Protesting naps!

So the kids normally go to bed at 8PM. Tyler gets his last feeding around 8 or 9 and is down for bed. Skyler and I then watch our show of whatever day it is. (Housewives, Grey's, Teen Mom, S.V.U, Gossip Girl, lots) Then we stay up until 12 Just to hangout and have our alone time. We are up at 7:20 every morning.

This morning I woke up to thunder and lightening around 5AM. I laid there and tried to go back to sleep (Which I can never do) Just as I was closing my eyes lightening struck what sounded like our yard. I have never heard something that loud! It even made Skyler JUMP out of bed. He never JUMPS out of bed, he is the heaviest sleeper! So it was LOUD! I waited for Layla (2) to wake up crying for me because of it. She is such a shy scared girl. She needs Mommy at the slightest loud noise. When she didn't wake up, I was relieved and started to close my eyes when I realized Tyler woke up. I tried to get him back to bed, finally @ 7AM he was sleeping and I was too. So I got 20 minuets of sleep before the alarm went off.

I knew Tyler was going to be cranky! I got up with AJ and Layla and fed them breakfast. Around 10:30 I laid them in bed with a movie. They nap around 11. So I figured they could watch one show and then go to bed. I needed time to put the cranky butt to bed. So I got him to bed and turned the kids TV off. About 20 minuets later, AJ walks in trying to trick me into thinking he napped. "I took a nap, and now I am up!" Nice try! So I lay him back down and Layla wakes up! That was the end of that! Normally they take a 2 hour nap.

I feed them lunch and they take a bath. I then lay them back down to try nap time again. Layla starts screaming so after about 15 minuets of SCREAMS I got her out. AJ was asleep. So I figured she wasn't sleepy because of her 20 minuet nap earlier.

Now I am dreading dinner time! I know she is going to be so cranky. It's hash night. We always have hash the day after steak and it so yummy! One of our faves! Since it's hash, it will be a quick one pan few plates meal to clean up after. Then Skyler and I will take Ty and go shopping while his Mom stays with AJ and Layla.

I dread the days when my kids protest naps. Normally I stand strong and know the will eventually fall asleep but I can't let them scream forever! I dread these days for a few reasons; 1) NO ME TIME! 2) I expect cranky screaming kids @ about 5-6 PM when Daddy gets home. 3) I know the will fight bedtime extra hard at night. and 4) Sometimes the crankiness spills over into the next day and screws with out routine.