{"id":331,"date":"2008-09-26T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tessa.datdec.com\/wordpress\/?p=331"},"modified":"2008-09-26T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T14:56:00","slug":"shifting-sleep-and-other-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Shifting sleep and other stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wonder how many posts I’ve written over
\n the years about sleep. Not getting any, getting some, everyone
\n in the bed, no one in their beds, not enough sleep, too much
\n sleep (never!), etc. It seems to be an ever-prevalent thought
\n in my head and therefore topic for the blog :)<\/p>\n

Anyway, naps seem to be shifting for everyone
\n around here. Well, not everyone, Alan and I are still holding
\n steady at none! As Lex slowly gives up his naps, Eve is slowly
\n shifting to just one nap a day. Luckily it’s usually a good
\n long one! For awhile Lex was napping every other day or so and
\n seemed to be doing ok with that, but lately he just won’t nap.
\n Even when he sits in his bed (dim room, fan on, etc.) he reads
\n books quietly, but doesn’t sleep. Although this makes for
\n earlier bedtimes, more often than not they are no fun because
\n he’s too overtired. <\/p>\n

Yesterday we had an
\n awful experience which inspired me to change up our whole
\n routine. Maybe awful is too strong a word, but it certainly
\n wasn’t fun. I’ve been exercising in the mornings then
\n showering, which means the kids are entertaining themselves for
\n a good portion of the morning and then Lex is watching tv for
\n 30-45min (ok, sometimes up to an hour!) and then it’s lunch and
\n rest time. This works well from a WW perspective (I hit my
\n pregnancy weight last week!), but not so well from a kid
\n perspective. In the afternoons I try to get him outside, but he
\n usually just wants to play indoors and ends up weirdly
\n wired\/tired by 7pm. Yesterday I took them to a farm that has a
\n pumpkin patch, corn maze, apple picking, berry picking and
\n more. I thought it would be fun and a great way for him to burn
\n some energy. Instead he was out of control, not listening to me
\n at all, and almost got hit by a minivan as he ran away from me
\n in the parking lot. Thankfully the minivan driver was paying
\n attention and saw him dart towards her! I can only imagine what
\n she was mumbling about me as she drove away. Anyway, I was
\n scared!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Eve
\n immediately found the wagons and wanted a ride. Lex started off
\n strong as we headed into the corn maze, but quickly decided he
\n wanted to ride too. We went through most of the corn maze with
\n me pulling them both on the wagon. So much for them<\/span> burning off
\n energy!<\/span> <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I told
\n them they could each get one pumpkin, but it had to be one they
\n could carry…<\/span> <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>He
\n almost carried this one! They both ended up with ones much
\n smaller :)<\/span><\/div>\n

Alan and I
\n chatted last night and I think I’m going to go back to our old,
\n pre-WW schedule of outings in the morning. I think getting him
\n out in the morning when he’s more alert and happy will help him
\n be calmer for the rest of the day and may even help prolong
\n naps for a bit longer. I’m not sure when I’m going to fit
\n exercise in with this new\/old plan, but at the moment I think
\n getting him back on track is more important. We had a great
\n time playing with Michelle this morning (the kids played
\n together with no fighting!), then went to WW, and now he is
\n having quiet time in his room. Still not sleeping, but
\n hopefully getting some rest. <\/p>\n

Kids are
\n such puzzles! Just when it seems like one thing is working,
\n they decide to mix it up a bit! I bet you’ll find lots of posts
\n along those lines in this blog too ;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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