Toddler Time!! She's 13 Months Old Now!

The nap thing is going well, she's sleeping! A little later than predicted, but so far we do have an afternoon nap thing going on a daily basis!!

This morning we went to Toddler Time. Parents sit in a circle and listen to children's stories, followed by arts and crafts. Skylar was so excited, she couldn't help but stand inside of the circle and clap and chirp - when she is excited her "talking" sounds somewhat like the "yip yip" of a Shih Tzu. I could not hold on to her!! When the last story was over I clapped more for the fact that it was over than for the story itself. As for the arts and crafts thing, all Skylar did was keep taking all the pencils and crayons from the other kids who were trying to color. Why do I put myself through this? Oh, it's to "get out"...!! I did enjoy having a nice cup of cappucino afterwards with Jess who joined me with Gavin, and browsing through some of the books. We didn't buy any - this time.

Now that Skylar is eating "real" food, we have a new set of challenges. It's a mess!! I thought I'd give her peas and carrots to pick up and eat by herself. How cute. NOT. She just smushed them up into her hair and high chair, what a mess. There are always cheerios on my rug, I vacuum but it never looks it. Today I gave her a slice of cucumber and she marched off with it, so I wonder if she actually ate it or stuck it under a chair cushion somewhere. The scary question is, will I ever know??


My Little One Year Old!!

Afternoon Naps - At Last!

Skylar's nap schedule has been becoming so regular, with the help of my making sure we keep to a schedule every day! I'm so happy she's napping (for over an hour now), both she and I need it!

This morning she kicked, splashed and paddled in her swim class, then watched some Barney and had a bottle before I tried to rock her to sleep. It didn't work. She was in no mood to sleep. I put her in her crib anyway, "nippy nappy time!" I said and she screamed and carried on, holding on to the rail of her crib like she was in a barricade, but I went about my business and emptied the dishwasher (peeking on her from time to time!!). I felt AWFUL letting her cry like that. Usually, I didn't. I usually didn't even get as far as putting her down in the crib unless she was drifting off to sleep. Or, I would pick her up responding to her desperate cries.

Even though I felt like Meanie Mommy, I let her cry until after a few minutes she was playing in her crib, then eventually tossing and turning until she fell asleep all cuddled up in her blankets. Of course I've been checking on her SO many times and now I'm actually WAITING for her to wake up so I can feed her and we can go about the rest of the day - run errands and such. It's a beautiful day, but hot.

I think we are getting somewhere with this nap thing!!