We are swiftly headed to that time when the child doesn't nap anymore. He used to go down for naps and pass out instantly. Now, he is down to one afternoon nap only and it's a constant fight to get him to take a nap. If he weren't such a cranky pants when he misses his nap, I might let him miss it. But the Tiny Toddler Tornado becomes the Ticked-off Toddler Tornado when he doesn't get those three hours of shut-eye in the afternoon.
Today's Reasons My Three Year Old Can't Nap:
- He needed to give his sister a kiss (she was at school; he kissed her three times before she left this morning)
- He needed to give his brother a kiss (see above)
- Daddy was at work (happens every day, pal; the world doesn't stop turning)
- He wanted to go to Ah's (grandma's) house (she was at the dr)
- He needed to pee (ok, I'll give him that one)
- I needed to sing "Hush Little Baby" FIVE times instead of four
- He wanted the fan off
- He wanted the fan on
- He wanted me to nap with him (this sounds like a good deal but Momma's got stuff to do, my friend)
- He needed more kisses
All of this came out in the span of the ten minutes that I was rocking him (minus the time it took to take off his diaper, let him pee, put the diaper and his pants back on). When he gets fixated on something, there's no stopping him.
Finally, I told him "Good night" and went downstairs...to a chorus of "Bye, Mommy, I love you. Bye, Mommy, I love you, Bye, Mommy, I love you" for a good five minutes before blessed silence.
