Every day at 9:45am I put my son in his swing and put his favorite show on, which at this time is Yo Gabba Gabba. Then I go in the kitchen and get a sippy of milk for my daughter and tell her it's nap time and we go in her room. I change her diaper then she walks to her bed and lays down and I cover her up and put the music box on and give her her milk. During this time I usually leave while she drinks her milk and my son is content and I brush my teeth, do my hair, and if I can, take a shower. But most times lately it hasn't worked that way. My daughter has been wanting me in her room with her while she drinks her milk. So, there I sit on the floor watching her drink her milk and my mind wanders. I patiently wait for her to finish her milk so she can fall asleep. Unfortunately, after she drinks her milk 98% of the time she hands me her sippy and doesn't go to bed. I sit there as I watch her toss and turn, kick her covers off to then quickly cover herself back up again, line her stuffed animals up, kick them off to retrieve them back, and just so many other things that I'm just so emotionally exhausted watching her. I wait patiently for her to tire herself out and fall asleep. I have tried tiring her out to make her fall asleep easier and faster, but that never works. I refuse to not give her a nap, otherwise she falls asleep later in the afternoon which makes bedtime even more difficult for my husband and I. It is a daily struggle trying to get her to bed for nap and bedtime. I have tried everything from giving her a relaxing bath to let her energy out to putting lavender lotion on her after her bath to relaxing music that I am nearly at my wits end right now. Luckily summer vacation is almost here and my husband will be able to help me more when it is her nap time. Here's to hoping my son will nap and fall asleep easily when he gets to the toddler years.
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