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!!