Isaac has been having quiet playtime ever since he stopped napping regularly, which started about two months ago. Each day around 3:00 p.m. I set a timer for somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on the situation, and he stays in his room until it beeps. During quiet playtime he listens to music, looks at books, plays with toys, and day-dreams. One thing he has never done, however, is fall asleep.
Today I set the timer for the entire hour because I was tired and wanted a nap, and lately I need a lot of time to fall asleep. (I've coined a word for this difficulty: momsomnia. Wait, no. Google gives me 152 hits on it, so I didn't invent it after all. Too bad.) Luckily Laurel was drowsy too, and she fell asleep about 30 minutes into Isaac's quiet playtime, which gave me almost enough time to fall asleep myself. Almost. I think I did grab a few minutes of sleep, although I don't feel particularly refreshed.
When I heard the timer go off in Isaac's room, which is next to mine, I expected him to come bounding in, demanding a snack and waking up his sister. I got out of bed quickly, therefore, and opened his door. And there he was -- still sitting up in bed, propped up on the pillows, hands folded neatly in his lap, fast asleep. He had slept right through the timer.
Maybe Laurel's excellent sleep habits are rubbing off on him. I wish she'd share them with me, too.
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