Napless

Lennon goes to bed each night

around 5:30 pm and doesn't wake until 7 am...people don't really believe me when I say this but it's true. Then they ask, "Wow, how did you train him to do that?" Simple. Lennon won't take naps.

I've read books about it, I've stuck to programs for it but he will NOT take naps. I take that back; he takes naps. 15 minute naps.

If you don't believe I took these pictures today, 45 minutes into nap attempt #2. Wide awake and naughty as ever.

We have had a few good days here and there, but as a general rule, Lennon doesn't think naps are cool.

Then people say to me, "Keep him up later, he'll sleep better during the day." (Grandma Karen) To those people I say, YOU keep him up later! It's almost impossible! The other night we tried to keep him awake until 6:30 pm...he became so ornery and tired that he wouldn't eat! We put him to bed angry and hungry. So we stick with 5:30 now.

In the picture above, you see that he's missing a sock. Is that the problem? Lately he likes to suck on his toes. Do they become cold? Are his socks too big? And why only one sock?


Here's the worst part: When he wakes up, he cries and cries and cries until I go in to get him. As soon as the door opens, he stops crying, starts kicking his legs and giggling. Does he just want to play? Is this what I can expect for the next 18 years? He's so hard to resist, I always laugh once I see him and we hang out once again. Sigh. The end.