MamaLaw #7 – Respect the Nap

Posted on 12.23.06 at 12:03 am

“Respect the Nap”

And bedtime too for that matter.

Am I right? This really doesn’t need to be a long and detailed post because all of you moms out there know exactly what I’m talking about. Naptime is sacred in my household. Unless there is a really extraordinary reason, neither of my girls are missing their naps or thier bedtimes. On the rare occasion when this does occur, bedlam ensues. So…imagine my dismay when the reality of a holiday vacation in another city, at a new house, with a new schedule sets in. First bedtime is all kinds of disrupted when we had to catch our 9:00pm flight last night. Then today, with all the excitement of playing with rarely-seen cousins, naptime was carelessly thrown by the wayside. Tonight, with dinner plans for a special family dinner (reservation time: 7:45pm) bedtime was again disrespected. In sum, after a day full of crankiness, whining, uncontrollable sobbing and Oscar-worthy dramatics, everyone (including DH) is finally asleep. Here’s to sleeping in tomorrow morning. [A gal can dream, can't she??]

Nighty night.

PS
How cute is this bedtime chart?