Well, Lucy has a new schedule! Mommy took the time to make a beautiful, colorful, Lucy-friendly schedule and menu last night. Mommy is so amazing. We've been having some sleep issues, some food issues, some mood issues, you name it! Lucy has had a hard time getting back to normal since her big plane trip, so I decided that she might benefit from a "Where is Lucy?" chart. I'm also going to buy her a wooden clock so that we can look at the "time" when we check out chart.
We're having a quiet day at home today. Lucy just woke up from a nearly 2.5 hour nap. She's having trouble napping in her crib during the day, and I'm torn on how to fix the problem. She'll sleep in her crib for an hour, and then she wakes up hysterical. Crying like she's scared. She wants me to hold her, so I pick her up. She cries herself back to sleep on my chest, on the couch, under what is now considered "the nap blanket." She wakes up an hour or two later, very happy and full of energy. If she doesn't get that "Mama nap," she's ok but it takes a LONG time to calm her down.
Now, I don't mind cuddling with her and giving her an extra hour or two on the couch. I'm not sure it's a behavioral issue because she sleeps fine in her bed all night long. She always gets in her crib happily and goes right to sleep. So I'm not sure this is actually a battle of the wills. If it is, I'd hate to keep giving in. However, an hour in her crib in the afternoon is a standard baby nap, I think. She's not going to be a 16 pound infant forever. Maybe this is God's way of telling me to slow down and give up my afternoons to a smaller cause. I can do my housework while she eats lunch, or after she goes to bed. She plays happily all day long and requires very little attention. I suppose an hour or two each day of my baby wanting to lie on me while I watch tv isn't too much to ask, now, is it? These days and weeks are flying by. I don't ever want to have regrets about the attention I give to my baby(ies). Life is far too short and unpredictable. There are mommies the world over who wish they could have had just one more snuggle. I can usually talk her out of the "Mama nap" and have a pretty happy Afternoon Lucy, but she's probably much happier with it.
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Lucy's going to get so oprganized! I make schedules all the time for "my kids" and have an idea for you. Go to http://www.do2learn.com/ and you can get free downloadable/printable black & white simple pictures to put on your schedule to represent each activity so Lucy can "see" what activity it is. Then she will have a jump start on associating pictures with words for language and reading. Just an idea. Good luck!
Haha I bet she'll be a 16 pound infant longer than Lil!!!
Wow! You're so organized! Plus, I would love it if Alexis wanted to nap with me every day for a little bit. I miss those naps! They were great when she was a newborn. We'd both get good sleep!
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