Since Alex joined the family it was a routine occurrence that Andrew, Aidan and Alex would (after Alex's naps regularized, I'm not into scheduling newborns) nap together for at least part of the afternoon.
That gave me a set of hour(s) in which to do things around the house, make phone calls, or just collect my thoughts.
It's become clear that Andrew has phased out his nap. At four years old, this is the longest I've ever had a regular napper and I realized that really, it's OK for him not to. Andrew is full of exuberant energy and at most, this just means an earlier bedtime for him.
Aidan we are having a tougher time with the transition. He is two, and loves to run at his big brother's speed, but lacks that energy level. At least half the time, I have a sensitive, touchy two year old who is prone to tears - unless I put him down. SOMETIMES, he is fine. Other times, not. This afternoon I put him down early (backstory: we have 15" of snow and still falling, I don't trust the bus to bring my kids home - seeing that it skipped some kids on our street this morning! so I am going to go get them at school, so naptime had to be moved up).
So this second, Aidan and Alex are both napping. With Alex, there is no question of his needing a nap. It becomes plain with his mood, the rubbing eyes, the laying down, the yawning.
I'm always in favor of naps because I know I behave better when well rested and I think a predictable schedule helps kids a lot. I wonder what our schedule will look like in six months....
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