It's a little precarious looking, right?! This is Bentley, actually napping during nap time. He had a sweater on so must have decided he was too hot to crawl into his fort.
How does nap time work around here? Some days it goes better than other days!
Jake naps. Jake likes to nap! He takes a nap in my bed. He naps for hours. He's unhappy when he wakes up, because he likes to sleep so much. If he has to get up too early in the day he informs us that "he will need a nap" soon. Sensible kid.
Viva hangs out in her room. She sleeps about 50% off the time, and the other half of the time finds her reading books in the dark. Sometimes she gets bold and opens the curtain or turns on the light for a better quiet time experience. She doesn't nap as well because she sleeps in later than her brothers. My kind of girl.
And Bentley? He naps maybe 20% of the time. He normally spends rest time in his fort, which used to be a couch in Grandma's room. But with the collection of pillows and blankets on it (which are not to be disturbed!) it is now Bentley's sanctuary. And the cat's. The cat and Bentley hang out together at nap time. They normally *try* to rest - which most days doesn't involve trying TOO hard, and involves a bit of clock watching on Bentley's part until his prescribed prison sentence is over. Unless the excitement of the day overwhelms him and he accidentally closes his eyes. (This makes him grumpy!).
He is almost 5. I'm thinking I'll have to accept the fact naps are a thing of the past, and officially let him do quiet time activities without even the pretense of pretending to nap.
Or do I have to?!
Just kidding. I think!
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