Day School

Caleb has started his first year of Day School. He goes twice a week. They do crafts, reading, playing, eating, and napping. Remarkably, all three days he has been so far he has taken a nap! *Shocked mother.* However... it has messed with his nap at home. I think he's like his mommy and likes napping when other people are napping too. Unfortunately, he is shunning his nap at home every day. Then, by 6 pm he's exhausted and ready for bed and sleeps a solid 12 hours at night, which is unusually long for him. He is only 20 months old.

My plan? First I will bring him to the doctor. Make sure he's feeling well. Call the Day School and ask what time he goes down and what the specific routine is. Plan A) I will put him down for his nap much earlier than I have been. I noticed him yawning today at 10 am. If he does it again tomorrow, I will try to put him to sleep then. Plan B) If that does not work, then for 3 days in a row, I will lay him down at a regular nap time. I will do his regular bedtime routine with him - diaper change, sound machine, read books, drink a sip of water, lay down in crib, rub his back, walk out and close the door. If he protests, I will return 45 minutes later to retrieve him. Plan C) If that is not effective after 3 days, then I'll resort to rocking with him during his entire nap for a full week, and hope that I can transfer him back to putting himself to sleep for his nap, after reestablishing the fact that there will be a nap.

Caleb's whole life, he has been dedicated to talking me and Blake into cuddling and rocking him to sleep. Now that he has Day School, he's digressed back to this. If none of those plans work, buh-bye to Day School. That's my final plan. Back to normal routine. We'll try again next year.

I pray one of the 3 plans will work.