Twilight Zone
Ever since we managed to get Buddance on a decent nap schedule we have included a quiet time at the end of day, this is both to preserve the sanity of the adult in the house and to prevent dinner from becoming a repeat of 'The Exorcist' complete with head spinning and green stuff spewing from pie holes. So far the quiet time has served it's purpose very well and I will note that this is not a nap time, just a time for Bud to spend a few moments in his crib, alone, and then emerge sane enough to finish his day. Dinner is usually an enjoyable experience thanks to this time and we trudge through with almost no whining or begging to be released from the high chair.
Rewind to last Friday and this is where we enter the Twilight Zone. I put Buddance down for his quiet time a little later than normal, perhaps around 4:30. Usually he would relax around 4 pm, but I think we were outside or running an errand and didn't quite stick to the schedule. However, instead of resting quietly in his crib for about 15 minutes, the Bud fell asleep, and I didn't think much of it, figuring he would wake up around 5:30 at the latest to eat dinner. Only here's the thing: He did not wake up. The entire night. It was beyond strange. He slept through dinner and slept straight through the night, waking up around 5:45 the next morning. The child had over 12 hours of sleep. It was nuts. The house felt different that entire night because Bud never showed his face again and we are used to seeing him until around 6:30 or so. But then, the same thing happened the next night, and the next, and the next.
My child is now going to bed around 5 pm every night AND is fine with skipping dinner. This is both eerie and relaxing at the same time.
I find myself stuffing food down his throat all afternoon in preparation for what could be his last meal, and I wonder if this crazy streak will continue, or if today will indeed be the day that quiet time returns to quiet time and bedtime is once again around 6:15ish. So far, quiet time has remained bedtime.
Today J and I plan to try something different. We'll do quiet time with Bud, but we'll stay in the room with him, hoping that he'll stay up and then we'll plan on putting him to bed at 6pm instead of between 6:15-6:30. Hopefully he will sleep just as long, and this would prevent him from getting up around 5:30ish. We'll see.
The other strange happening is that his morning naps have gotten longer as well. They used to average around an hour, but now they are lasting anywhere from an hour and forty-five min to two hours. So crazy.
Just as soon as I think I have something figured out Bud goes and switches it up for me. He keeps us on our toes, that's for sure. Annnnnd....speaking of keeping us on out toes: Daylight Savings time arrives this weekend just to keep things super interesting. Joy.
Rewind to last Friday and this is where we enter the Twilight Zone. I put Buddance down for his quiet time a little later than normal, perhaps around 4:30. Usually he would relax around 4 pm, but I think we were outside or running an errand and didn't quite stick to the schedule. However, instead of resting quietly in his crib for about 15 minutes, the Bud fell asleep, and I didn't think much of it, figuring he would wake up around 5:30 at the latest to eat dinner. Only here's the thing: He did not wake up. The entire night. It was beyond strange. He slept through dinner and slept straight through the night, waking up around 5:45 the next morning. The child had over 12 hours of sleep. It was nuts. The house felt different that entire night because Bud never showed his face again and we are used to seeing him until around 6:30 or so. But then, the same thing happened the next night, and the next, and the next.
My child is now going to bed around 5 pm every night AND is fine with skipping dinner. This is both eerie and relaxing at the same time.
I find myself stuffing food down his throat all afternoon in preparation for what could be his last meal, and I wonder if this crazy streak will continue, or if today will indeed be the day that quiet time returns to quiet time and bedtime is once again around 6:15ish. So far, quiet time has remained bedtime.
Today J and I plan to try something different. We'll do quiet time with Bud, but we'll stay in the room with him, hoping that he'll stay up and then we'll plan on putting him to bed at 6pm instead of between 6:15-6:30. Hopefully he will sleep just as long, and this would prevent him from getting up around 5:30ish. We'll see.
The other strange happening is that his morning naps have gotten longer as well. They used to average around an hour, but now they are lasting anywhere from an hour and forty-five min to two hours. So crazy.
Just as soon as I think I have something figured out Bud goes and switches it up for me. He keeps us on our toes, that's for sure. Annnnnd....speaking of keeping us on out toes: Daylight Savings time arrives this weekend just to keep things super interesting. Joy.
posted by Al at 12:46 PM
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