Putting Peyton down for a nap can make me so angry sometimes. She hasn't been getting one recently because she was waking up around 8:30 and not taking a nap until 1. By the time she's awake again she doesn't have enough time to get tired again and it was taking her upwards of an hour to go to bed at night. I moved her bedtime back thinking it would help but it didn't. So I took away the naps. It was fine for awhile because she was up for 11-12 hours a day and she would pass out within 5 minutes of laying down at night. In the past two weeks she has been waking up around 7 or 7:30 in the morning and getting way way over tired around 4:30 in the afternoon. It was a struggle to keep her up and she would just be in a grumpy mood through dinner.
She was falling asleep randomly throughout the afternoons and waking up so grumpy. If we went anywhere, forget about keeping her awake on the way home. It didn't bother me too much if she fell asleep in the car because once I got her out of her carseat she would wake up and be fine. But the past few times she has stayed asleep for 3 hours after I bring her inside. Two nights ago she was literally falling asleep while chewing her food at dinner (we eat at 6). It was sad to see her eyes so sleepy, but I didn't want to sit in her room for an hour waiting for her to finally fall asleep.
SO! We started up with naps again. This is day 3 and it took her 30 minutes to fall asleep. While that isn't really a long time, it is so completely frustrating when she's rolling around and playing instead of trying to sleep. I lay her down in my bed for naps because she goes to sleep faster that way. She was very kicky and hyper today and I was afraid she was going to kick my stomach. I told her to lay down a 2 separate times and said that if I had to tell her again she was going to her big girl bed. Of course it came down to that and she threw a fit. She kicks and screams and tries to get out of her bed. It makes me so mad. Why doesn't she just sleep? I know she's tired. She knows she's tired. I know I'm tired, but she wants to play in the blankets and sing songs.
Hello? She's 2 1/2. I hate that it makes me so mad. It's my "fault" for letting her co sleep so long, but it was so much easier than trying to make her sleep alone and cry. I don't regret it, it worked for us. But now that I'm about to pop with Little Sister, I need Pey to sleep in her bed and be an easy sleeper.
It's times like today I wish I wasn't pregnant because I really need to get out my frustration. All I want to do is get on my elliptical for an hour, turn up my ipod and sweat. Instead, I made cookies and blogged. I should nap too, because I'm freaking exhausted and the times for me to get sleep are about to be gone.
I'm due tomorrow. I say we've got at least another week. Baby girl is low in my tummy, but not in the birth canal. Cervix is still high and I'm not dilated or effaced at all. At least I wasn't last Wednesday. I have my next appointment on Thursday so we'll see! I'm not having any contractions though so I feel like it's going to be a long wait for this little bean.
