trying not to go insane
singing, cuddling, walking for hours
these children won’t nap
This makes the third day in a row that it’s taken more than an hour to convince Ben to take an afternoon nap. He very nearly fell asleep in his booster seat at lunch today and face planted in his almond butter and jelly sandwich. But after I got him out of the seat, he wouldn’t nap until I had sung several rounds of our usual songs, given him an extra cup of milk, and helped him take off his pants and socks. (Here’s hoping the diaper’s still on when I get him out of his bed after nap.)
Madeleine rarely naps longer than 30 minutes at a stretch during the day, which may be directly related to having a loud, non-napping older brother. (At least she sleeps reasonably well at night.)
Good thing they’re so cute, these two.
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ugh. that’s tough. i really hope to get together with you all soon.
Maybe try a sound machine in Madeleine’s room if you haven’t already. We used one for Keira to drown out Elle and worked like a charm. However, we still use it and I need to wean her off of that. Good luck!