After 45 minutes, she was still fussing on and off. I went in to Little Lion's room because he was singing during his rest time. So I asked that he not sing so that maybe that would not be distracting to Little Pumpkin. She wouldn't want to miss out on what's happening! After laying down with him for about 15 minutes, he fell asleep! One down - one to go still!
At 3pm, I went in with the spoon. (She was still laying down on her bed throughout this whole time!) I talked with her a bit, sang a song to calm her down, then left the room for the last time. She cried for another hour!
Finally she was quiet. Daddy Lion arrived home shortly after and when he peeked in on her again, she had taken her diaper off again!!! Her way of protesting I assume. She woke about 30 minutes after falling asleep. . . not the usual nap time!
So I was prepared for the battle last night. After getting jammies on, brushing our teeth, saying prayers and giving kisses to everyone ~ more than once; we headed to the bedroom. Again she pointed to the drawer . . . I picked her up opened the drawer and said "all gone"! She rummaged through it a bit. I told her to climb up in bed and she went. There was some whining, but no real tears. She was asleep in 30 minutes or less!
As I sat to write this, I decided to go take some pics of the sleeping beauty! She was quietly laying in her bed! So I got her to stay for a few shots:
She looks so grown up in this picture! We will survive! She may be strong willed, but it is a strong willed determined, not defiant! She obeyed staying in bed, she wasn't happy, but she obeyed. I may be exhausted with her, but I am still proud of her!
This too shall pass and we will be better having gone through it. Both of us will have learned from it ~ her about the growing up process, me about her!
Stay with it because you are right that this will pass. Why is nap so hard?? I'll pray for you both.
ReplyDeleteYou have already made it through the hardest part. We are all praying for your success and know that when they are teenagers we would give anything to have our biggest challenge be about a pacifier :)
ReplyDeleteyou are on the home stretch!! Little man only had "3 sleeps" and we were on a roll! I see the light!! Don't you wish you were with me last night!! My friends hubbie said....leave it up to a couple of 40 year old to TP at 8:45 at night!!!
ReplyDeleteShe does look so old in that one picture. She's always been one to love her bed and her sleep. I'm with Kel....you are on the home stretch! Little pumpkin is kind of like a pumpkin....rough around the edges, but all soft and pliable in the middle. That passy is history!!!! Congrats.
ReplyDeleteI think she looks a lot older in that last picture, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would be proud of her, too! She's staying in bed! I bet she's distracted from the idea of getting out of bed because she's thinking about her pacifier. :-)
Everyone's doing great and you're going to make it! :-)