I am still alive, just very, very exhausted these days. Why? Pi stopped napping which meant that it was a full day of entertaining, and then teaching at night and on the weekends- which left little time for me to scratch myself most days, let along blog.
Pi stopped napping in December, or was it November? It took a long while to get used to it, but once I did, it was actually ok. Sure, I was frazzled by the time 5pm rolled around, but the no nap meant that he was going to bed at 6pm on an organised day, which meant more time at night for me to watch a movie or have a cup of tea.
The biggest downside (besides lack of a sit down in the day) was that Husband didn't get to spend much time with him anymore- getting home at 6pm most nights.
Over the weekend, we went to Enoshima to see the lights and stayed over night. And from then on Pi has needed a nap. He has been sick,too and a total crankypants the last two weeks (along with myself), but being so utterly exhausted- even from the moment he wakes has been really surprising. He would sleep at least 12 hours over night (which is nice) so he should be bareable- but nope! The last few days have been super tough, so I tried giving him a nap and after a bit of protest screaming, he has been napping again. Sweet bliss.
The other good thing about him napping is it is cheaper. Because we have to pay for parking for most things, it means that even going to the park is super expensive. And we are less inclined to have lunch at home if we are out. So lately it has been about 2000yen per day on activities and food.
I have been doing some research and apparently it is quite common to go back to napping after shunning it for several months. In many ways, I will be quite happy if he continues. Even if it is every second day. If it keeps the cranks away, even better!
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Sunday, 1 January 2017
Happy New Year
Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a great new year. I've been kind of quiet on the blog front lately, because, dun dun dun- Pi has stopped napping! :'(
It kind of came out of nowhere. For a little while he was skipping a nap or two here or there, but about four weeks ago he stopped napping completely. He skipped day, and then the next day I didn't get him down until late, and then the following day we put him down, but only for an hour (and he didn't fall asleep in that time) and then that was it. In the last four weeks he had a nap only once, and it really messed up his bed time.
When I think about it though- His bedtime had been getting later and later recently. This sucked because I work on Tuesday and Wednesday nights so we didn't have the luxury of putting him in bed past 8.
In someways the lack of naps is bad because I don't get time to sit down in the day, and Pi doesn't get to spend much time with Daddy (he is well and truly ready for bed by the time Daddy gets home). However the earlier nights for Pi means that Husband and I can watch a movie and have more time to ourselves, and if he is not napping anyway then we have been able to leave the house all day and not be worried about him being too tired.
I have been putting him down for an hour for a bit of quiet time for both of us, which is better than nothing. Enough time for me to clean up/eat lunch and answer a few emails, and give him the opportunity to have some quiet downtime and fall asleep if he wants.
Dropping the naps was bound to happen eventually, so getting 2 years and 7 months is not too bad.
It kind of came out of nowhere. For a little while he was skipping a nap or two here or there, but about four weeks ago he stopped napping completely. He skipped day, and then the next day I didn't get him down until late, and then the following day we put him down, but only for an hour (and he didn't fall asleep in that time) and then that was it. In the last four weeks he had a nap only once, and it really messed up his bed time.
When I think about it though- His bedtime had been getting later and later recently. This sucked because I work on Tuesday and Wednesday nights so we didn't have the luxury of putting him in bed past 8.
In someways the lack of naps is bad because I don't get time to sit down in the day, and Pi doesn't get to spend much time with Daddy (he is well and truly ready for bed by the time Daddy gets home). However the earlier nights for Pi means that Husband and I can watch a movie and have more time to ourselves, and if he is not napping anyway then we have been able to leave the house all day and not be worried about him being too tired.
I have been putting him down for an hour for a bit of quiet time for both of us, which is better than nothing. Enough time for me to clean up/eat lunch and answer a few emails, and give him the opportunity to have some quiet downtime and fall asleep if he wants.
Dropping the naps was bound to happen eventually, so getting 2 years and 7 months is not too bad.
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