A small improvement

I don't want to jinx myself by saying we've got the nap thing all figured out, but there has been a small improvement. Previously I had never been able to get Isaac to nap without either (1) nursing him to sleep or (2) driving him in the car. Just putting him in his bed at naptime was a total joke -- no way was he going to fall asleep.

But the last three times I attempted to get him to nap in his own bed? It actually worked!

So what made the difference? Well, first, black-out curtains. (Or, to be more precise, an opaque blanket nailed over the window.) Second, lying down in the bed next to him until he fell asleep.

You don't have to tell me that this isn't ideal. For one, he sleeps in a toddler bed, and it's a mighty tight fit for the two of us. Also, I'd like to get myself (and my hair) out of the comfort object business. It was already bad that he insists I stay in his bedroom for 30 to 60 minutes while he falls asleep at night -- adding another 15 to 25 minutes of hanging around waiting for a small child to fall asleep is a drag.

But not as big of a drag as the not-napping!