Hanni (2yr3mo) just gave up naps. Like, *just* gave them up. A week ago, she was napping for 3 hours every afternoon. She went through several days of on-again-off-again, and now they are just gone. Poof.
The up-side? She is no longer awake until 10:30 p.m. wanting to talk. The down-side? My childcare bill is about to double, because I absolutely cannot care for this child for as many hours as she is now going to be awake.
Oh, and we went through a few days where the naps were gone but she hadn't sorted out the night-time sleep. She was awake from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the night before last, nursing, talking, flopping, until I was hallucinating pink elephants. My favorite moment: "This is your earlobe, mama. Boing. Boing. Boing."
But last night! Ah! She slept for 11 hours straight! I'm so relieved I could cry. (Of course, she woke up at 5:45 saying, "When Hanni is older Hanni will use a sharp knife and cook artichokes and cut them with the sharp knife and put them in the pot and they will take one hour. And Hanni will build a new house for Hanni to live in. When I older."
My husband skips out the door right after lunch and I throw my head down on the table
AAA-hahahaha!!!! This is how I feel when the babysitter leaves!
So glad there are others here who understand what "intense" means.
