I've seen this term here and there online and it describes Gabe. As most moms know, it's a challenge to get much done when you're taking care of a baby. During those first few months, I gave myself up to not getting anything done except eating, showering and sleeping. I thought that once Gabe was in a routine, I could do things while he napped. Well, come to find out the boy doesn't "nap" in the strict sense of the word. He has what can be more accurately described as "brief lapses in consciousness."
Emphasis on brief.
I've heard of babies going down for sleep and/or naps seamlessly and staying that way for 2-3 hours. It's a foreign concept to me. Gabe needs to be walked or rocked to sleep. Now admittedly, it doesn't take long for him to enter sleepyland; maybe 5-10 minutes. But he's sure in a hurry to get out. He'll nap for a half-hour, usually. If I'm really lucky, I might get 90 minutes.
So what do I do? I go with the flow. Until he can understand that he must lay there, even if he's not sleepy!
3 comments:
Well, darlings, especially Nise,
You were an anti-napper. Sorry, Craig, you might be getting back what you don't deserve,but Nise was an anti-napper(I like this word) also, and I don't know what to tell you.
Go Gabe!!!!
This is the best age to teach them to lie there by themselves, to amuse themselves for 20 minutes with a toy. Most things are harder to teach when they are toddlers.
Thanks for the comments! Now that Gabe is sitting up, he's really content to amuse himself. It seems like he is ultra independent; ready for the next stage mentally before he can actually physically carry it out.
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