Nap

Nap times are my favorite! Better than bedtime by far, by the time bedtime rolls around I can barely keep my eyes open thus my bedtime is 8 as well. Plus if I want to spend time with my husband I have to drink coffee just to stay awake. Lame, I know.
But nap time is different.

Nap time is around noon and I am wide awake so I can have "me" time. Usually I do the things that have been neglected l like clean, eat, drink water <--I don't drink nearly enough.

But sometimes I just sit my butt down on the computer and get sucked in by its wonders.
Usually Pinterest. Those are the best (albeit fastest) nap times.

But lately squishy girl seems to think she is too old for a nap. I mean she is turning two, and naps are like, so for"one year olds". Hey, she likes to keep up with the latest trends.

But even though she thinks she's too old we all know, well everyone who has a two year old, that this nap is desperately needed. Mostly by me I admit.

Yesterday she went down like usual, and by usual I mean screaming "Nap! B gil bed!" (I am usually nursing little squishy man so I can get him down first). When I get him down 5-10 minutes later (after trying desperately to get her attention with anything within arm's reach, I get lucky and find a dry erase marker in the couch. We don't give them to her very often once she started exercising her creative freedom on my walls, carpet, and couch.)Hence probably no deposit.

So while drawing on herself I can hear her whine "nap, nap"...I put squishy man down and think
                   *Yes! She really is tired! I might get some time to myself.*
Let me back up...squishy girl like I said has been trying to omit her nap. She still takes one and always asks, but 30 minutes tops.

I announce "nap time!" She is excited! She is trying to kiss her brother, who is asleep, cover him up and runs to her room. I follow, nurse her (yes I still nurse my two year old to sleep get over it) and she is out!
Everything is quiet...the dishes are done (I did them in the morning smart right?) I sit my butt down to enjoy some TV...ahhhh...bliss...
I KID YOU NOT, five minutes later squishy girl comes stumbling in the living room whining.

Damn.

I say "You need to go back night night."
*whine*" uh-uh" *some more whining*

Great not only did she not take a nap she is whiny.

The rest of the day is a whine filled blur.

My husband gets home *hooray!* and takes her outside lets her run around. He brings her inside and the meltdown begins. This is what happens when she doesn't take a nap. So I bribe her with a bath...a bubble bath. *whine*" No!...Bath?" *Whine whine* so I put her in a bath..cry, whine, play, laugh. She eats dinner and is ready for bed. By 7:30.

Crap.

Now this may sound nice, but if she goes to bed before 8:30 she will be up by 5:00 AM.

Reluctantly I put her to sleep and wouldn't you know she didn't get up at 5! She decided to grace us with her presence at 3:15 AM.

Sigh...she will now either take a longer nap or we will have to deal with cranky pants until 8:30.
Coffee...I need coffee...

                                            RIP the days when my Squishy girl napped.