Joaquin slept for 5 1/2 hours in a row just now. So, of course, here I am at 3:45 am blogging because I am not tired! I guess my body is so used to not getting real sleep these days that if I get 5 1/2 hours in a row, it feels fully rested and ready to go.
Hopefully in 20 more minutes I will be able to sleep again.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Yay! Real naps have begun!
Thanks to a great tip from my mother-in-law, we have succeeded in starting actual naps. It all began when I (reluctantly) left Joaquin with Dayle and Nini on Christmas day to go to the movies with the rest of the family (a Nunez tradition on Christmas). I was having a hard time being away from Joaquin for that long. Three hours away from him was a record.
When we returned from the movie, I nervously asked how he had done - hoping he hadn't been too fussy. Dayle pointed to my little guy, fast asleep on a blanket on the kitchen table! He stayed sleeping there for another hour or so after I returned.
Jay and I attempted this on our own when we got home. And it worked! Yesterday, Joaquin took three naps on the table lasting over an hour and a half each. It was fantastic. I was so excited that I did about 6 loads of laundry, cleaned the house, paid some bills and was generally very productive. I really should have napped with him though. Oh well - next time!
When we returned from the movie, I nervously asked how he had done - hoping he hadn't been too fussy. Dayle pointed to my little guy, fast asleep on a blanket on the kitchen table! He stayed sleeping there for another hour or so after I returned.
Jay and I attempted this on our own when we got home. And it worked! Yesterday, Joaquin took three naps on the table lasting over an hour and a half each. It was fantastic. I was so excited that I did about 6 loads of laundry, cleaned the house, paid some bills and was generally very productive. I really should have napped with him though. Oh well - next time!
