So I had written earlier that I was going to scream if we didnt figure out nap/rest time for Bekah soon. After several different approaches we found that something that is working very well!! However, I will say it is something I said I would never ever do! That is why I should quit saying never. It has bitten me in the butt more than once since having children. So here it is: At 1pm I take Bekah in her room and rock her to sleep. Crazy I know but it is the only thing that has worked. I was afraid if we did it then she would want it at night too but she has never asked. I rock her and she asks me to sing Jesus Loves Me. By the second to third time I sing it she is usually out! So she is now asleep by 1:10pm instead of 2:30pm after fighting me for an hour and a half. If she is still asleep at 3pm we wake her up so that she will fall asleep that evening at 8pm. Since implementing this we have not had a single issue with this girl. She stays in her bed with no problems at night and goes right to sleep and she is not over tired during the day from no nap. This means less fighting with Ryan! I kind of enjoy the time with her to rock her since time alone with Bek's comes very few times during a week. Now Im not angry and frustrated and neither is Bekah. Now I usually get my 30min-1hr break at 2pm when Ryan watches Cailou and Word World all depending on how long Caleb sleeps!! I also get almost a full hour of one on one time with Ryan before her tv/rest time starts. So in the end everyone wins!!!
Bekah is such a crazy girl!!! She cant even sit still to play a game. She paces around the room while she waits for her turn! Oh she is going to be fun to homeschool!
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