A good day
Today we had a blessed, blessed two hour nap out of my beautiful boy.
It's miraculous how much that nap made a difference in my day - I spent the two hours doing essentially nothing of value but it gave me a chance to just relax without trying to figure out how to please a whiny, overtired baby.
He slept for another hour later in the afternoon and a half an hour before Graham came home...and between those naps I was energetic enough to actually have fun with him, heaven forbid! We played and I also got to be productive in the form of vacuuming the bedroom while Ciaran rolled around in his crib poking at toys.
If only every day were like this instead of being what days normally are, which are half-hour naps interspersed with lots of whining because he's tired and doesn't want to DO anything but especially doesn't want to nap! I wish I knew how to make those naptimes longer.
In other news, nights are getting a bit better - moving him more permanently into the crib has made a big difference in how quickly he soothes down after being fed and he doesn't wake as frequently. Now if only he'd figure out that it's NOT okay to be happy and awake at 3 AM!
It's miraculous how much that nap made a difference in my day - I spent the two hours doing essentially nothing of value but it gave me a chance to just relax without trying to figure out how to please a whiny, overtired baby.
He slept for another hour later in the afternoon and a half an hour before Graham came home...and between those naps I was energetic enough to actually have fun with him, heaven forbid! We played and I also got to be productive in the form of vacuuming the bedroom while Ciaran rolled around in his crib poking at toys.
If only every day were like this instead of being what days normally are, which are half-hour naps interspersed with lots of whining because he's tired and doesn't want to DO anything but especially doesn't want to nap! I wish I knew how to make those naptimes longer.
In other news, nights are getting a bit better - moving him more permanently into the crib has made a big difference in how quickly he soothes down after being fed and he doesn't wake as frequently. Now if only he'd figure out that it's NOT okay to be happy and awake at 3 AM!