on the couch and slept again. Oh my, now I'm in trouble. Can I get used to this thing called a nap? The housework will never get done! But it sure does feel good to get some extra sleep.
To keep you updated on Maddie's sleep: she slept from 8pm to 1am last night! She stirred a little when I went to bed at 10pm but didn't wake up. After that it was every 2 hours like normal, but this I feel is progress! If that first stretch of sleep just keeps getting longer and longer, pretty soon she will be sleeping through the night. Well, eventually. But I'll take any glimmer of hope. So even though I didn't get as long of a stretch, I am happy that she did and that we're on our way!
And now for the see-ya! We didn't go back to church for a few weeks after Maddie was born and when we did Nate really struggled with us leaving him in the nursery. He would cry and hang on to us. He was always fine within minutes but it was always hard to leave him like that. The last couple of weeks he just goes right in and starts playing; he could care less. Lately, he has also been the only one in the nursery since all the other boys have moved up to the 2/3 year old room. So today I decided to bring him in that room so he wouldn't be alone (it's only another month until he's 2 anyway). I thought since it was a new room he would be very clingy. Nope. He saw his friends and new toys and never looked back. While I'm glad he's not crying when I leave him, part of me wants him to. Don't grow up! Be sad when I leave! Haha! This growing up stuff is for the birds.
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