sockgirl77 said:
Ever since my son started to walk last week it has been hell trying to get him to take a nap. Up until then he was taking 2 long naps a day. I'm talking about 2 and a half hour naps.
I hope you enjoyed those days.
Because they are gone forever.
Sorry.
sockgirl77 said:
Now I am lucky if he takes one 1 hour nap a day. It takes an hour to get him to lay down. He's having a screamfest right now as I am posting. Is this normal?
Yes, it's normal. I'd be boggled if he didn't react that way. Now he's tasted the freedom of motion.
Nap-time is an unwanted removal of that freedom. Naturally, he's P.O'ed about that.
sockgirl77 said:
He's such a good little boy, but he does not want to go to sleep. Is this because he'd rather be watching mommy chase him around the house?
It's because of the freedom I mentioned up above, plus it's energy the likes of which you would not believe. All three of my kids (and no doubt the one on the way will as well) have amounts of energy that are incomprehensible to my mind. It's perpetual motion... motion, motion, motion. When you make them sit still, they fidget - and if you let them, they will start doing jumping jacks and bouncing off the walls - literally. Their metabolism is in rocket-mode and will remain that way for a while.
My oldest - 6 - is finally settling down (sort of). Just in time for school.
sockgirl77 said:
Just want to hear your stories and possible suggestions. Thanks!
A comforting note: It'll get better when he starts talking.
But from now until he learns how to talk it's going to be rough sailing. Beginning now, that he can walk, he will get into stuff - and by "stuff" I mean every damned thing in your house - and he's very soon going to start knowing what he wants and where it is - but cannot express himself verbally. This is going to be very frustrating for him, and even moreso for you.
It'll blow over though.
Then it's relatively smooth-sailing until they're teenagers.
