Wednesday Naps

Getting Rylan a nap on Wednesdays is difficult.  Our normal nap routine at home is to read a book right around 1pm and then both boys go to their beds.  It usually takes Rylan at least 10 minutes to fall asleep.  If I try to put him down earlier than this, he typically will not go to sleep (unless he's already fallen asleep in the car or on the floor downstairs and I just move him).

On Wednesdays we have to leave the house at 2pm to pick Carter up from preschool.  So Rylan will only be asleep for about 45 minutes at this point (which is not a long enough nap for him - he really needs 1 1/2 hours and sometimes up to 3 hours).

Today I took this photo of Rylan sleeping before picking him up.  Whenever I have to go in his room while he's asleep, he's always completely on his pillow with his feet between the slats.  It's probably because of all the stuff he demands to have in his crib before going to sleep!  I always ask him if he has enough room to sleep and he demonstrates that he does, but then does this.

Usually Rylan will wake up a little when I get him from his crib and then go back to sleep in the car as we drive to school.  Unfortunately this still isn't enough sleep and he's often grouchy for a few hours in the afternoon.

This morning I organized a playdate with Rylan's PDO class at Monkey's Treehouse.  We had 5 of the 11 other kids show up which was a great turnout.  It took a little while but eventually all the kids played with one another.  Rylan's main buddy Radnor wasn't there because his mom works on Wednesdays but Rylan seems to have another buddy now - Lucas.  They were stuck to one another.  I wish I had gotten some pictures but didn't get the chance - maybe next time!