Dear Owen,
Sweet fancy Moses, what a gawd-awful blogger I've been. The holidays and New Year were a whirlwind both in the lead up and the wind down. I've kept meaning to sit down to write you a letter for what seems like ages, but I just never found the time. I don't even have a good excuse. I have been reading other blogs and on Facebook, so I do feel somewhat up-to-date with what's going on out there in the blogosphere.
On the home front, our routine is pretty much solidified now. Solidified into basically not being much of a routine at all. We've got the whole bedtime thing down pat - 6:00 PM bath time, 6:30 feeding PM, and 7:00 PM tucked into bed. At that point, you are out for the night. But daytime is another story. We (Mommy, Daddy, and Nanny Aimee) try to get you down for naps, really we do. But you just don't nap well or consistently. Some days you'll get maybe two hours in. Other days (most days) you get twenty minutes here and there, but nothing substantial to speak of. I can't really complain though. You sleep about twelve hours almost every night of the week. We're very, VERY lucky . I guess it's my fault that you're not a great napper. I am desperate to get into a routine. We're always filling our days in different ways so you never seem to have the same day twice. Some days I stay home all day, some days we are out running errands, visiting friends, or have family things going on. I think all that variation really confuses your little "internal clock" so you just kinda ended up napping when you nap. If you nap at all. So I am turning this problem over to my experienced fellow mama bloggers out there. Any sage napping wisdom or daytime routine advice for us?
I love you,
Mom
4 comments:
Hey Jenny-
Owen sure is cute! ;)
Not everyone is into scheduling, so if that's not your thing, ignore me.
IMO- I found "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" to be quite balanced.
I learned a lot from reading the book and still go back and re-read parts as needed.
Sounds like you have the night down perfectly. Our daytime routine at that age looks like this:
6am- wake up and feed baby.
8am-10am Nap 1
10am-12pm Awake- play, feed, etc.
12pm-2pm Nap 2
2pm-4pm Awake- play, feed, etc.
4pm-5pm Nap 3
5pm-7pm Awake- play, dinner, bath, etc.
7pm down for the night.
It sounds like you are doing a great job!
Sydney didn't nap consistently until she was at least 8 months old. (We can thank daycare for that one.) We still battle some days, but for the most part, she's down after lunch for at least an hour. At least Owen is sleeping through the night. :)
We did a lot of what Kelly mentions in "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". IT's a great book and if you don't have it, you should run quickly to get it. Even if you don't adopt everything in it, there are little nuggets that will stick with you forever.
We always put Will down for his first nap 2 hours after he woke up. Then, his second nap would be in the afternoon...usually around 2ish. He'd take another long nap and then would be up until bedtime at 7.
I think scheduling is great and key element for a happy family (and happy baby) but I also think that if you have a random day here and there where you DO need him to nap in the car, don't beat yourself up about it. I just wouldn't make it a habit..
It's awesome that he's sleeping so long at night. Does he get up AT ALL during that 12 hours?! If not, YOU GO GIRL.
Ok Ladies-- We do have the book and about half way through it. I guess I need to pick it back up again and read about naps. We put him in the crib this morning @ 8 for his frist nap and Jason said he was asleep by 8:30 (Nanny Aimee was running late today). So maybe we are on the path to sucess. He eats at reguarly scheduled times which should lead into good napping.
He is sleeping 12 hours without getting up almost every night. Sometimes, he will cry out for a few minutes here and there. We got so lucky! I am sure that future babies won't be so good!
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