A change in routine...

We switched around Grant's routine upon returning home to Pomona and it has been a very good change. I used to put him down for a nap right after lunch, which generally lasted anywhere from ninety minutes to three hours. But lately, it has been harder for him to fall asleep early enough where his nap wouldn't interfere with going to bed. So we decided to skip the nap entirely and instituted an hour-long playtime/rest time where he stays in his room, coming out only for bathroom breaks. An hour isn't too long (well, at least in this mommy's mind though Grant probably feels differently!) and it seems that he's adjusting fairly well if I don't count his initial whining of how "that's not fun!" I told him to have a fun time in there today, and he said that I should have a fun time "out there" too! I heard him playing in a "band" in there with some sort of percussion instrument he'd invented, and running around the bases as a baseball player later :-) I usually put on some good kid music and try to stock up on new library books every couple of weeks so he's not totally bored.

The benefit has been that he goes to bed early now, usually around 7, and sleeps a full twelve hours! A really long day is worth having that break in the evening and morning! I'm hoping we can stick with this new routine even after William comes. We shall see...it might be a little too good to be true.