I cannot wait for the twins to be done with naps (covers ears because of the deafening gasps)!
When Randi finally grew out of her nap I thought we would all die. Life was going to be miserable and we might as well just throw up our hands, lie on the ground, and wait for the bugs to feast on our decaying corpses. You know, optimistic. Anticipatory!
Turns out life got so much better! We no longer had to plan our entire life around that nap, that calculating dictator! Because, when Randi needed a nap and didn't take one, OH HOLY HELL, there was no talking her off of that ledge, she was going to jump and it would be the most dramatic jump in the history of the universe!
Without that nap, on the other hand, we could leave the house for hours and hours. We didn't have to worry about unplanned visitors waking her up, errands that would have to go un-ran while the she rested, and splitting family events into 'those that can go' and 'those that must wait while she naps'. We didn't need to worry about keeping her awake on a car ride to avoid losing a needed nap at home. And now, the juggling act of getting two kids to nap at the same time without waking each other up.
The twins are much like Randi in that they really need to nap. When they don't, we brace for The Mommy Wars: wherein they are so miserable that they just want to be held, except that they both want to be held BY ME and AT THE SAME TIME. And even after I might manage to get both punks up on my hips, simply holding them is not sufficient...I MUST WALK...only walking soothes the fussy beasts! And only if they are not touching each other in any way....touching of one punk's body parts to another only induces kicking and screaming and holy hell on earth! Try it sometime....two 16 month olds...one on each hip....walking.....no touching.....if you can do it, CALL ME! I'll hire you!!!!
Yes, giving up the nap in our house is a very good thing. Only 6 - 8 more months to go!
Happy Napping...or NOT,
Leah
When Randi finally grew out of her nap I thought we would all die. Life was going to be miserable and we might as well just throw up our hands, lie on the ground, and wait for the bugs to feast on our decaying corpses. You know, optimistic. Anticipatory!
Turns out life got so much better! We no longer had to plan our entire life around that nap, that calculating dictator! Because, when Randi needed a nap and didn't take one, OH HOLY HELL, there was no talking her off of that ledge, she was going to jump and it would be the most dramatic jump in the history of the universe!
Without that nap, on the other hand, we could leave the house for hours and hours. We didn't have to worry about unplanned visitors waking her up, errands that would have to go un-ran while the she rested, and splitting family events into 'those that can go' and 'those that must wait while she naps'. We didn't need to worry about keeping her awake on a car ride to avoid losing a needed nap at home. And now, the juggling act of getting two kids to nap at the same time without waking each other up.
The twins are much like Randi in that they really need to nap. When they don't, we brace for The Mommy Wars: wherein they are so miserable that they just want to be held, except that they both want to be held BY ME and AT THE SAME TIME. And even after I might manage to get both punks up on my hips, simply holding them is not sufficient...I MUST WALK...only walking soothes the fussy beasts! And only if they are not touching each other in any way....touching of one punk's body parts to another only induces kicking and screaming and holy hell on earth! Try it sometime....two 16 month olds...one on each hip....walking.....no touching.....if you can do it, CALL ME! I'll hire you!!!!
Yes, giving up the nap in our house is a very good thing. Only 6 - 8 more months to go!
Happy Napping...or NOT,
Leah
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