Hannah no longer takes a nap (at least not usually). She's generally pretty happy, but I am going crazy. With her taking no nap it means I have 0 alone time. From 5:30 am - 10:00 there is someone else around. I'm one of those people that needs personal time. Even just 15 minutes with both girls asleep for a nap could make all the difference. Just a few minutes to myself to hear myself think or do whatever I wanted without helping hands. I realize most of you have more kids and less nap time than me....what I want to know...is how in the world do all of you do it?
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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You could let your friend in your ward babysit more often :)
My nephew has "quiet time" where he doesn't have to go to sleep but he has to stay in one area and play quietly by himself, usually when his sister has nap time. Sometimes it works : ) If not there is always locking yourself in the bathroom for a few minutes. ha ha. Good luck!
I'm with Linds. I don't know personally but I've heard of people doing quiet time up here. They usually just let/make the kid play in their room for at least an hour. Maybe you could give Hannah the room and lock yourself in the bathroom :). Good luck! Personal time really is the saving grace of the day!
Welcome to the "I have absolutely ZERO free time" club!! No seriously, it is a big adjustment! I haven't had two nappers since Sophie stopped 7 years ago... and next week Miles will start pre-school during Wesley's nap so I am pretty wildly excited about it! We definitely do the quite time thing here though, sometimes it is amazing and sometimes it is more work than it's worth! When my girls were young and Sophie stopped napping she would have one hour of quiet time. I would set a timer in her room (where she couldn't reach) and let her look at books, or even play quietly, until the timer went off. You may need to start with a shorter time and work up to an hour. At one point I had some special "quiet time" containers that had special items in them that she only used during quite time - stuff the baby can't have like craft supplies, games, small toys, etc. This made it exciting and gave her something different to look forward to. Good luck! Having a bit of time to yourself is definitely important to keeping your sanity!
The problem is the size of your abode. Even if Hannah is playing on her own she will still be in the vicinity.
My favorite memory of me and the kids was sitting on the floor in the closet and they couldn't find me. It was ok until I realized that they could be doing more damage. I wish you lived next door.
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