Deep breath… in… out… it’s been two
hours now and he’s still not taking a nap. He’s making a mess,
screaming, crying, throwing things, playing with toys, etc.,
but not sleeping. I’ve tried everything I can think of and it
doesn’t work. Sedating a toddler is off limits, right?? :) At
this point I don’t even want to get him up because he’s over
tired and will be a pain in the butt, but more so, I don’t want
him thinking that he just needs to outlast me to avoid taking
naps. Gah!! On the other hand, it’s getting pretty late for a
nap. If he does end up falling asleep I’m going to have to wake
him up shortly thereafter or let him sleep as long as he wants
and deal with this all over again at bedtime. I don’t think
he’s old enough to stop napping though. Kids are supposed to do
that until kindergarten at least, right? Certainly longer than
this anyway… The worst part is that I have so much to do
around here and I can’t even think when he’s like this. I feel
so drained just from dealing with him that it pretty much
shoots my afternoon.

Maybe I’ll just put
him in his room for an hour and let him do whatever the hell he
wants and then get him up if he’s not sleeping… will make for
some pretty crappy afternoons…

Blah! I
have so many happy, nice things I want to post, but now I just
have a headache, and I’m eating too much and I’m crabby.
Amazing how an overtired toddler can do this to a (usually)
rational adult. Maybe I’ll get some time and energy to post
some nice thoughts later.

Is that
enough whining for you? Thanks for reading!