Toddler E has given up his regular afternoon nap.
It started a couple weeks ago when he refused to take a nap in the afternoon, but it made him extra cranky and tired in the evening so I held out hope that it was just a temporary thing, just a passing phase.
Then a week ago, he kept refusing his nap and kept his spirits up until bedtime. So this week I am resigned to fate and the fact that toddler E is growing up. He still seems to take a nap every other day or so, but most of the time he is content to play through 'nap time', now known as 'quiet time' or 'give mama's sanity a break time'.
I will stop watching the clock. Him giving up this nap was incredibly stressful for me because my expectation was that he would nap until he turned 6 years old. I thought he was being extra stubborn about taking his nap and there was quite a bit of tears (from both of us) about the nap and his seeming refusal to just close his eyes and sleep.
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| Taken by toddler E |
Toddler E is also getting pretty handy with the camera on my iPhone. Here is a picture taken by him which features his cute little feet (I AM his mother after all, his feet will always be cute to me).
