Notes from the crib

George has been napping so well lately that I decided I was in the clear to go ahead and take on a work from home job that I could focus on during naptime. So, of course, George went on a nap strike. For four days he didn't nap. Not at all. And he didn't want to go to bed at night either. One night I had to resort to putting him in the car at 9:30 PM, running an errand, and then driving around until he finally conked out an hour later.

It wasn't that George didn't need the sleep. He really needed him naps and was a full Mr. Cranky Pants without them. He just didn't want to go to sleep. He did doze off for a minute during dinner on one of those nights. DH caught it on camera.

On Sunday, in the middle of Nap Strike '08, we had to go to our church's patriotic celebration. George should have been ecstatic - they had lots of children's events including a Thomas the Tank engine that he could ride. But he was not enthused.

This week I've been making a concerted effort to do lots of strenuous activities as soon as I get him in the mornings. So we've been going to the gym and to the swimming pools. And it's worked - he's napping again!