The boys have been fantastic nappers for almost a year, now.... until... this afternoon! Normally, I can put them in their cribs, say good-night, close the door and expect them to play for a few minutes until they fall asleep. Today, however, Dex has thrown me for a loop!
After putting them in their cribs, about 45 minutes ago, I came downstairs and started tidying up from their escapades earlier in the day. After about 15 minutes, as is routine, I creeped back upstairs to tuck them under their blankets and ensure they were sleeping soundly. When I opened the door to their room, there was Dex, arms and legs stretched through the bars of his crib, reaching out as far as he possibly could. He had pulled the lamp off the nightstand and had pulled several storybooks from the top of the nightstand into his crib. I had to giggle, as this has never happened before! I removed the storybooks from his crib, laid him back down, said good-night and left the room. What a silly boy!
15 minutes later, I decided I should go see if he had nodded off. Not at all!!! SOMEHOW (don't ask me how!!), he had managed to remove ALL the books from the second shelf of the nightstand. I can only imagine this required rocking the nightstand until it was tipped on its side, then reaching for a book... what a determined little boy! He was surrounded by a good 6 or 7 storybooks and was there, arms and legs dangling through the bars of his crib, again!
As I'm typing this, I'm wondering what I will find when I go up to check on him again. This raises so many questions for me... Is Dex outgrowing his afternoon nap before Jax? What if he falls asleep and wants to sleep long after Jax wakes up? (They normally keep the same schedule.) Does this mean they're going to have different bedtimes? Different wake-up times? Is there anything I can do to prevent similar nap-time games tomorrow?
Hmm... Perhaps I'll start by making sure everything is far out of reach and take it from there. Oh, the adventure never ends!!
...but why would I want it to? :)
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