Nap Time is Sanity Time

Remember the days when 'nap' was a dirty word?  When you would loath your parents for even mentioning it?  And instead of taking advantage of the hour or two hour time slot in the day when you could catch up on sleep, you would sneekily and quietly play with your toys?

Well, now I understand.  Nap times and early bedtimes are not for the benefit of the child, but the sanity of the parents!  There are so many days when I tell myself, just two more hours till nap time, and then you can relax.  Or, just an hour till bedtime and then you can cook your dinner!   It's like the work week when you are wishing for the weened, only in mommydom there is no weekend…..so you work with what you've got.

And then those days when your little guy refuses to nap, and just screams and screams from his crib, you pull your hair out and have a melt down.  Then, patiently wait for the earlier bedtime, because hey, he's got to be tired now, right???